Saturday, February 14
Toledo, Ohio
2:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
vs
Eastern Michigan
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Junior Kendall Carruthers supplied the final seven points of the game to close out Toledo's 62-51 victory over Eastern Michigan at Savage Arena on Saturday.
Rockets Pull Away Late to Turn Back Eastern Michigan, 62-51
2/14/2026 5:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Faith Fedd-Robinson's double-double, Kendall Carruthers' late points key 10th home victory of season
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team was locked in another close game, but the Rockets made big plays down the stretch to pull away from Eastern Michigan, 62-51 at Savage Arena on Saturday.
The Rockets (13-10, 7-5 MAC) battled through a first half that saw two ties and four lead changes, leading by one at the break. After the Eagles (11-13, 4-9 MAC) made it a one-possession game in the third quarter, Toledo delivered its best quarter of the day in the fourth, out-scoring the Eagles, 19-11. EMU never tied nor took the lead in final 19:34 of the game.
The Rockets finished with a 40-35 rebounding advantage, including 22-15 in the second half. The Rockets also reduced their turnovers and won the turnover battle, 16-13. UT also held a significant advantage at the free throw line, with 15 foul-line makes to four.
Quoting Head Coach Ginny Boggess
"I'd like to recognize playing for 'Rockets for the Cure' and celebrating breast cancer survivors, and thank you to everyone that came out and wore pink. I knew the game was going to be a battle. I loved our effort and our toughness down the stretch. You could see our players' frustration with themselves, especially in the third quarter when we did some uncharacteristic things, but I really saw us mature and grow up. We wanted to win the battle of the boards and protect the paint. Sisi Eleko from Eastern Michigan is a great player and gave us a great game, and they came in with a great gameplan. Appreciate the sixth man for helping us out today."
Rocket Leaders
The Rockets head on the road to UMass, taking on the Minutewomen on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tipoff is at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Rockets (13-10, 7-5 MAC) battled through a first half that saw two ties and four lead changes, leading by one at the break. After the Eagles (11-13, 4-9 MAC) made it a one-possession game in the third quarter, Toledo delivered its best quarter of the day in the fourth, out-scoring the Eagles, 19-11. EMU never tied nor took the lead in final 19:34 of the game.
The Rockets finished with a 40-35 rebounding advantage, including 22-15 in the second half. The Rockets also reduced their turnovers and won the turnover battle, 16-13. UT also held a significant advantage at the free throw line, with 15 foul-line makes to four.
Quoting Head Coach Ginny Boggess
"I'd like to recognize playing for 'Rockets for the Cure' and celebrating breast cancer survivors, and thank you to everyone that came out and wore pink. I knew the game was going to be a battle. I loved our effort and our toughness down the stretch. You could see our players' frustration with themselves, especially in the third quarter when we did some uncharacteristic things, but I really saw us mature and grow up. We wanted to win the battle of the boards and protect the paint. Sisi Eleko from Eastern Michigan is a great player and gave us a great game, and they came in with a great gameplan. Appreciate the sixth man for helping us out today."
Rocket Leaders
- Faith Fedd-Robinson – 15 points, 6-of-13 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
- Kendall Carruthers – 14 points, 4-of-9 FG, 5-of-6 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
- Evalyse Cole – 9 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals
- Miriam Diala – 10 points, 5-of-10 FG, 4 rebounds
- The Rockets took an early 10-3 lead in the first three minutes of play thanks to six points in 28 seconds by Patricia Anumgba. The Eagles responded with a 14-6 spurt over the final 6:47 to take a 17-16 edge to end the first quarter.
- The Rockets and Eagles traded points throughout the second quarter with the largest margin being just four points. Kendall Carruthers drained a three-point buzzer-beater to give the Rockets a 30-29 advantage heading into the locker room.
- The Rockets stormed out in the third quarter, going on a 10-4 run over the first 4:16 to take a 40-33 lead. EMU finished with seven of the period's last 10 points, as the quarter finished with the Rockets ahead, 43-40.
- The Rockets and Eagles exchanged baskets to start the fourth quarter with the Eagles pulling back within four, 55-51 with 3:14 left to play.
- From there, Carruthers delivered Toledo's last seven points, including a key layup with 1:34 left to play, to extend the advantage and put the game out of reach. The 11-point final margin was the largest lead of the game for either team.
- A crowd of 4,315 attended, Toledo's second-largest home crowd of the season and fifth crowd above 4,000. Today was the annual 'Rockets for the Cure' game for breast cancer awareness.
- Faith Fedd-Robinson (15 points, 11 rebounds) earned her third double-double of the season and her second in three games.
- Fedd-Robinson secured 10 rebounds for the third-straight game and totaled 42 (14.0/game) in the three-game homestand.
- Evalyse Cole's three steals were a career high.
- The Rockets shot 15-of-18 at the free throw line (83.3%) on the afternoon. Toledo is 8-0 in games with at least 15 makes from the charity stripe this season.
- Toledo has now out-rebounded 18 of its last 21 opponents.
- The Rockets have held 6-of-7 home conference opponents to under 55 points.
- Toledo is now 10-3 at home this season, the fifth-straight season of double-digit victories at Savage Arena.
The Rockets head on the road to UMass, taking on the Minutewomen on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tipoff is at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
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