2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
MAC regular season champions
WBIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	28–6 (17–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tricia Cullop (16th season)
Associate head coach	Jessie Ivey
Assistant coaches	Danielle Page Ari Wideman
Home arena	Savage Arena

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.

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

Previous season

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

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 Tricia Cullop (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Jessie Ivey (West Florida) Danielle Page (Nebraska) Ari Wideman (Nevada) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 19, 2024

Schedule and results

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

• 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

References

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.
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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.