TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team begins its 2025-26 season at Troy on Monday, Nov. 3. The Rockets will tip off against the Trojans at Trojan Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
 
The Rockets will begin their second season under Head Coach Ginny Boggess. Toledo finished second in the MAC (13-5) with an overall record of 24-9, reaching the MAC Tournament championship game and the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament. Troy finished 24-14 (13-5 SBC) and reached the WNIT championship.
 
Toledo and Troy will begin the third season of the MAC-SBC Challenge. The Rockets hold a 4-0 record overall in the challenge, with victories over James Madison, ULM, Marshall and Old Dominion.
 
Toledo at Troy
Monday, Nov. 3 | 7:00 p.m. ET
Troy, Ala. | Trojan Arena
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1230AM WCWA/Varsity App
Live Stats: UTRockets.com
 
Opening Tips

• Toledo was picked second in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll, receiving two first-place votes and three votes to win the MAC Tournament.
• Junior Kendall Carruthers earned a Preseason First Team All-MAC pick, having averaged 11.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game last season.
• The Rockets feature seven newcomers and seven returners on the 2025-26 roster. Carruthers (Honorable Mention) and sophomore Faith Fedd-Robinson (All-Freshman Team) earned MAC postseason awards last season.
• Toledo received 44 points in the College Insider Mid Major Top 25 poll, while Troy was ranked 21st in the poll. The Rockets' home opener opponent, Gonzaga, was ranked seventh.
• Toledo went 7-5 on the road last season. Toledo has had a winning road record each of the last four seasons.
• The Rockets were 9-2 in non-conference play, including an 8-0 record against Division I mid-major teams.
• Toledo enters 2025-26 as one of 12 Division I programs with at least 24 wins in each of the last four seasons.

Rockets in the MAC-SBC Challenge

• Toledo is 4-0 in the MAC-SBC Challenge, which began in the 2023-24 season.
• The Rockets have pulled off impressive comebacks in those victories, erasing a 21-point deficit at JMU in 2023 and a 16-point lead against Marshall in 2024.
• Toledo most recently won a tight contest at Old Dominion, 56-52 last season.
• The Rockets will host a Sun Belt opponent on Feb. 7 at Savage Arena. Opponents will be determined based on NET rankings.

Series History – Tied 1-1

• Toledo and Troy have played in two neutral matchups, with Troy winning 71-64 at the Holiday Hoops Classic in 2019, and the Rockets winning 70-62 at the Cherokee Invitational last season.
• In last season's matchup, Toledo took a nine-point lead after the first quarter, before Troy took an 11-point advantage in the third quarter. Toledo outscored Troy, 31-12 over the final 11:42 of the game.
• Toledo displayed its strong rebounding in the 2024 contest, with a 50-38 rebounding advantage.