TROY, Ala. – The Toledo women's basketball team fell to Troy, 88-51 in the 2025-26 season opener at Trojan Arena on Monday.
 
The Rockets (0-1) fell behind early after double-digit runs by the Trojans (1-0) in the first and second quarters. The Trojans built up a 52-33 lead at halftime and extended the advantage to as much as 28 in the third quarter, which was too much for the Rockets to overcome.
 
Troy outshot the Rockets 46.7%-35.7% and won the turnover battle, 28-20.
 
Quoting Head Coach Ginny Boggess
"Credit to Troy for coming ready. This is a tough place to play for a reason. The have a great basketball team, a very veteran basketball team. Our youth showed tonight. I've got to have us more ready to go with our personnel and more connected on offense and find lineups that can be disciplined enough to execute what we've been working on."
 
Rocket Leaders
Evalyse Cole – 12 PTS, 5-of-8 FG, 2-for-2 FT
Kendall Carruthers – 11 PTS, 4-of-10 FGs, 2-of-6 3-PT FGs

How It Happened

• Tied 4-4 early, Troy grabbed the edge with an 11-0 run over 1:26 to take a 15-4 lead with 5:54 left in the first quarter. Toledo responded with five quick points, but could not pull closer, trailing 22-14 after a quarter.
• The Trojans broke the game open with a 14-0 surge over 1:25, extending their advantage to 38-16 with 6:25 left in the first half. The Trojans made three three-pointers in the run.
• The Trojans extended their lead past 20 in the third quarter and the Rockets never came closer

Game Notes

• Evalyse Cole posted a career high with her 12 points on the evening.
• The Rockets suffered their first loss in the MAC-SBC Challenge, with an all-time record of 4-1 in the competition.

Up Next
Toledo heads home for its home opener, taking on Gonzaga for a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at Savage Arena.