Rockets to Battle No. 21 Ohio State in Columbus on Sunday

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team returns to the road to take on Big Ten opponent No. 21 Ohio State on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff from Value City Arena is at 1:00 p.m. on B1G+.

The Rockets (3-4) had a week off after splitting a pair of home games last week. Toledo defeated Morgan State, 79-66, before dropping a 68-52 decision over the weekend to Northern Iowa. Junior guard Kendall Carruthers had an impressive week offensively, averaging 23.0 points on 72.0% shooting (18-of-25) from the floor and added eight rebounds.

The Buckeyes (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) have won five in a row, and won their Big Ten opener, 79-70, at Northwestern on Sunday. Ohio State also hosts Northern Kentucky this evening.

The Rockets and Buckeyes will engage in their third all-time meeting and first since 1981. Ohio State has won both all-time matchups.

Toledo at No. 21 Ohio State
Sunday, Dec. 14 | 1:00 p.m. ET
Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena
Watch: B1G+
Listen: 1230AM WCWA/Varsity App
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Opening Tips

Toledo is 1-2 on the road this season. The Rockets scratched out a 69-65 victory at Youngstown State on Nov. 25 in their last time on an opponent's floor.
Kendall Carruthers has scored in double figures in six of Toledo's first seven games. She had her two highest-scoring outings of the season last week with 27 points (10-of-13 FG) against Morgan State and 19 points (8-of-12 FG) against UNI. Carruthers' 27 points were her most in a Rocket uniform.
Sophomore guard Faith Fedd-Robinson has scored in double figures in six consecutive games. Classmate Evalyse Cole has scored in double figures in five games this season.
Fedd-Robinson also leads Toledo on the glass with 5.7 rebounds per contest, averaging 8.0 over her last four games.
Defensively, the Rockets have held four of their last five opponents under 70 points. Toledo has kept opponents off the glass in that stretch with a total rebounding margin of +34 (6.8) in that stretch.
Toledo will play its first game against a nationally ranked opponent since taking on No. 10 Maryland on Dec. 1, 2024 at the Navy Thanksgiving Classic.
The Rockets' last win over a ranked opponent is Dec. 8, 2022, when Toledo defeated No. 14 Michigan, 71-68 in Ann Arbor.

Toledo vs. the Big Ten

Sunday will mark the Rockets' seventh Big Ten opponent over the past four seasons, having played Michigan twice and Penn State, Iowa, Maryland and Minnesota once in that stretch.
Most recently against the Big Ten, the Rockets concluded their 2024-25 season against Minnesota, falling 65-53.
Toledo's last win over the Big Ten Conference was 69-46 over Michigan on Dec. 6, 2023 at Savage Arena.

Rockets in the MAC Rankings

Kendall Carruthers is tied for sixth in the league in steals with 1.9 per game and in scoring with 14.7 PPG. Carruthers has six double-digit scoring games on the season.
Faith Fedd-Robinson is tied for 14th in the MAC with 12.4 points/game and is tied for fourth in blocked shots with 1.0/game.
The Rockets have two players who rank in the top 15 in the MAC for field goal percentage. Carruthers ranks ninth with a .513 rate. Evalyse Cole ranks 12th at a .500 clip.
Toledo is allowing just 30.7 rebounds per game to its opponents, the fewest in the conference.

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Players Mentioned

Kendall Carruthers

Evalyse Cole

Faith Fedd-Robinson