2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

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2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record18–15 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vicki Hall
  • Tony Greene
  • Tiffany Swoffard
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Ohio 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Kent State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
Akron 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857
Ball State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represents University of Toledo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by tenth year head coach Tricia Cullop, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Kent State. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Wright State in the first round before losing to Michigan State in the second round.

Previous season[edit]

They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Olivia Cunningham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Horn Lake
Murray State 		Horn Lake, MS
F 1 Sara Rokkanen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 2 Mikaela Boyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Proviso West Hillside, IL
G 3 Mariella Santucci 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Liceo Scientifico Sabin Bologna, Italy
G/F 5 Sarah St-Fort 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Dawson College Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Merveilles Tshitenge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr ESCC
Redlands CC 		Neuchâtel, Switzerland
G 11 Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Greig City Academy London, England
G 12 Tatyana Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA
G 13 Mariah Copeland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Notre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 14 Tyra Carlsten-Handberg Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Bromma Gymnasium
UIC 		Stockholm, Sweden
C 15 Kaayla McIntyre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Notre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 23 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Toledo Rogers Youngstown, OH
F 24 Michaela Rasmussen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Holy Family Chaska, MN
G 25 Zaria Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Concord First Assembly Academy Concord, NC
G/F 35 Jada Woody 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Plymouth Canton, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2018

Schedule[edit]

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
12:00 PM 		Lock Haven W 78–47 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Saint Francis (PA)
Preseason WNIT First Round 		W 74–66  1–0
 Savage Arena (3,740)
Toledo, OH
11/14/2017*
7:00 PM 		at No. 5 Louisville
Preseason WNIT Second Round 		L 55–90  1–1
 KFC Yum! Center (7,444)
Louisville, KY
11/18/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Louisiana
Preseason WNIT consolation round 		W 79–55  2–1
 Savage Arena (593)
Toledo, OH
11/22/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Dayton W 68–50  3–1
 Savage Arena (3,347)
Toledo, OH
11/27/2017*
12:00 PM 		at Iona W 74–57  4–1
 Hynes Athletic Center (311)
New Rochelle, NY
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Maine W 65–64 OT 5–1
 Savage Arena (3,208)
Toledo, OH
12/04/2017*
7:00 PM 		at St. Bonaventure W 59–38  6–1
 Reilly Center (794)
Olean, NY
12/06/2017*
5:30 PM 		at Duquesne L 54–73  6–2
 Palumbo Center (620)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/09/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Cleveland State W 65–56  7–2
 Savage Arena (3,631)
Toledo, OH
12/17/2017*
11:00 AM 		vs. Western Kentucky
West Palm Invitational 		L 56–70  7–3
 Student Life Center (125)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/18/2017*
2:30 PM 		vs. Southern
West Palm Invitational 		W 81–76  8–3
 Student Life Center (200)
West Palm Beach, FL
12/21/2017*
5:00 PM 		at Detroit W 81–64  9–3
 Calihan Hall (307)
Detroit, MI
MAC regular season
12/31/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 61–78  9–4 (0–1)
 Convocation Center (361)
Athens, OH
01/03/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Akron W 60–54  10–4 (1–1)
 Savage Arena (3,392)
Toledo, OH
01/06/2018
2:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan L 57–70  10–5 (1–2)
 Convocation Center (1,571)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		Ohio W 75–57  11–5 (2–2)
 Savage Arena (3,229)
Toledo, OH
01/13/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 63–60  12–5 (3–2)
 Savage Arena (3,716)
Toledo, OH
01/17/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Ball State W 72–66  13–5 (4–2)
 Savage Arena (3,259)
Toledo, OH
01/20/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 69–87  13–6 (4–3)
 Alumni Arena (1,899)
Buffalo, NY
01/24/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Kent State L 55–62  13–7 (4–4)
 Savage Arena (3,722)
Toledo, OH
01/27/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 77–67  14–7 (5–4)
 Stroh Center (2,103)
Bowling Green, OH
01/31/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 78–73  15–7 (6–4)
 University Arena (505)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Buffalo L 73–84  15–8 (6–5)
 Savage Arena (4,613)
Toledo, OH
02/07/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) L 58–67  15–9 (6–6)
 Millett Hall (328)
Oxford, OH
02/10/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 47–85  15–10 (6–7)
 McGuirk Arena (1,888)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/17/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 69–68  16–10 (7–7)
 Savage Arena (5,024)
Toledo, OH
02/21/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 80–69  17–10 (8–7)
 Savage Arena (4,018)
Toledo, OH
02/24/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 73–78  17–11 (8–8)
 Worthen Arena (2,822)
Muncie, IN
02/28/2018
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 79–89  17–12 (8–9)
 Convocation Center (463)
DeKalb, IL
03/03/2018
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 67–72  17–13 (8–10)
 Savage Arena (4,837)
Toledo, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
03/05/2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(7) (10) Kent State
First Round 		L 76–80 OT 17–14
 Savage Arena (3,157)
Toledo, OH
WNIT
03/16/2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State
First Round 		W 64–50  18–14
 Savage Arena (1,236)
Toledo, OH
03/19/2018*
7:00 pm 		at Michigan State
Second Round 		L 66–68  18–15
 Breslin Center (2,144)
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "University of Toledo Athletics - WBB Quick Facts" (PDF). Utrockets.com. November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Graham Hays. "Toledo Rockets Women's Basketball - Rockets News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Toledo Rockets. "Toledo Rockets on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "University of Toledo Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utrockets.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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