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2022–23 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

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2022–23 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
MAC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record29–5 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJessie Ivey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
Bowling Green 14 4   .778 30 6   .833
Ball State 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Kent State 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Akron 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Eastern Michigan 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Buffalo 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Miami (OH) 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Ohio 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

The 2022–23 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by fifteenth-year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1][2] The Rockets completed MAC play with a 16–2 record to claim the regular season championship for the second straight season.[3] As the top seed they defeated Buffalo,[4] Kent State[5] and Bowling Green[6] to win the MAC tournament.[7] They were placed as the twelfth seed in the Seattle Region 3 of the 2023 NCAA tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round.[8][9] They lost to Tennessee in the second round.[10][11]

Roster

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2022–23 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Nan Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jeffersonville
Penn State
Jeffersonville, IN
G 2 Sophia Wiard (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Oakridge Muskegon, MI
G 3 Ella Doherty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So   Powmill, Scotland
G 4 Soleil Barnes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southfield Southfield, MI
G 5 Quinesha Lockett (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Benson Omaha, NE
G 10 Justina King 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Ribét Academy
Long Beach State
Scarborough, ON
G 12 Jayda Jansen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Sun Prairie East
Maryville (MO)
Sun Prairie, WI
G 22 Khera Gross (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Ben Davis Indianapolis, IN
G/F 24 Yaniah Curry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Francis Howell Central Cottleville, MO
G/F 33 Sammi Mikonowicz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rossford Rossford, OH
F 34 Jessica Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Cicero-North Syracuse Clay, NY
C 51 Hannah Noveroske 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Michigan City Michigan City, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2024

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022*
2:00 p.m.
Ferris State W 87–43 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Wright State W 88–56  1–0
Savage Arena (4,617)
Toledo, OH
November 11, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN3
Canisius W 93–66  2–0
Savage Arena (3,816)
Toledo, OH
November 16, 2022*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati W 74–71 OT 3–0
Fifth Third Arena (3,786)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duke L 41–58  3–1
Savage Arena (5,427)
Toledo, OH
November 25, 2022*
1:15 p.m., FloSports
vs. Penn State
Daytona Beach Invitational
L 59–60  3–2
Ocean Center (350)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2022*
1:15 p.m., FloSports
vs. UT Arlington
Daytona Beach Invitational
W 80–70  4–2
Ocean Center (275)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2022*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) W 62–40  5–2
Reitz Arena (1,134)
Baltimore, MD
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 91–63  6–2
Savage Arena (1,134)
Toledo, OH
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at No. 14 Michigan W 71–68  7–2
Crisler Center (2,798)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton W 57–45  8–2
Savage Arena (3,548)
Toledo, OH
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oakland W 74–44  9–2
Savage Arena (3,315)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Michigan W 71–53  10–2
(1–0)
Savage Arena (3,748)
Toledo, OH
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 66–67  10–3
(1–1)
Convocation Center (613)
DeKalb, IL
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ball State W 83–76  11–3
(2–1)
Savage Arena (613)
Toledo, OH
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Kent State W 77–68  12–3
(3–1)
MAC Center (2,740)
Kent, OH
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 76–88  12–4
(3–2)
Stroh Center (2,716)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Akron W 76–63  13–4
(4–2)
Savage Arena (4,689)
Toledo, OH
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 82–63  14–4
(5–2)
Savage Arena (3,309)
Toledo, OH
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 79–73 OT 15–4
(6–2)
Convocation Center (2,015)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 74–60  16–4
(7–2)
McGuirk Arena (1,085)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Ohio W 66–55  17–4
(8–2)
Savage Arena (4,527)
Toledo, OH
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo W 91–73  18–4
(9–2)
Savage Arena (3,610)
Toledo, OH
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Miami (OH) W 71–58  19–4
(10–2)
Millett Hall (1,154)
Oxford, OH
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 75–44  20–4
(11–2)
University Arena (628)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 84–64  21–4
(12–2)
Savage Arena (4,635)
Toledo, OH
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Akron W 80–76  22–4
(13–2)
Rhodes Arena (473)
Akron, OH
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Ball State W 72–70  23–4
(14–2)
Worthen Arena (2,150)
Muncie, IN
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kent State W 64–60  24–4
(15–2)
Savage Arena (3,985)
Toledo, OH
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bowling Green W 62–56  25–4
(16–2)
Savage Arena (6,086)
Toledo, OH
MAC women's tournament
March 8, 2023
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Buffalo
Quarterfinals
W 75–74 OT 26–4
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2023
10:00 a.m., ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Kent State
Semifinals
W 68–58  27–4
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2023
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
(1) vs. (2) Bowling Green
Championship game
W 73–58  28–4
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2,810)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
(12 S3) vs. (5 S3) No. 17 Iowa State
First round
W 80–73  29–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (6,871)
Knoxville, TN
March 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(12 S3) at (4 S3) No. 24 Tennessee
Second round
L 47–94  29–5
Thompson–Boling Arena (5,486)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Seattle 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tricia Cullop". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "John F. Savage Arena". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rockets Secure Second Consecutive Outright Regular Season Championship". Mid-American Conference. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Buffalo 74, Toledo 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Kent State 58, Toledo 68". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bowling Green 58, Toledo 73". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Lofgren, Matt (March 11, 2023). "Toledo returns to NCAA Tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women's basketball championship". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Rowland, Kyle (March 13, 2023). "No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA Tournament". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Birch, Tommy (March 18, 2023). "Iowa State women's basketball team upset by Toledo in first round of NCAA Tournament". Des Moine Register. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Hall, Cora (March 19, 2023). "Lady Vols basketball vs Toledo in March Madness a rematch for Jordan Walker, Sophia Wiard". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Toledo 47, Tennessee 84". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". utrockets.com. Utrockets.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.