Rockets Look for Third-Straight Victory on Saturday at Eastern Michigan

Saturday, February 1

Ypsilanti, Mich.

2:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

Eastern Michigan

Sophomore Kendall Carruthers has averaged 19.0 points and shot 12-of-12 at the free throw line in her last two games.

Photo by: Bree Bee

Rockets Look for Third-Straight Victory on Saturday at Eastern Michigan

1/31/2025 10:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Toledo visits Ypsilanti following consecutive home triumphs

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team begins February with a Mid-American Conference matchup at Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 1. Tipoff from the Gervin GameAbove Center will be at 2:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+ and radio broadcasts on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app.

Toledo (14-5, 6-3 MAC) is in fourth place in the MAC standings following a pair of home victories over Bowling Green and Miami. In their 64-59 win over Miami on Wednesday, the Rockets built up a lead as big as 18 in the first half, and used key free throws to pull out the victory in the fourth quarter after Miami rallied in the second half. Sammi Mikonowicz and Kendall Carruthers each scored 17 points on the evening, with Mikonowicz shooting 5-of-8 from the field, while Carruthers knocked down all eight attempts at the free throw line.

The Eagles (1-18, 0-9 MAC) fell 79-59 on the road at Kent State on Wednesday. EMU was led by Sisi Eleko with 24 points, including 9-of-16 from the field while Olivia Smith added 16 points.

Toledo leads the all-time series 58-36 and is 26-18 in Ypsilanti. The Rockets have won seven straight games overall against the Eagles.

Toledo (14-5, 6-3 MAC) at Eastern Michigan (1-18, 0-9 MAC)
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Ypsilanti, Mich. | Live Stats

WATCH: ESPN+ (Ryan Wooley and Claire Dau)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)

All-Time: Toledo, 58-36
Last Meeting: Toledo 87, Eastern Michigan 41 – March 6, 2024, Toledo, Ohio

Sammi Mikonowicz Secures her 1,000th Career Rebound

Sammi Mikonowicz put herself in rare company on Wednesday, grabbing her 1,000th career rebound.
She became just the second player in program history to reach 1,000 rebounds, joining Angela Drake (1993-97), who secured 1,087 rebounds all-time.
Mikonowicz and Drake also make up Toledo's 1,000-point/1,000-rebound club, with Mikonowicz scoring 1,399 points while Drake scoring 1,952 during her career.
The Rossford, Ohio native is the only active MAC player with 1,000 rebounds and one of 17 current Division I players with 1,000 boards.

Rockets on the Road

Toledo is 5-4 away from Savage Arena this season and 3-3 in true road games.
The Rockets are 2-2 on the road in league play, picking up MAC victories against Akron on Jan. 4 and Central Michigan on Jan. 11.
The Rockets have won three-straight away games against Eastern Michigan.

Big Minutes, Big Buckets from Kendall Carruthers

Kendall Carruthers has scored 21 and 17 points in her last two games, the 21-point performance against Bowling Green marking a season high.
Carruthers has made her mark at the free throw line the last two games, where she has shot 12-for-12 combined. She has also shot 4-of-6 from three-point range.
The Toledo native is fifth in the MAC with an 87.7% free throw percentage for the season.
Carruthers has scored in double figures 11 times, including in five of her last six games.

Of Note

The Rockets out-rebounded Miami 39-22 on Wednesday, with the +17 rebounding margin being its biggest of conference play and Miami's 22 rebounds being its lowest of the season.
Toledo is 33rd in the country in rebounding margin, averaging a +7.2 margin per game. Toledo's +6.3 rebound margin in conference games is second-best in the league.
The Rockets have shot 80% or better from the free throw line in four consecutive games.
Khera Goss is fourth in the league in three-point percentage at 39.1% and fifth in the league overall at 50.0%.
Sammi Mikonowicz is sixth in the MAC in three-point percentage (.385), seventh in field goal percentage (.491) and 10th in rebound average (5.79).
Toledo has held five of its nine conference opponents below 60 points.
After two blocks on Wednesday, Faith Fedd-Robinson is tied for eighth in the MAC with 14 on the season.