Rockets Close November at Youngstown State on Tuesday

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team will play the back end of back-to-back road games on Tuesday, when the Rockets visit Youngstown State at Beeghly Center. Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network.

The Rockets (1-3) will finish a stretch of three straight games against Horizon League opponents. Toledo is 1-1 so far, defeating Detroit Mercy, 66-52 before falling at Northern Kentucky on Wednesday, 70-61. The Penguins (4-1) have won two games in a row, most recently winning at Mercyhurst, 64-50 on Thursday.

Toledo leads the all-time series, 10-9 and the Penguins are 5-4 all-time at home. The two sides will meet for the first time since the 2013 WNIT, 61-43 Rocket victory.

Youngstown State was picked third in the Horizon League preseason poll. Toledo was picked second in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll.

Toledo at Youngstown State
Tuesday, Nov. 25 | 11:00 a.m. ET.
Youngstown, Ohio | Beeghly Center
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: WCWA 1230AM/The Varsity Network
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Opening Tips

The Rockets are on their third consecutive Horizon League matchup after beating Detroit Mercy on Nov. 16 and falling to Northern Kentucky last Wednesday.
Sophomore guard Faith Fedd-Robinson is leading the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game. She has scored in double-digits three times this season, including a 19-point career-high performance against Northern Kentucky.
Junior guard Kendall Carruthers continues to be a force on both ends of the court for the Rockets. She has tallied six consecutive double-digit point games dating back to last season, while also collecting a team-high 10 steals on the year.
Toledo newcomer, Towson graduate transfer guard Patricia Anumgba, had a breakout game against Northern Kentucky last week, scoring a season-high 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field.
The Rockets' defense has forced 19.3 turnovers per game this season, good for third in the MAC. On the other hand, the Penguins have committed the fourth-most turnovers in the Horizon League thus far (18.0/game).
Toledo has 37 steals (9.25/game), fourth-most in the league. Carruthers is tied for third individually with 2.5 steals/game.
The Penguins' leading scorer is sixth-year guard Casey Santoro. The Florida Gulf Coast transfer is averaging 12.6 ppg, while shooting 46.4% from three-point range and 81.8% from the free-throw line.
The Rockets are 10-9 all-time against Youngstown State, with a 7-3 record in their last 10 matchups. The most recent contest was a 61-43 Toledo victory in the second round of the 2013 WNIT.

Rockets vs. the Horizon League, on the Road

Toledo has won 23 of its last 24 matchups against the Horizon League. The defeat at Northern Kentucky was Toledo's first loss against the Horizon League since Dec. 14, 2014
Historically, the Rockets have a .500 or better record against eight out of nine Horizon League opponents that they've played against.
The Rockets overall program record against current Horizon League opponents is 77-46 (.626).
Toledo is 40-15 on the road since the 2021-22 season.

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Players Mentioned

Patricia Anumgba

Kendall Carruthers

Faith Fedd-Robinson

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