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
2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo162 .889295  .853
Bowling Green144 .778306  .833
Ball State144 .778268  .765
Kent State126 .6672111  .656
Akron810 .4441713  .567
Northern Illinois810 .4441617  .485
Eastern Michigan711 .3891515  .500
Buffalo711 .3891216  .429
Western Michigan711 .3891217  .414
Miami (OH)711 .3891219  .387
Central Michigan414 .222623  .207
Ohio414 .222623  .207
2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

The 2022–23 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represents University of Toledo during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by fifteenth year head coach Tricia Cullop, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.[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, Kent State, and Bowling Green to win the MAC tournament.[4][5][6][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

2022–23 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Nan Garcia 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJeffersonville
Penn State
Jeffersonville, IN
G 2 Sophia Wiard (C) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrOakridge 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) SrSouthfield Southfield, MI
G 5 Quinesha Lockett (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBenson Omaha, NE
G 10 Justina King 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrRibét Academy
Long Beach State
Scarborough, ON
G 12 Jayda Jansen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSun Prairie East
Maryville (MO)
Sun Prairie, WI
G 22 Khera Gross (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBen Davis Indianapolis, IN
G/F 24 Yaniah Curry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrFrancis Howell Central Cottleville, MO
G/F 33 Sammi Mikonowicz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRossford Rossford, OH
F 34 Jessica Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoCicero-North Syracuse Clay, NY
C 51 Hannah Noveroske 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrMichigan City Michigan City, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

[12]

Schedule

Source:[13]

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 Time.

See also

References

  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. "Northern 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. "Toledo returns to NCAA Tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women's basketball championship". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. "No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA Tournament". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. Birch, Tommy. "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. "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. "J2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  13. "University of Toledo Athletics - 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utrockets.com.
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