Wednesday, March 11
Cleveland, Ohio
Approx. 6:30 p.m. (30 Minutes After Game 3 Conclusion)
University of Toledo
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Massachusetts
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Junior Ella Weaver is averaging 16.0 points and 2.8 three-pointers made over her last four games entering the MAC Tournament.
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Toledo Enters 2026 MAC Tournament as No. 6 Seed; Faces No. 3 Seed UMass in Quarterfinals
3/9/2026 2:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rockets make fifth-straight appearance in eight-team tournament
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball team enters the Mid-American Conference Tournament this week as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 seed UMass on Wednesday, March 11 in the quarterfinal round at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Tipoff for Wednesday's game will be approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Ball State-Bowling Green quarterfinal and will be the fourth game of the day. Streaming will be on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network.
The Rockets (15-14, 9-9 MAC) come off a split week to close the regular season, defeating Western Michigan, 56-49 on the road, but falling at home, 78-71 to Ball State. Junior Kendall Carruthers (25 @ WMU), graduate student Patricia Anumgba (24 vs. Ball State) and junior Ella Weaver (21 vs. Ball State) all turned in 20-point efforts over the week. Toledo played 10 games against the tournament field in the regular season, with a 4-6 combined record.
The Minutewomen (23-6, 15-3 MAC) won five in a row to close the regular season, defeating Buffalo at home, 73-55 on Saturday.
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The two sides will play for the second time in three weeks on Wednesday. On Feb. 18, Toledo secured a key road victory in a 60-52 triumph. Patricia Anumgba keyed the win on both ends of the floor, with 22 points, a 7-for-11 shooting effort, 4-for-7 from distance and a career-high seven steals. The win was Toledo's first all-time victory against UMass.
No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 3 UMass
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11 | Approx. 6:15 p.m.
Cleveland, Ohio | Rocket Arena
Watch:Â ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
Listen: WCWA 1230AM/Varsity App
Opening Tips
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Tipoff for Wednesday's game will be approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Ball State-Bowling Green quarterfinal and will be the fourth game of the day. Streaming will be on ESPN+ and the Rocket Radio Network.
The Rockets (15-14, 9-9 MAC) come off a split week to close the regular season, defeating Western Michigan, 56-49 on the road, but falling at home, 78-71 to Ball State. Junior Kendall Carruthers (25 @ WMU), graduate student Patricia Anumgba (24 vs. Ball State) and junior Ella Weaver (21 vs. Ball State) all turned in 20-point efforts over the week. Toledo played 10 games against the tournament field in the regular season, with a 4-6 combined record.
The Minutewomen (23-6, 15-3 MAC) won five in a row to close the regular season, defeating Buffalo at home, 73-55 on Saturday.
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The two sides will play for the second time in three weeks on Wednesday. On Feb. 18, Toledo secured a key road victory in a 60-52 triumph. Patricia Anumgba keyed the win on both ends of the floor, with 22 points, a 7-for-11 shooting effort, 4-for-7 from distance and a career-high seven steals. The win was Toledo's first all-time victory against UMass.
No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 3 UMass
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 11 | Approx. 6:15 p.m.
Cleveland, Ohio | Rocket Arena
Watch:Â ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
Listen: WCWA 1230AM/Varsity App
Opening Tips
- The Rockets got back in the win column against Western Michigan, 56-49 on Wednesday. Toledo made a late rally on Saturday, but fell to Ball State, 78-71 to close the regular season.
- The Rockets' defense has held eight MAC opponents under 55 points this season and are 8-0 in such instances. This includes five opponents under 50 points.
- Toledo comes into the week as one of the top rebounding teams in the league, out-rebounding 21-of-29 opponents through the regular season.
- UT has out-rebounded opponents by double-digits 13 times this season.
- Kendall Carruthers leads the Rockets on the scoresheet with 12.2 points per game. She has scored at least 10 points in 18 games this season, including three instances of over 20 points.
- Graduate student Patricia Anumgba has now been in double figures 14 times. This includes seven 20-point games, all coming after the calendar year 2026.
- Junior Ella Weaver tied a career high with 21 points against Ball State on Saturday and set outright highs with 11 rebounds and six made free throws. She is averaging 16.0 points over her last four games. Weaver has 11 double-digit scoring outings and has made at least three three-pointers nine times.
- Cleveland will be Toledo's first neutral-site matchup(s) of the season.
- After wrapping up its home season with a second-biggest crowd of 5,139 fans, Toledo again leads the MAC in attendance with 4,094 fans. This ranks 32nd in Division I.
- Toledo will play in the tournament for the 40th time, excluding the 2020 tournament, which was canceled after the quarterfinals.
- The Rockets hold a 62-30 (.674), the most wins and the highest winning percentage among MAC schools.
- UT has the second-most tournament titles with nine. Toledo has totaled 16 championship game appearances.
- Since the league switched to the eight-team format in 2021, Toledo is 7-3, has reached the semifinals in all four tournaments, the championship game twice and won once (2023).
- Toledo has advanced to the semifinals of the tournament in each of the past four years.
- Last year, the Rockets entered as the No. 2 seed and defeated Central Michigan, 76-58 in the quarterfinals and Buffalo, 56-49 in the semifinals. The Rockets fell in the championship game, 65-58 to No. 1 seed Ball State.
- Toledo previously won the tournament as a No. 6 seed. The Rockets defeated Akron, Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to secure the 2017 tournament crown.
- Toledo was last a No. 6 seed in 2019, falling in the quarterfinals to No. 3 Miami.
- Toledo is third in scoring defense, allowing just 63.3 points/game. This includes allowing just 60.9 points/game to conference opponents, second-fewest in the league.
- On the glass, the Rockets lead the league in rebounds allowed to their opponents (31.2), and also rank third in team defensive rebounds (25.5) and rebound margin (+5.7).
- In conference play, Toledo has allowed just a 29.7% three-point field goal percentage, second-best defensively in the league.
- From beyond the arc, Patricia Anumgba is 14th with a .341 three-point clip. Ella Weaver is 13th and Anumgba 16th with 1.6 three-pointers made per game.
- Defensively, Anumgba is 10th in the league with 1.8 steals/game.
- Kendall Carruthers is 14th in the MAC in assists, dishing out 2.8/game. She tied a season high with six against BSU.
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