22018-19018-19 TTOLEDOOLEDO WWOMEN’SOMEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL ****2011**2011 PPOSTSEASONOSTSEASON WWNITNIT CCHAMPIONS***HAMPIONS*** MMACAC CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS ((1991,1991, ‘‘92,92, ‘‘95,95, ‘‘96,96, ‘‘97,97, ‘‘99,99, 22001,001, ‘‘17)17) MMACAC RREGULAR-SEASONEGULAR-SEASON CCHAMPIONSHAMPIONS ((1991,1991, ‘‘92,92, ‘‘95,95, ‘‘97,97, ‘‘99,99, 22001,001, ‘‘03,03, ‘‘11,11, ‘‘13)13) CCONTACT:ONTACT: Brian DeBenedictis (Office - (419) 530-4919/Cell - (567) 249-6333) Feb. 13, 2019 TTOLEDO,OLEDO, OOHIOHIO - Toledo (14-7, 6-4 MAC) TOLEDO SCHEDULE (14-7, 6-4 MAC) Toledo (14-7, 6-4 MAC) will play its fourth Mid- UUTT ((14-7,14-7, 66-4)-4) VVS.S. OOHIOHIO ((20-2,20-2, 99-2)-2) American Conference East Division opponent Wednesday, Feb. 13 • 7:00 p.m. • Savage Arena (7,014) DATE OPPONENT TIME over the last five games this evening when it TTVV: ESPN+ (Mason Lowry will provide play- by-play with Rhett Boyd serving as analyst) Nov. 3 FINDLAY (EXH.) W, 77-70 (OT) hosts frontrunner Ohio (20-2, 9-2 MAC). Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. in Savage Arena and RRADIOADIO:1230 AM (WCWA) Nov. 10 at Maine (ESPN+) L, 59-73 will be shown on ESPN+. Nov. 14 IONA (ESPN+) W, 84-38 UT is 60-29 (.674) against MAC East Division Hooks led the Bobcats with a contest-tying high Nov. 18 DUQUESNE (ESPN+) W, 65-52 opponents over the last 10-plus seasons under 28 points on the road, followed by Erica John- Nov. 21 at Dayton (ESPN+) L, 49-70 head coach Tricia Cullop, including a 10-5 ledger son, Gabby Burris, Amani Burke and Dominique (.667) vs. the Bobcats. Thus far in 2018-19, Toledo has Nov. 26 at Valparaiso (ESPN+) W, 65-59 Doseck with 14, 13, 11 and 10, respectively. tallied a 2-4 (.333) record vs. cross-division foes. Nov. 29 at Belmont (ESPN+) W, 78-69 Tonight’s MAC cross-division game will pit UT’s UT is coming off a 63-43 home triumph stingy defense vs. Ohio’s high-powered offense. against Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Toledo is currently first in the league in scor- Dec. 1 at Memphis W, 58-48 Toledo put the defensive clamps on the ing defense (59.7 ppg), second in overall field- Dec. 5 at Cleveland St. (ESPN+) W, 65-60 ultra-athletic Eagles (10-11, 3-7 MAC), holding goal percentage defense (.383, 459-of-1,199) them to 27.7 percent (18-of-65) from the field, and third in three-point field-goal percentage Dec. 8 No. 2 NOTRE DAME (ESPN+) L, 56-72 including a frigid 12.5 percent (2-of-16) from Dec. 18 STONY BROOK (ESPN3) W, 80-48 defense (.300, 116-of-387), while Ohio is first (82.5 three-point land. The Rockets limited EMU to ppg), second (.456, 632-of-1,385) and first (.385, Dec. 21 DETROIT MERCY (ESPN+) W, 77-60 season lows in both overall field-goal percent- 233-of-605) in the same categories, respectively. Dec. 30 TIFFIN (EXH.) W, 75-41 age and points. EMU came into the MAC West In addition, the Rockets are surrendering 5.5 Division contest averaging 63.0 points on 37.9 triples (116) per contest, the third-lowest mark in percent (458-of-1,210) from the floor. Jan. 5 BALL ST.