Rockets Travel to Bowling Green for Battle of I-75 Matchup on Saturday

Saturday, February 22

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Toledo

Bowling Green

Kendall Carruthers is averaging 12.7 points and 3.0 assists over her last seven games.

Photo by: Jacob Tracy

Rockets Travel to Bowling Green for Battle of I-75 Matchup on Saturday

2/21/2025 1:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Toledo looks for regular-season sweep of rival Falcons at Stroh Center

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team will make the short trip to Bowling Green for the second installment of the Battle of I-75 this season on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:00 p.m. from the Stroh Center. The game will air on ESPN+ with radio broadcasts on WSPD 1370 AM/92.9 FM and The Varsity Network app.

The Rockets (19-5, 10-3 MAC) have won seven games in a row and are second in the MAC standings. Toledo will clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland with a victory or a Northern Illinois loss. The Falcons (14-11, 7-6 MAC) enter the game winners of three straight and are in sixth place in the league.

Last time out, the Rockets defeated Ball State, 70-66, in Savage Arena, to hand the Cardinals their first conference loss of the season. Sammi Mikonowicz finished with 23 points on 7-of-14 from the field and 8-of-9 at the free throw line, adding eight rebounds and three steals. Toledo is 6-3 on the road this season, having won three-straight road games.

The Falcons defeated Western Michigan on the road, 70-63, on Wednesday. Amy Velasco led BG with 15 points while Johnea Donahue added 13 on 5-of-5 from the floor. Bowling Green is 8-2 in the Stroh Center this season.

The all-time series is tied at 45-45, with Toledo winning five straight heading into Saturday's game. The Rockets were victorious in an 80-68 decision at Savage Arena on Jan. 25.

Toledo (19-5, 10-3 MAC) at Bowling Green (14-11, 7-6 MAC)
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green, Ohio | Live Stats

WATCH: ESPN+
LISTEN: The Varsity Network/WSPD 1370 AM/92.9 FM (Jim Heller)

All-Time: Tied, 45-45
Last Meeting: Toledo 80, Bowling Green 68 – Jan. 25, 2025, Toledo, Ohio

Superb Sammi

Rossford, Ohio native Sammi Mikonowicz shined for a Toledo-high 23 points on Wednesday, the second-most points of her career.
She has reached 20 points in a game four times this season.
Her three steals matched a season high and contributed to 11 steals on the day, Toledo's most in a conference game this season.
In league ranks, she is fifth in field goal percentage (50.0%), eighth in rebounds (6.3) and free throw percentage (82.5%), and 11th in scoring average (13.4).
Mikonowicz is now 11th on Toledo's all-time scoring charts, with 1,478 points all-time.

Rocket-Powered Defense

In its seven-game winning streak, Toledo has not allowed an opponent to reach 70 points and has held five opponents below 60 points.
Toledo held Ball State leading scorer Ally Becki in check on Wednesday, limiting her to seven points, which tied a season low. Becki also committed a season-high seven turnovers.
The Rockets also held Ball State to just 25.0% (5-of-20) from three-point range, including just 1-of-12 in the first half.
In conference games, Toledo leads the league in three-point defense, allowing just 3.7 threes made/game and a 25.5% opponent three-point percentage.

Rebounding Rockets

Since Dec. 6, Toledo has out-rebounded 16 of its 18 opponents.
The Rockets are 21st in Division I in rebound margin at +7.8, which also leads the MAC.
Toledo finished with a +6 rebound margin against Ball State on Wednesday, after Ball State held the edge on the glass in the two teams' first meeting.
In its last seven games, Toledo has also held Bowling Green (23), Miami (22), and Buffalo (22) to their lowest rebound totals of the season.

Of Note

A win would clinch Toledo's fourth-straight 20-win season. The last time the Rockets accomplished that was from 2009-10 to 2012-13.
Khera Goss is shooting 40.3% from three-point range, third-highest in the league.
Kendall Carruthers is seventh in the league at the free-throw line, shooting 82.6%.
Faith Fedd-Robinson is tied for ninth in the league with 17 blocked shots.
As a team, Toledo has shot 80% or better from the free throw line in six of its last nine games.
Toledo has out-shot every opponent in its last seven games, with the defense holding four of its seven opponents below 40%.