Ohio (12-5, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) is getting set to play Toledo (8-8, 3-3 MAC) Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in The Convo for a Green Out game presented by Turn It Gold, a nonprofit supporting children with cancer.
The Bobcats are coming off a 25-point win from Wednesday against MAC rival Bowling Green and hope to extend their winning streak to three. Bella Ranallo led with 26 points, with Bailey Tabeling adding 20 points. That win was coming off the back of another great shooting performance at home against Northern Illinois.
The Rockets just lost on Tuesday to another MAC rival, Eastern Michigan, by just five points. In the loss, the Rockets led through three quarters, but gave up the lead in the fourth, with the Eagles outscoring them 26-15.
When the two played each other last season, the Rockets prevailed over the Bobcats with a score of 80-65 at Toledo. Both teams have recently beaten Northern Illinois, with Ohio winning 66-62 and Toledo winning 70-49.
Here is everything you need to know for the game.
Game information
Opponent: Toledo Rockets
Time: Saturday at 1 p.m.
Location: The Convo
Watch: ESPN+
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Meet the opponent
Head Coach: Ginny Boggess (second season)
Projected starters:
#2 Faith Fedd-Robinson
#4 Kendall Carruthers
#8 Patricia Anumgba
#10 Evalyse Cole
#21 Miriam Diala
Statistical leaders:
Points: Carruthers (13.6 per game)
Assists: Carruthers (2.3 per game)
Rebounds: Fedd-Robinson (5.5 per game)
Steals: Carruthers (1.5 per game)
Blocks: Fedd-Robinson (1 per game)
Field Goal Percentage: Evyn Carrier and Fedd-Robinson (50%)
3-point Percentage: Anumgba (35.2%)
Free-throw Percentage: Anumgba (85%)
Toledo Notes
Coach Boggess, in just her second season, has led the team to an 8-8 overall record so far this season. Last season, her Rockets had a 24-9 record overall and finished second in the MAC with a 13-5 record, just behind Ball State with a 16-2 conference record.
Junior guard Kendall Carruthers, who has started all 15 games she has played, has a 45.5% field goal rate, a 33.3% rate in three-point range and a 69.2% free throw average. At the Rocket’s loss at Eastern Michigan, she became the 35th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points.
Patricia Anumgba, a graduate student guard, is in her first season with the Rockets. She led her team at Towson University in scoring, with an average of 14.8 points per game. This season, she has started all 16 games and averages 10.3 points. She led in scoring in their previous game, with 22 points, making five three-pointers.
Sophomore Guard Faith Fedd-Robinson was placed on the all-MAC Freshman Team last season, playing in all 33 games. She has played in all 16 games this season and started 15 of them. She leads the team in rebounds, blocks and field goal percentage. She also has an impressive 75% free-throw rate.
