Wednesday, December 31
Toledo, Ohio
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University of Toledo
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Junior Lizzy Puot scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting vs. Long Beach State on Dec. 22, bolstering a Toledo bench that has scored 60 points over the past three games.
Rockets Begin Mid-American Conference Play in New Year’s Eve Contest with Buffalo
12/30/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Toledo enters conference play coming off back-to-back victories
TOLEDO, Ohio – In its first game of the Mid-American Conference schedule and its last game of 2025, the Toledo women's basketball team will welcome Buffalo to Savage Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Tipoff on New Year's Eve will be at 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network.
The Rockets (5-5) won back-to-back games leading into conference play with a 75-63 victory over Wayne State and a 64-43 road triumph at Long Beach State on Dec. 22. In the victory over the Beach, sophomores Faith Fedd-Robinson (6-of-10) and Miriam Diala (5-of-6) each led with 12 points. Classmate Evalyse Cole chipped in nine points and eight rebounds and junior Lizzy Puot made all three field goals for seven points off the bench.
The Bulls (2-9) have dropped three straight heading into Wednesday's matchup. They most recently fell to Abilene Christian, 72-48 on Dec. 20.
The two sides met three times last year, with Toledo taking close contests all three times. The Rockets twice won by three points in the regular season (58-55, 71-68) before a 56-49 in the MAC Tournament semifinals.
Toledo vs. Buffalo
Wednesday, Dec. 31 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Toledo, Ohio | Savage Arena
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1230AM WCWA/Varsity App
Live Stats | Tickets
Promotion: New Year's Eve with the Rockets - ring in the new year with New Year's-themed concourse elements and a 2026 celebration hat giveaway!
Opening Tips
The Rockets (5-5) won back-to-back games leading into conference play with a 75-63 victory over Wayne State and a 64-43 road triumph at Long Beach State on Dec. 22. In the victory over the Beach, sophomores Faith Fedd-Robinson (6-of-10) and Miriam Diala (5-of-6) each led with 12 points. Classmate Evalyse Cole chipped in nine points and eight rebounds and junior Lizzy Puot made all three field goals for seven points off the bench.
The Bulls (2-9) have dropped three straight heading into Wednesday's matchup. They most recently fell to Abilene Christian, 72-48 on Dec. 20.
The two sides met three times last year, with Toledo taking close contests all three times. The Rockets twice won by three points in the regular season (58-55, 71-68) before a 56-49 in the MAC Tournament semifinals.
Toledo vs. Buffalo
Wednesday, Dec. 31 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Toledo, Ohio | Savage Arena
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1230AM WCWA/Varsity App
Live Stats | Tickets
Promotion: New Year's Eve with the Rockets - ring in the new year with New Year's-themed concourse elements and a 2026 celebration hat giveaway!
Opening Tips
- Toledo is 3-2 at home this season, with non-conference home victories over Detroit Mercy, Morgan State and Wayne State. A victory on Wednesday would give Toledo 60 home triumphs since the 2021-22 season.
- The Rockets' 21-point trouncing of Long Beach State was Toledo's biggest margin of victory of the season. It was also Toledo's first 20-point victory since winning 75-54 against Akron on Feb. 15, 2025.
- Toledo has out-rebounded seven of its last eight opponents, including four times with a +10 margin or better.
- Junior Ella Weaver has been pinpoint from beyond the arc in her last three games, shooting 9-of-14 (.643). She knocked down both three-point attempts at LBSU.
- Faith Fedd-Robinson has scored in double figures eight times in Toledo's first 10 games, a team-leading mark. She also leads the way in rebounding, averaging 5.6 per game.
- Rockets' leading scorer Kendall Carruthers has scored in double figures seven times. She is averaging 13.6 points per game and shooting 45.8% from the field.
- Toledo has gotten strong contributions from its bench, with 22, 21, and 17 points, respectively in its last three games. Toledo's bench has out-scored opposing benches 60-37 in that stretch.
- The Rockets have knocked down at least five three-pointers in their last four games, after doing so just twice in their first six contests.
- Toledo has won four of its last five MAC openers and is 5-5 in its last 10 MAC-opening contests.
- Heading into conference play, Kendall Carruthers sits ninth with 13.6 points per game. Faith Fedd-Robinson is 15th with 12.3 per game.
- Defensively, Fedd-Robinson's 5.6 rebounds per game are 15th and her nine blocks puts her seventh in the MAC in blocks/game.
- Patricia Anumgba is shooting .875 (21-of-24) from the line this season, fourth-highest in the league.
- The Rockets have three players in the top 15 of the shooting charts – Miriam Diala (.545) sits fourth, Evalyse Cole (.500) sits 11th and Faith Fedd-Robinson (.494) is 13th.
- The Rockets are allowing just 29.8 rebounds to their opponents, fewest in the MAC.
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