* (ESPN3) W, 65-58 the conference, while the Bobcats are making a Sophomore Nakiah Black paced the Midnight league-best 10.6 treys (233). Jan. 9 at Miami* (ESPN+) L, 64-65 Blue & Gold with 21 points on the strength of a UT and Ohio will meet for the only time Jan. 12 KENT ST.* (ESPN3) L, 47-58 contest-best four triples. Black also tallied five during the regular season and 71st time overall. rebounds and four helpers in 37 minutes. Jan. 16 at Western Michigan* (ESPN+) W, 80-57 The Rockets lead the all-time series, 45-25, but Senior Kaayla McIntyre added 14 points, Jan. 19 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3) W, 79-65 have dropped five of the last six meetings against a game-high 13 caroms, a contest-best three their intrastate foe. UT also holds a 28-8 edge in Jan. 23 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) W, 62-59 rejections and two thefts to post her fifth double- games played in at home. Jan. 26 at Akron* (ESPN+) L, 64-70 (OT) double this season, and 14th as a Rocket. A year ago, the teams split their two meet- UT, which is 8-2 at home, also benefited ings with the home team emerging victorious from eight points by senior Mikaela Boyd and each time. The Rockets suffered a 78-61 road Feb. 2 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPN3) W, 76-56 a game-high seven dimes from junior Mariella Feb. 6 at Buffalo* (ESPN+) L, 63-73 setback against the Bobcats in the Convo (Dec. Santucci to run their record to a perfect 4-0 31), before securing a 75-57 home triumph in Feb. 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) W, 63-43 against division opponents this year. Savage Arena (Jan. 10). FEB. 13 OHIO* (ESPN+) 7:00 P.M. Toledo will tangle with a highly-skilled Ohio Following tonight’s contest, the Rockets team that has won its last three games and eight Feb. 16 at Northern Illinois* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m. (CT) will travel to Northern Illinois (14-8, 6-4 MAC) on of nine overall. Most recently, the Bobcats secured Feb. 20 MIAMI* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The opening tip against the an impressive 78-75 road win at MAC West Divi- Huskies is slated for 1:00 p.m. (CT) in the Convo- Feb. 23 at Ball St.* 4:30 p.m. sion leader Central Michigan on Saturday. Cierra cation Center and will be streamed on ESPN3. Feb. 27 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. TOLEDO PROBABLE STARTERS March 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. March 6 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. March 9 at Central Michigan* 1:00 p.m. March 11-16 MAC Tournament TBA 3 2 33 5 15 HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS MARIELLA SANTUCCI MIKAELA BOYD (C) NAKIAH BLACK (C) SARAH ST-FORT (C) KAAYLA McINTYRE (C) *- Mid-American Conference Game 5-6 • Jr. • G 5-7 • Sr. • G 5-10 • So. • G 5-9 • Sr. • F 6-2 • Sr. • C Schedule is subject to change. ALL TIMES ARE SITE TIMES 9.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.6 apg 9.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.9 apg 10.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.9 apg 3.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 apg 15.