Rockets Host Ball State in Bout of Top Mid-American Conference Teams on Wednesday

Wednesday, February 19

Toledo, Ohio

7:00 p.m

University of Toledo

Ball State

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Sammi Mikonowicz is fifth in the league in field goal percentage (50.0%) and eighth in rebound average (6.3).

Rockets Host Ball State in Bout of Top Mid-American Conference Teams on Wednesday

2/18/2025 12:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Toledo is second in the MAC at 9-3 and Cardinals are first at 12-0

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team faces an important midweek matchup on Wednesday night at Savage Arena, facing a Ball State team that is undefeated in conference play. Tipoff will be at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+, with radio broadcasts on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app.

The matchup pits the two top teams in the Mid-American Conference, with Ball State (20-5, 12-0 MAC) three games ahead of the Rockets (18-5, 9-3 MAC). Toledo holds the second-place position in the league standings from a head-to-head tiebreaker with Buffalo.

The Rockets enter the matchup on a season-long six-game winning streak after defeating Akron, 75-54, at home on Saturday. Toledo out-scored the Zips, 48-27, in the second half to complete the regular-season sweep. Khera Goss and Sammi Mikonowicz each scored 16 points, with Goss shooting 3-of-6 from three-point range and Mikonowicz going 8-of-8 at the free-throw line. The Rockets are 10-1 at home this season.

The Cardinals defeated Eastern Michigan, 74-69, in Ypsilanti on Saturday. Ally Becki finished with 20 points on 6-of-8 from the field and 7-of-7 at the free throw line. Alex Richard added 18 points on 7-of-11 from the field and grabbed nine rebounds. Ball State is 8-2 in away games this season.

General parking is available in parking areas 1, 2 and 10 with premium parking areas in 3, 4, 5, 6 and 18.

The Rockets fell to Ball State back on Jan. 20, 77-63 in Muncie. Toledo leads the all-time series, 62-32, and is 33-11 vs. the Cardinals in the Glass City.

Toledo (18-5, 9-3 MAC) vs. Ball State (20-5, 12-0 MAC)
Wednesday, Feb. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo, Ohio/Savage Arena | Live Stats | Tickets

WATCH: ESPN+ (Mason Lowry and Rhett Boyd)
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)

All-Time: Toledo, 62-32
Last Meeting: Ball State 77, Toledo 63 – Jan. 20, 2025, Muncie, Ind.
Continuing the Success at Savage

Toledo is 10-1 in Savage Arena, the fourth-consecutive season UT has reached double-digit home wins.
Four of Toledo's conference home victories have been by double digits, with the Rockets securing double-digit wins over Kent State, Ohio and Bowling Green and Akron. The Akron victory was Toledo's largest home margin of MAC play.
The home-court advantage has also helped the Rockets win four home games in which they trailed in the fourth quarter this season.
Toledo is now 29th in Division I with a 4,367 attendance average. That number is currently the second-highest attendance average in program history.

Rocket-Powered Defense

The Rockets have held their last five opponents below 60 points.
Toledo is second in the league in scoring defense in conference games, allowing just 58.8 points on average in league contests.
The Rockets have allowed MAC opponents to shoot just 40.9% from the floor and make a league-low 43 three pointers.
During its six-game winning streak, the Rockets have held opponents to 23-of-97 (23.7%) from distance.
Toledo held Buffalo to its lowest point total of the season in the Feb. 5 win, allowing just 55 points to the Bulls.

Rebounding Rockets

Since Dec. 6, Toledo has out-rebounded 15 of its 17 opponents.
The Rockets are 20th in the nation and now the MAC leader in rebound margin with a +7.9 margin.
In their winning streak, the Rockets hold a rebound margin of +11.7, out-rebounding every opponent.
During the streak, Toledo has also held Bowling Green (23), Miami (22), and Buffalo (22) to their lowest rebound totals of the season.

Of Note

Khera Goss is shooting 41.3% from three-point range, which is second in the league.
Jessica Cook has shot 15-of-21 (71.4%) in her last six games.
Nan Garcia has scored in double figures in each of her last three games off the Rocket bench, shooting 7-of-13 (53.8%) from beyond the arc in that stretch.
Toledo is out-shooting its opponents 49.2%-33.1% in its last four games.
Faith Fedd-Robinson is eighth in the league in blocked shots/game (0.74), with 17 rejections on the season. She had two blocks against Akron.
As a team, Toledo matched a season high with six blocks against Akron and is tied for third in the MAC in conference games with 2.75 blocks per game.