TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo women's basketball graduate student Khera Goss set career highs with 23 points and five three-point field goals, lifting the Toledo women's basketball team to an 80-65 victory at Savage Arena on Saturday.
 
The Rockets (12-4, 4-2 MAC) out-scored the Bobcats (3-13, 1-5 MAC) 47-29 across the second and third quarters, taking a 17-point lead into the fourth quarter, and extending the advantage to much as 21 before game's end.
 
The Rockets lit up the scoreboard from beyond the arc, shooting 12-of-24 (.500) as a team. Toledo hit 50.0% from three for the first time since Jan. 14, 2023 against Kent State, when it shot 9-of-18 (.500).
 
"I'm really proud of our bounce-back effort, responding after a tough game on Wednesday," said Head Coach Ginny Boggess. "We want defense to continue to be our staple, night in and night out. We're not going to be 50 percent from three every time we're out on the floor, so being diligent on defense and on the offensive glass will be important. Our ability to make corrections from Wednesday helped us find each other tonight and showed our mental resiliency. That was a fun game today going into a quick turnaround on Monday."
 
Goss' 23-point performance came with only missed shot as she made 6-of-7 from the field, including 5-of-6 from long distance, and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Sophomore Kendall Carruthers added six points on 4-of-10 from the field and matched Goss at 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Graduate student Sammi Mikonowicz added 11 points on 4-of-8 from the field. Mikonowicz and freshman Destiny Robinson each distributed five assists, with Mikonowicz's total marking a season high.
 
Robinson grabbed seven rebounds to lead Toledo while Carruthers and graduate student Nan Garcia each hauled in six boards. Five different Rockets had at least one steal on the afternoon, part of 14 Ohio turnovers.
 
First Quarter – Ohio 13, Toledo 12

• Ohio made three of their first four shots to jump out to a 7-0 lead.
• The Rockets countered with an 8-2 run that cut the lead to 9-8 at the 3:46 mark.
• Anyssa Jones had six points for the Bobcats as Ohio maintained the one-point lead at the end of the quarter. Carruthers had four to lead Toledo.
• UT made 6-of-7 attempts from the free throw line.

Second Quarter – Toledo 35, Ohio 26

• Khera Goss made three three-pointers in an 11-3 Toledo run that gave the Rockets a 25-20 lead with 5:59 left in the half.
• Following the media timeout, Toledo extended the run to 19-3 on a pair of Kendall Carruthers three-pointers to make the score 33-20.
• Ohio ended the half on a 6-2 run to cut the lead to 35-26 at the break.
• Toledo shot 10-of-22 (45.5%) from the floor and 5-of-11 (45.5%) from 3-point range while holding Ohio 8-for-23 (34.8%) from the field in the half.
• Goss led the Rockets with 13 points on 4-of-4 from the floor and 3-of-3 from distance, followed by Carruthers with 12 points.

Third Quarter – Toledo 59, Ohio 42

• Toledo out-scored Ohio 14-8 out of the half to extend the lead, inlcuding a Nan Garcia three-pointer at the 5:50 mark to make the score 49-34.
• Ohio scored six of the next eight points to cut its deficit to 51-40 at the 3:37 mark.
• Goss and Garcia knocked down three-pointers to extend Toledo's led to 59-42 at the quarter break, its biggest lead of the game at the time.
• Garcia led the Rockets with six points, making both of her three-point attempts.

Fourth Quarter – Toledo 80, Ohio 65

• Ohio cut the lead to 62-48 on a layup by Anyssa Jones at the 7:27 mark.
• Toledo scored the next seven points, capped by a three-pointer from Faith Fedd-Robinson to extend the lead to 69-48, the Rockets' biggest lead of the night.
• Ohio would pull no closer than 15 points the rest of the way.
• The Rockets shot 8-of-14 (57.1%) from the field in the quarter.

Game Notes

• The Rockets once again were strong on the boards, out-rebounding Ohio 33-23. Toledo has out-rebounded or tied its opponent in rebounds in each of its last 10 games.
• Toledo took advantage of second-chance opportunities, 19-3 and also held a 20-6 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Toledo is 4-0 in games following a loss this season.
• Goss' 23 points is Toledo's second-most points scored in a game individually this season, only behind 27 from Sammi Mikonowicz at Navy on Nov. 30.
• A season-high crowd of 4,337 attended the game on Saturday.

UP NEXT
Toledo will head to Muncie, Ind. to take on Ball State on Monday, Jan. 20. Tipoff will be at 11:00 a.m. in a nationally-televised contest on CBS Sports Network. Radio will be on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app.