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.5 bpg UTROCKETS.COM /UTROCKETS /TOLEDOWOMENSBASKETBALL@TOLEDOROCKETS @TOLEDOWBB @UTDEBENEDICTIS @UTROCKETS TTOLEDOOLEDO BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES — PPAGEAGE 2 ROCKETS’ PRACTICE/GAME SCHEDULE — WEEK OF FEB. 11-17 MMONDAYONDAY 1111 TTUESDAYUESDAY 1122 WWEDNESDAYEDNESDAY 1133 TTHURSDAYHURSDAY 1144 FFRIDAYRIDAY 1155 SSATURDAYATURDAY 1166 SSUNDAYUNDAY 1177 PRACTICE PRACTICE GAME VS. PRACTICE PRACTICE GAME VS. 12:30-2:45 p.m. 12:30-3:30 p.m. OHIO 12:30-2:45 p.m. 8:00-11:00 a.m. NORTHERN ILLINOIS OFF Savage Arena Savage Arena 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Savage Arena Savage Arena 1:00 p.m. (CT) (ESPN3) 22018-19018-19 TTOLEDOOLEDO RROSTEROSTER NNOO NNAMEAME PPOSOS HHTT YYRR HHOMETOWNOMETOWN - HHIGHIGH SSCHOOLCHOOL ((TRANSFER)TRANSFER) 1 Sara Rokkanen** G 5-10 Jr. Helsinki, Finland - Mäkelänrinne 2 Mikaela Boyd*** (C) G 5-7 Sr. Hillside, Ill. - Proviso West 3 Mariella Santucci** G 5-6 Jr. Bologna, Italy - Liceo Scientifico Sabin 5 Sarah St-Fort*** (C) F 5-9 Sr. Montreal, Que. - Dawson College 10 Merveilles “Mae” Tshitenge* F 5-10 Sr. Nuechatel, Switzerland - ESCC (Redlands Community College) 12 Tatyana Davis* G 5-9 So. Madison, Ga. - Morgan County 13 Mariah Copeland* G 5-9 So. Toledo, Ohio - Notre Dame Academy 14 Tyra Carlsten-Handberg% C 6-4 So. Stockholm, Sweden - Bromma Gymnasium (UIC) 15 Kaayla McIntyre*** (C) C 6-2 Sr. Toledo, Ohio - Notre Dame Academy 21 Sophia Fortner G 5-5 Fr. Wadsworth, Ohio - Wadsworth 23 Tanaya Beacham* F 6-1 So. Youngstown, Ohio - Toledo Rogers 25 Jaela Johnson G 5-6 Fr. Louisville, Ky. - DuPont Manual 31 Lexi Lance F 6-1 Fr. Wadsworth, Ohio - Wadsworth 33 Nakiah Black (C) G 5-10 So. Concord, N.C. - Forest Trail Academy (Tallahassee Community College) * - Indicates Letters Won % - Sat Out 2017-18 Campaign Due to NCAA Transfer Rule (C) - 2018-19 Captain HHEADEAD CCOACH:OACH: Tricia Cullop (11th season, Purdue ‘93) AASSOCIATESSOCIATE HHEADEAD CCOACH:OACH: LaNitra Perry (1st season, Mississippi St. ‘00; 5th year on staff) AASSISTANTSSISTANT CCOACH:OACH: Danielle Page (1st season, Nebraska ‘08) DDIRECTORIRECTOR OOFF OOPERATIONS:PERATIONS: Lauren Flaum (2nd season, Eastern Michigan ‘09; 6th year on staff) DDIRECTORIRECTOR OOFF PPLAYERLAYER DDEVELOPMENTEVELOPMENT & CCOMMUNITYOMMUNITY EENGAGEMENT/ATHLETICNGAGEMENT/ATHLETIC CCOMMUNICATIONSOMMUNICATIONS DDIRECTOR:IRECTOR: Brian DeBenedictis (2nd season, Toledo ‘98; 19th year on staff) AASSOCIATESSOCIATE HHEADEAD AATHLETICTHLETIC TTRAINER/ASSISTANTRAINER/ASSISTANT DDIRECTORIRECTOR OOFF SSPORTSPORTS MMEDICINE:EDICINE: Brad Pierson (6th season, Alderson-Broaddus College ‘09) TTEAMEAM PPHYSICIANS:HYSICIANS: Dr. Matt Cameron, Dr. Robert Kinne SSTRENGTHTRENGTH & CCONDITIONINGONDITIONING CCOACH:OACH: Brandon Hannum SSTUDENTTUDENT MMANAGERS:ANAGERS: Jordan Fannin, Nikki Hawkinson, Kayla McCraney, Kambrea McCraney, Shae Ness, Jessica Paige, Anna Regis, Kylee Stewart, Jakob Stober, Amya Strong, Hannah Szul, Larie Thomas PPRONUNCIATIONRONUNCIATION GGUIDEUIDE Tanaya Beacham (tuh-NAY-uh beech-um), Nakiah Black (nuh-KIE-uh), Mikaela Boyd (mih-KAY-luh), Tricia Cullop (CULL-up), Tatyana Davis (TAH- tee-AHN-uh), Jaela Johnson (JAY-luh), LaNitra Perry (luh-NEE-truh), Sara Rokkanen (ROW-kin-in), Tiffany Swoffard (SWAH-ferd), Mariella Santucci (mar-E-ell-uh SAN-too-chee), Mae Tshitenge (shih-TANG-gee).