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.