Rockets Face Early-Season Test Against Big Ten Foe Michigan State

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team faces a key early-season test against Michigan State on Saturday, taking on the Spartans at Savage Arena. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network.

Saturday's game will be a Midnight Blue Out. Fans are encouraged to wear their Midnight Blue and support the Rockets. Fans will also receive a Midnight Blue rally towel while supplies last.

Toledo will play against a Big Ten opponent for the fifth time in the last four years. The Rockets recently traveled to Ohio State last season and hosted Minnesota in the 2025 WBIT. Toledo last hosted a Big Ten team in the regular season on Dec. 6, 2023, a 69-46 victory over Michigan.

Toledo will face Michigan State for the eighth time in the all-time series. Saturday will be the first matchup since 2018 and first meeting in Toledo since 2003. Toledo leads the series 4-3.

Toledo (0-1) vs. Michigan State (1-0)

Saturday, Nov. 7 | 2 p.m.
Toledo, Ohio | Savage Arena
WATCH: ESPN+ | LISTEN: WCWA 1230 AM
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The Rockets will host Michigan State for the first time in 23 years. Toledo has hosted Big Ten opponents Michigan and Minnesota in recent seasons.
Saturday will be the first of two home games against Power Five opponents this season. The Rockets also host Cincinnati on Dec. 6.
Toledo battled back-and-forth against Louisiana Tech in Monday's season opener, falling 61-57 on a late Louisiana Tech run.
Ella Weaver led Toledo with 14 points in the season opener, knocking down a trio of three-point field goals. Weaver has scored in double figures and knocked down multiple three-point field goals in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Kendall Carruthers added 13 points, the 42nd time she has scored in double figures in her 65 games in a Toledo uniform.
Jyah LoVett had 11 points in her Toledo debut.
Evalyse Cole finished the opener as the Rockets' leading rebounder with nine boards. That effort marked the third time in her career reaching at least nine boards.
After Saturday, Toledo will have played Michigan State in football, men's basketball and women's basketball in the 2026-27 athletics year.
Heading into the season, Michigan State is the second-highest ranked team scheduled against Toledo, receiving 16 votes in the preseason AP Poll. The Spartans reached the second round of last year's NCAA Tournament.

Rockets Against the Big Ten

Toledo will play against a Big Ten opponent for the fifth time in the past four seasons.
Most recently, Toledo traveled to No. 21 Ohio State, falling 85-60 on Dec. 14, 2025. Ella Weaver had a breakout performance, scoring 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 4-of-7 from three-point range. The 21 points is still tied for her career high.
In the 2024-25 season, Toledo traveled to then-defending runner-up Iowa and hosted Minnesota in the first round of the 2025 WBIT.
The Rockets' last victory over a Big Ten foe came on Dec. 6, 2023, a 69-46 triumph in front of a sellout crowd of 7,082 at Savage Arena. A year prior, Toledo knocked off No. 14 Michigan, 71-68 in Ann Arbor.
UT will again play Michigan on Nov. 25 at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas.

Up Next

Toledo continues the season-opening homestand on Tuesday, Nov. 10 against Youngstown State. Tipoff for the Education Day contest will be at 11 a.m. on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Radio Network (WCWA 1230 AM). Admission is free to Tuesday's contest.

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Players Mentioned

Kendall Carruthers

Evalyse Cole

Jyah LoVett

Ella Weaver

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