University of Toledo Athletics

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2024-25:
CSC Academic All-District …Second-Team All-MAC… MAC All-Tournament Team… Started all 33 games and has started all 160 games across five seasons…Shot 52.4% from the field… Led all Rocket scorers with 13.4 points...Led team and was ninth the MAC in rebounds with 6.5/game...Led Toledo in steals with 39…Also averaged 1.3 assists/game and totaled 11 blocks…Fourth in MAC in field goal percentage (.524) and ninth in free throw percentage (.814)…Tied all-time leader in games played with teammate Khera Goss; the duo broke the program record against Buffalo on March 14…Became-time leading rebounder (1,110)…Became all-time leader in minutes played (5,129)…Scored 15 points in home opener vs. Marshall (Nov. 4)...scored a season-high 27 points and also put up 10 rebounds for a double-double at Navy (Nov. 30)...Tallied a 20-point game at Akron (Jan. 4)...Added another 20 point game at Central Michigan (Jan. 11),..Posted a season high 14 rebounds at Old Dominion (Feb. 8)...Put up 23 points along with 8 rebounds vs. Ball State (Feb. 19)...Scored 19 points and seven rebounds at NIU (March 5)...Posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in MAC semis vs. Buffalo (March 14) with 13 points and 11 rebounds...Career high five steals vs. Ball State in MAC Championship (March 15)…Four scoring efforts of at least 20 points and 15 with at least 15 points…10 games with at least eight rebounds… Nine multi-steal games.

2023-24
Third Team All-MAC… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-MAC… Started all 34 games and has started in all 127 games for Toledo across her first four seasons… Eclipsed 1,100 minutes for the third straight year and averaged above 30 for the fourth straight season, totaling 1,116 (32.8/game)… Averaged 9.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game… Came up with 35 steals and added nine blocks on the season… Shot .450 from the field (112-for-249)… Shot .781 from the free throw line (57-for-73)… Made 29 three-pointers… Scored in double-figures in 14 games… Contributed 10 points with two makes from distance, along with eight defensive rebounds and three assists in key win vs. Michigan (Dec. 6)… Season-high 11 rebounds at Duke (Dec. 20)… Notched first double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Michgan (Jan. 10)… Had another double-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds (nine defensive) vs. Buffalo (Jan. 27), added five assists in that contest… Pulled down nine rebounds each in road wins at Akron (Jan. 31) and at Bowling Green (Feb. 17)… Season-high 24 points vs. Ball State (Feb. 24)… Had a double-double in the MAC Tournament semifinals vs. Buffalo (March 15)… Averaged 17.5 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game across the WBIT Second Round and Quarterfinals (March 24 and 28)… Shot 8-for-10 in WBIT quarters at Washington State (March 28)… Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in five games; seven or more in 14 games… At least three assists in nine games… Eight multi-steal games.

2022-23
CSC Academic All-District…Academic All-MAC…MAC All-Tournament Team; Averaged 10.7 PPG and 13.3 RPG…Started all 34 games, averaging 10.2 PPG and 8.2 RPG…Ranked fourth in the MAC in rebounds per game…Five double-doubles…16 double-digit scoring efforts, nine games with double-digit rebounds…Scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds at Cincinnati (Nov. 16)…Season-high 24 points, went 9-of-12 from the floor vs. UT Arlington (Nov. 26)…Scored 11 points, made the game-winning basket in victory over No. 14 Michigan (Dec. 8)…Season-best 19 rebounds at Northern Illinois (Jan. 7)…17 points, went 10-of-12 from the free throw line at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 28)…Double-double at Central Michigan (Feb. 1), scoring 10 points and grabbing 13 rebounds…10 points and 10 rebounds at Ball State (Feb. 25)…Scored 19 points and tallied 12 rebounds against Bowling Green (March 4)…12 points and 15 rebounds in MAC Tournament Semifinals vs. Kent State (March 10)…Scored eight points and tallied 16 rebounds vs. Bowling Green in MAC Tournament Championship Game (March 12)…Grabbed 10 rebounds in NCAA Tournament victory vs. Iowa State (March 18).

2021-22
Academic All-MAC…Tied school record with 22 rebounds against Ohio (Jan. 26); one of 16 players in Division I with at least 22 rebounds in a game in the 2021-22 season…Ranked ninth in the MAC in rebounds (7.69/game)…One of three Rockets to start all 35 games…Also averaged 8.0 PPG and 2.2 APG…Team-best five double-doubles…14 games with at least 10 points and eight games with at least 10 rebounds…Averaged 9.5 PPG and 8.4 RPG in MAC play…Scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds at SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 19)…10 points and five rebounds in MAC opener at Kent State (Dec. 29)…Tied season-high with 17 points against Buffalo (Jan. 22)…First double-double of the season came on record-breaking night against Ohio, scoring 13 points and collecting 22 rebounds…Scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Bowling Green (Jan. 29)…Second double-double came against Miami (Feb. 2), scored 11 points and grabbed 10 boards…Scored 14 points at Miami (Feb. 9)…17 points and 12 rebounds in come-from-behind win at Ohio (Feb. 16)…Notched another double-double at Central Michigan, scoring 11 points and collecting 12 rebounds…Tallied 13 rebounds in win at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 26)…Scored 15 points and tallied nine rebounds against Western Michigan (March 5)…Registered 13 rebounds in WNIT win against Houston Baptist (March 18)…Double-double in WNIT action against Middle Tennessee (March 28), scoring 17 points and collecting 13 rebounds.

2020-21
Started all 24 games…Averaged 9.2 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game; led team in rebounding…Three double-doubles, most on the team…11 games with double-digit points and four games with double-digit rebounds…Season-high 20 points at Akron (Feb. 13)…Scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in collegiate debut against Oakland (Nov. 29)…15 points and 13 rebounds against Detroit Mercy (Dec. 5), first career double-double…14 points and 11 rebounds against Duquesne (Dec. 18)…10 points and 13 rebounds at Buffalo (Jan. 23)…Scored at least 10 points in final four games of the season, topping out at 15 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 24).

High School (Rossford)
As a Senior – Averaged league-high 24.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.6 blocks and 4.0 steals per game … Shot 55.4 percent (223-of-402) from field, including 29.8 percent (14-of-47) from three-point land, and 70.9 percent (171-of-241) from free throw line … Tallied squad-best 19 double-doubles … Poured in program-record 42 points in inaugural game played in school’s new gym … Pulled down career-high 17 boards on two occasions … Tallied single-season conference record 524 points … State Division II Player of the Year in vote by members of Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association … Northern Buckeye Conference (NBC) Player of the Year … Division II All-District team … First-team all-conference ... Helped Bulldogs post 17-9 overall record and reach first regional berth in program history … As a Junior - Averaged 19.7 points and 9.2 rebounds … Division II special mention all-state … Second-team all-district … First-team all-conference ... Career – Starred for head coach Toby Ledesma at Rossford High School … Four-year letterwinner in basketball … Three-time all-league honoree … Honorable mention all-conference as sophomore … Wrapped up prep career with school-record 1,480 points and 677 rebounds … Also lettered four years in soccer … Three-time second-team all-league goalkeeper … Three-time honorable mention all-district … Academic all-conference as senior ... Graduated as school’s Salutatorian with 4.1 GPA … Member of Honor Roll all four years.

Personal 
Full name is Samantha Lynn Mikonowicz … Parents are Ed and Michelle Mikonowicz … Has two sisters, Sarah and Kelly, and one brother, Kyle … Majoring in early childhood education.