TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team will head back to Savage Arena on Saturday, Jan. 18 for a matchup against Ohio. Tipoff will be at 2:00 on ESPN+, along with on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app for radio.
 
Toledo is in a five-way tie for third place in the MAC standings at 3-2 in conference game. Ohio is tied for 10th at 1-4.
 
The Rockets (11-4, 3-2 MAC) fell to Western Michigan, 41-38 at Read Fieldhouse on Wednesday, which snapped their three-game winning streak. Toledo was led by Khera Goss with 11 points and Kendall Carruthers with 10.
 
The Bobcats (3-12, 1-4 MAC) have dropped three-straight contests, most recently falling to Bowling Green, 74-53 at home on Wednesday. Bailey Tabeling led with 26 points on 9-of-16 from the field in the contest.
 
Saturday's game will be the program's third-annual Justice for Sierah game. The foundation seeks to empower youth through the establishment of self-awareness and self-defense in school curricula through the Sierra Strong Program. Fans can pre-register to complete a KidPrint ID on the concourse on Saturday.
 
Toledo will wear custom purple Justice for Sierah jerseys, which will be auctioned off. Fans can bid for the auction at utrockets.com/JFS through Jan. 20, and all proceeds will go to the foundation.
 
General parking is available in parking areas 1 and 2, with premium parking in areas 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 18.
 
Toledo leads the all-time series 50-28 and has an 30-9 all-time record at home.
 
Toledo (11-3, 3-1 MAC) vs. Ohio (3-12, 1-4 MAC)
Saturday, Jan. 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Toledo, Ohio/Savage Arena | Live Stats | Tickets
 
WATCH: ESPN+ (Mason Lowry and Rhett Boyd)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)
 
All-Time: Toledo, 50-28
Last Meeting: Toledo 63, Ohio 50 – Jan. 13, 2024, Toledo, Ohio
 
Rebounding Rockets

• Toledo has out-rebounded its opponent in eight of the last nine games, and was tied in the other matchup.
• Toledo has gone +81 on the glass in that stretch, an rebounding margin of +9.0.
• The Rockets are tied for 40th in Division I in rebound margin at 6.9 for the season. That mark, along with 13.7 offensive rebounds per game, are both second in the MAC.
• UT has had nine different rebound leaders this season, most recently Faith Fedd-Robinson, who led the team against Western Michigan with eight boards.

Rockets at Savage Arena

• Toledo is 6-1 at Savage Arena this season, most recently posting a 70-59 victory over Kent State on Jan. 8.
• The Rockets have come from behind in the fourth quarter three times, doing so against Marshall, Northern Kentucky and Mercyhurst.
• The Rockets are averaging 76.9 points in their home contests compared to 61.0 for the visitors.
• Toledo leads the MAC and ranks 35th in the country with 3,966 fans per game.

Of Note

• Toledo is the second-best scoring defense in conference games, allowing just 55.8 points per game.
• Khera Goss has reached double-figure scoring in three-straight games and in eight of her last nine.
• Toledo has had a different leading scorer in each of its first 15 games.
• Sammi Mikonowicz enters the weekend 10th in the league in points per game (12.8), rebounds per game (5.7) and field goal percentage (48.1%).
• Kendall Carruthers sits at seventh in the league in free throw percentage, shooting 82.6%.
• The Rockets will look to extend a four-game winning streak against the Bobcats.