Sophomore forward Miriam Diala has averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals in her last two games.
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Toledo Travels to Northern Kentucky for Wednesday Morning Game
11/17/2025 5:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rockets to face Norse for second year in a row
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team goes on the road Wednesday to Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Ky. for a matchup against Northern Kentucky. Tip-off is at 11:00 a.m. on ESPN +.
The Rockets (1-2) are on their second of three Horizon League contests in a row after knocking off Detroit Mercy, 66-52, in Savage Arena last Sunday. Toledo will travel to Youngstown State on Nov. 25 to complete their Horizon League stretch. Northern Kentucky (0-4) has opened the season with four losses by 15 points or more to Marshall, No. 20Â Louisville, Ball State and Butler.
Toledo leads the all-time series vs. the Norse, 1-0. The only previous contest between the two schools came on Nov. 17 of last season, which ended in a 76-73 Rockets' victory. Toledo trailed by 10 at halftime, but came back to win on Nan Garcia's game-winning putback with 2.8 seconds left.
Northern Kentucky was picked to finish sixth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll.
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Toledo at Northern Kentucky
Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 11:00 a.m. ET
Highland Heights, Ky. | Truist Arena
Watch:Â ESPN+
Listen: WCWA 1230AM/The Varsity Network
Live Stats
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Opening Tips
The Rockets (1-2) are on their second of three Horizon League contests in a row after knocking off Detroit Mercy, 66-52, in Savage Arena last Sunday. Toledo will travel to Youngstown State on Nov. 25 to complete their Horizon League stretch. Northern Kentucky (0-4) has opened the season with four losses by 15 points or more to Marshall, No. 20Â Louisville, Ball State and Butler.
Toledo leads the all-time series vs. the Norse, 1-0. The only previous contest between the two schools came on Nov. 17 of last season, which ended in a 76-73 Rockets' victory. Toledo trailed by 10 at halftime, but came back to win on Nan Garcia's game-winning putback with 2.8 seconds left.
Northern Kentucky was picked to finish sixth in the Horizon League Preseason Poll.
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Toledo at Northern Kentucky
Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 11:00 a.m. ET
Highland Heights, Ky. | Truist Arena
Watch:Â ESPN+
Listen: WCWA 1230AM/The Varsity Network
Live Stats
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Opening Tips
- Three Rocket returnees lead the offense through three games. Junior guard Kendall Carruthers leads the team with 13.0 points per game. Sophomore guard Faith Fedd-Robinson and sophomore forward Evalyse Cole are tied for second on the team, averaging 11.7 points.
- Fedd-Robinson tied her career-high with 17 points in the Rockets' win over Detroit Mercy last Sunday. She has scored in double figures in each of her first two starts. She also recorded her 10th multi-steal game of her career in Sunday's win over Detroit Mercy
- Sophomore forward Miriam Diala has led in the paint, leading the team with 5.0 rpg and tied for the team lead with six steals. She had a career-high five swipes against UDM. The George Washington transfer already has more double-digit scoring games this season (2) than she did during her entire freshman year (1).
- Toledo's defense has forced turnovers at an extremely high rate so far this season, registering an average of 20.0 per game and 9.3 steals per contests. On the other side, Northern Kentucky has averaged 19.5 miscues per game through four games.
- Toledo forced 22 turnovers against Detroit Mercy, including 15 steals. The 15 steals were Toledo's most in 25 games.
- The Norse are led by fifth-year guard Mya Meredith, who leads the team with 9.8 points per game. She also leads the Norse from three-point range, shooting 46.2%.
- Toledo's only other contest against Northern Kentucky ended in Ginny Boggess notching her second career win as the head coach of the Rockets.
- Toledo has won 23 straight games against Horizon League opponents, a streak that dates back to March 20, 2015.
- Historically, the Rockets have a .500 or better record against eight out of nine Horizon League opponents that they've played against.
- Toledo last played on the road against the Horizon League on Dec. 17, 2023, winning 78-65.
- Toledo is an astounding 40-14 on the road since the 2021-22 season.
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