Saturday, February 7
Toledo, Ohio
2:00 p.m.
University of Toledo
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Southern Miss
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Graduate student Patricia Anumgba has scored at least 15 points six times and grabbed at least four steals three times this season.
Photo by: Ellen Holton
Rockets to Battle Southern Miss in MAC-SBC Challenge at Savage Arena
2/6/2026 1:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Toledo will face Golden Eagles in first all-time meeting
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team faces Southern Miss for the first-ever meeting between the two schools on Saturday, Feb. 7. The two teams will tip off as part of the MAC-SBC Challenge at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Last time out, the Rockets (11-9, 6-4 MAC) fell at Akron, 77-74. Patricia Anumgba led with 20 points while Faith Fedd-Robinson added 14 with eight rebounds. Toledo trailed after three quarters, 56-50, and briefly took the lead in the fourth. However, the Rockets could not secure the tying or go-ahead score in the final minute. Despite the setback, the Rockets have won five of their last seven overall heading into Saturday's game.
The Golden Eagles (12-11, 5-7 SBC) fell to James Madison at home, 83-72 on Wednesday. Earlier this season in the MAC-SBC Challenge, USM defeated Northern Illinois, 77-56 at home.
Toledo vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, Feb. 7 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Toledo, Ohio | Savage Arena
Watch:Â ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
Listen: 1230AM WCWA/Varsity App
Promotion: National Girls & Women in Sport Day – Toledo will celebrate with a panel of women's sports leaders from 12:45-1:30 in the Grogan Room. All are welcome with a game tickets.
Opening Tips
Last time out, the Rockets (11-9, 6-4 MAC) fell at Akron, 77-74. Patricia Anumgba led with 20 points while Faith Fedd-Robinson added 14 with eight rebounds. Toledo trailed after three quarters, 56-50, and briefly took the lead in the fourth. However, the Rockets could not secure the tying or go-ahead score in the final minute. Despite the setback, the Rockets have won five of their last seven overall heading into Saturday's game.
The Golden Eagles (12-11, 5-7 SBC) fell to James Madison at home, 83-72 on Wednesday. Earlier this season in the MAC-SBC Challenge, USM defeated Northern Illinois, 77-56 at home.
Toledo vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, Feb. 7 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Toledo, Ohio | Savage Arena
Watch:Â ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
Listen: 1230AM WCWA/Varsity App
Promotion: National Girls & Women in Sport Day – Toledo will celebrate with a panel of women's sports leaders from 12:45-1:30 in the Grogan Room. All are welcome with a game tickets.
Opening Tips
- The Rockets are 8-2 at home this season, including six-straight home victories. In their last home game, the Rockets defeated Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75, 59-49.
- The defense has dominated in home games since the turn of the new year, not allowing any team to reach 60 points at Savage Arena. UT also put up its best defensive shooting percentage of the season against Bowling Green, allowing just a 27.3% clip.
- Toledo is now 64-8 at home since the 2021-22 season.
- The Rockets rebounded another opponent at Akron, out-rebounding the Zips, 37-33. Toledo has out-rebounded 15 of its last 18 opponents.
- Patricia Anumgba's 20 points on Wednesday marked the third time she has reached 20 points in a game this season and the sixth time she has reached 15 points. Anumgba also had four steals on Wednesday, one away from a season and career high.
- Sophomore Faith Fedd-Robinson leads on the glass with 6.2 rebounds per game. She has secured at least eight boards seven times this season, including a career-high 15 against BGSU.
- Junior Ella Weaver is averaging 14.3 points off the bench over her last four games. She has also made three three-pointers in each of Toledo's last three games.
- Toledo leads the league and is 29th in Division I in attendance, averaging 3,983 fans per home game. The Rockets drew a season-high 5,461 fans against Bowling Green.
- Toledo has a 4-1 record since series began in the 2023-24 season, including a 2-0 home mark.
- The Rockets have victories over James Madison, ULM, Marshall and Old Dominion.
- Toledo suffered its first defeat in the MAC-SBC Challenge at Troy on Nov. 3 in the 2025-26 season opener.
- Toledo is third in the league and 33rd in Division I in rebound margin at 7.4.
- The Rockets are also holding their opponents to just 29.2 rebounds, the fewest in the MAC.
- UT's 43.5% team field goal percentage puts it third in the conference.
- Individually, Miriam Diala is fourth in the league, shooting 56.4%, Faith Fedd-Robinson is 15th at 48.2% and Evalyse Cole is 16th at 48.1%
- Kendall Carruthers' 13.1 points per game puts her 15th in the league in scoring. Carruthers is also 15th in assists, dishing out 2.5 per game.
- Defensively, Toledo is third in scoring defense at 63.5 per game.
- Patricia Anumgba is now 12th in the MAC in steals with 16 per contest, while Kendall Carruthers is 19th with 1.4.
- Carruthers is also 19th with 12.4 points per game.
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