2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

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.

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
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Buffalo162 .889296  .829
Miami (OH)126 .6672111  .656
Ohio99 .5001615  .516
Kent State513 .2781319  .406
Bowling Green315 .1671119  .367
Akron315 .167921  .300
West
Central Michigan171 .944305  .857
Ball State135 .722257  .781
Western Michigan99 .5001815  .545
Toledo810 .4441815  .545
Northern Illinois711 .3891515  .500
Eastern Michigan612 .3331120  .355
2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

Previous season

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

2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Olivia Cunningham 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrHorn Lake
Murray State
Horn Lake, MS
F 1 Sara Rokkanen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 2 Mikaela Boyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrProviso West Hillside, IL
G 3 Mariella Santucci 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLiceo Scientifico Sabin Bologna, Italy
G/F 5 Sarah St-Fort 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrDawson College Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Merveilles Tshitenge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrESCC
Redlands CC
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
G 11 Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGreig City Academy London, England
G 12 Tatyana Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMorgan County Madison, GA
G 13 Mariah Copeland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 14 Tyra Carlsten-Handberg Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBromma Gymnasium
UIC
Stockholm, Sweden
C 15 Kaayla McIntyre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 23 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrToledo Rogers Youngstown, OH
F 24 Michaela Rasmussen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrHoly Family Chaska, MN
G 25 Zaria Wright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrConcord First Assembly Academy Concord, NC
G/F 35 Jada Woody 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPlymouth 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

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

References

  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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