2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, were led by sixteenth year head coach Tricia Cullop, and played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
MAC regular season champions
WBIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record28–6 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJessie Ivey
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
Ball State 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
Kent State 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Buffalo 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Ohio 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Akron 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
2024 MAC tournament winner

At the end of the season, Cullop moved on to coach for the Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team.[1]

Previous season

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The Rockets finished MAC play with a 16–2 record to claim the regular season championship for the second straight season.[2] As the top seed they defeated Buffalo, Kent State, and Bowling Green to win the MAC tournament.[3][4][5][6] 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.[7][8] They lost to Tennessee in the second round.[9][10]

Roster

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2023–24 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) Sr Penn State Jeffersonville, Indiana
G 2 Sophia Wiard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Oak Ridge High School Muskegon, Michigan
G 3 Ella Doherty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Caledonia Pride Powmill, Scotland
G 4 Soleil Barnes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Southfield High School Southfield, Michigan
G 5 Quinesha Lockett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Benson High School Omaha, Nebraska
G 11 Bella Swedlund 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Kansas Winner, South Dakota
G 12 Ella Weaver 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr William Monroe High School Ruckersville, Virginia
G 14 Cadence Dykstra 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Catholic High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 22 Khera Goss 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, Indiana
F 23 Macey Fegan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Standish-Sterling High School Bentley, Michigan
G/F 24 Yaniah Curry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Francis Howell Central High School Cottleville, Missouri
G 30 Emmi Rinat 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rhode Island Zafririm, Israel
G/F 33 Sammi Mikonowicz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rossford High School Rossford, Ohio
F 34 Jessica Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Cicero–North Syracuse High School Clay, New York
C 51 Hannah Noveroske 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Indiana Michigan City, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 19, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 pm
Ohio Dominican W 88–29 
Savage Arena (–)
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at James Madison
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 60–49  1–0
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,381)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 12, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 70–91  1–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,843)
Spokane, WA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cincinnati L 60–71  1–2
Savage Arena (4,073)
Toledo, OH
November 24, 2023*
3:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. SMU
San Diego Classic
W 74–73  2–2
Harry West Gymnasium (–)
San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023*
3:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. North Dakota State
San Diego Classic
W 73–58  3–2
Harry West Gymnasium (207)
San Diego, CA
December 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
Michigan W 69–46  4–2
Savage Arena (7,082)
Toledo, OH
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 65–35  5–2
Savage Arena (3,860)
Toledo, OH
December 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 78–65  6–2
OU Credit Union O'rena (628)
Rochester, MI
December 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Duke L 45–70  6–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,482)
Durham, NC
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Hillsdale W 94–52  7–3
Savage Arena (3,905)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 70–52  8–3
(1–0)
Millett Hall (247)
Oxford, OH
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 48–35  9–3
(2–0)
George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,622)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan W 82–55  10–3
(3–0)
Savage Arena (3,694)
Toledo, OH
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Ohio W 63–50  11–3
(4–0)
Savage Arena (4,116)
Toledo, OH
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State W 87–76  12–3
(5–0)
MAC Center (1,321)
Kent, OH
January 21, 2024
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Ball State L 51–65  12–4
(5–1)
Worthen Arena (2,469)
Muncie, IN
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 72–52  13–4
(6–1)
Savage Arena (3,902)
Toledo, OH
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo W 67–63  14–4
(7–1)
Savage Arena (4,157)
Toledo, OH
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron W 88–66  15–4
(8–1)
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,004)
Akron, OH
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 82–70  16–4
(9–1)
Savage Arena (6,077)
Toledo, OH
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 93–68  17–4
(10–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,433)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 10, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 72–57  18–4
Savage Arena (4,027)
Toledo, OH
February 17, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green W 88–68  19–4
(11–1)
Stroh Center (3,998)
Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 68–36  20–4
(12–1)
Savage Arena (3,651)
Toledo, OH
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State W 70–48  21–4
(13–1)
Savage Arena (5,556)
Toledo, OH
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 74–61  22–4
(14–1)
Convocation Center (770)
DeKalb, IL
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 84–69  23–4
(15–1)
University Arena (1,004)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan W 87–41  24–4
(16–1)
Savage Arena (4,877)
Toledo, OH
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State W 83–61  25–4
(17–1)
Savage Arena (6,238)
Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 13, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Western Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 72–61  26–4
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2024
10:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Buffalo
Semifinals
L 74–77 OT 26–5
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) Cleveland State
First Round
W 76–68  27–5
Savage Arena (1,877)
Toledo, OH
March 24, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) St. John's
Second Round
W 72–71  28–5
Savage Arena (2,521)
Toledo, OH
March 28, 2024*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) at (1) Washington State
Quarterfinals
L 61–63  28–6
Beasley Coliseum (901)
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ University of Miami Hires Tricia Cullop as Head Women’s Basketball Coach
  2. ^ "Rockets Secure Second Consecutive Outright Regular Season Championship". Mid-American Conference. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Northern Buffalo 74, Toledo 75". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kent State 58, Toledo 68". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bowling Green 58, Toledo 73". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Toledo returns to NCAA Tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women's basketball championship". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA Tournament". Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ^ Birch, Tommy. "Iowa State women's basketball team upset by Toledo in first round of NCAA Tournament". Des Moine Register. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Hall, Cora. "Lady Vols basketball vs Toledo in March Madness a rematch for Jordan Walker, Sophia Wiard". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Toledo 47, Tennessee 84". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Toledo Rockets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.