2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
2023–24 Toledo Rockets women's basketball | |
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MAC regular season champions | |
WBIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 28–6 (17–1 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jessie Ivey |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Savage Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Sources:[11][12]
See also
References
- ^ University of Miami Hires Tricia Cullop as Head Women’s Basketball Coach
- ^ "Rockets Secure Second Consecutive Outright Regular Season Championship". Mid-American Conference. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Northern Buffalo 74, Toledo 75". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Kent State 58, Toledo 68". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Bowling Green 58, Toledo 73". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Toledo returns to NCAA Tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women's basketball championship". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA Tournament". Toledo Blade. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Birch, Tommy. "Iowa State women's basketball team upset by Toledo in first round of NCAA Tournament". Des Moine Register. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Hall, Cora. "Lady Vols basketball vs Toledo in March Madness a rematch for Jordan Walker, Sophia Wiard". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Toledo 47, Tennessee 84". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "Toledo Rockets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.