2018–19 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represents University of Toledo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by eleventh year head coach Tricia Cullop, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Miami (OH). They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to Northwestern in the second round.

2018–19 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–12 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSavage Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio14–4 .77830–6  .833
Miami (OH)13–5 .72223–9  .719
Buffalo †12–6 .66724–10  .706
Kent State11–7 .61120–13  .606
Akron7–11 .38916–15  .516
Bowling Green2–16 .1119–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .83325–8  .758
Toledo11–7 .61121–12  .636
Northern Illinois10–8 .55619–13  .594
Eastern Michigan6–12 .33314–17  .452
Western Michigan4–14 .22210–20  .333
Ball State3–15 .1678–23  .258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

Roster
2018–19 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Sara Rokkanen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMäkelänrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 2 Mikaela Boyd 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrProviso West Hillside, IL
G 3 Mariella Santucci 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLiceo Scientifico Sabin Bologna, Italy
G/F 5 Sarah St-Fort 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrDawson College Montreal, Quebec
F 10 Merveilles Tshitenge 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrESCC
Redlands CC		 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
G 12 Tatyana Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMorgan County Madison, GA
G 13 Mariah Copeland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
F 14 Tyra Carlsten-Handberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoBromma Gymnasium
UIC		 Stockholm, Sweden
C 15 Kaayla McIntyre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrNotre Dame Academy Toledo, OH
G 21 Sophia Fortner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrWadsworth Wadsworth, OH
F 23 Tanaya Beacham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoToledo Rogers Youngstown, OH
G 25 Jaela Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrdePont Manual Louisville, KY
F 31 Lexi Lance 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWadsworth Wadsworth, OH
G 33 Nakiah Black 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoForest Trail Academy
Tallahassee CC		 Concord, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
12:00 pm		 Findlay W 77–70 OT
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Tiffin W 75–41 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Maine L 59–73  0–1
 Cross Insurance Center (1,578)
Bangor, ME
Nov 14, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Iona W 84–38  1–1
 Savage Arena (5,348)
Toledo, OH
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Duquesne W 65–52  2–1
 Savage Arena (3,690)
Toledo, OH
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Dayton L 49–70  2–2
 UD Arena (1,669)
Dayton, OH
Nov 21, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 65–59  3–2
 Athletics–Recreation Center (575)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 28, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Belmont W 78–69  4–2
 Curb Event Center (2,461)
Nashville, TN
Dec 1, 2018*
12:00 pm		 at Memphis W 58–48  5–2
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (408)
Memphis, TN
Dec 5, 2018*
5:00 pm		 at Cleveland State W 65–60  6–2
 Wolstein Center (203)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 2 Notre Dame L 56–72  6–3
 Savage Arena (6,059)
Toledo, OH
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stony Brook W 80–48  7–3
 Savage Arena (3,235)
Toledo, OH
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Detroit Mercy W 77–60  8–3
 Savage Arena (3,274)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ball State W 65–58  9–3 (1–0)
 Savage Arena (3,473)
Toledo, OH
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Miami (OH) L 64–65  9–4 (1–1)
 Millett Hall (275)
Miami, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State L 47–58  9–5 (1–2)
 Savage Arena (4,071)
Toledo, OH
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Western Michigan W 80–57  10–5 (2–2)
 University Arena (513)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green W 69–65  11–5 (3–2)
 Stroh Center (2,467)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Central Michigan W 62–59  12–5 (4–2)
 Savage Arena (3,603)
Toledo, OH
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Akron L 64–70 OT 12–6 (4–3)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (711)
Akron, OH
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bowling Green W 76–56  13–6 (5–3)
 Savage Arena (4,757)
Toledo, OH
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Buffalo L 63–73  13–7 (5–4)
 Alumni Arena (1,507)
Amherst, NY
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Michigan W 63–43  14–7 (6–4)
 Savage Arena (4,076)
Toledo, OH
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Ohio W 76–50  15–7 (7–4)
 Savage Arena (3,364)
Toledo, OH
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois L 52–54  15–8 (7–5)
 Convocation Center (1,305)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Miami (OH) L 56–65  15–9 (7–6)
 Savage Arena (3,704)
Toledo, OH
Feb 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State W 63–62  16–9 (8–6)
 Worthen Arena (4,834)
Muncie, IN
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 73–63  17–9 (9–6)
 Savage Arena (3,377)
Toledo, OH
Mar 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 64–53  18–9 (10–6)
 Savage Arena (4,119)
Toledo, OH
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Michigan W 70–67 2OT 19–9 (11–6)
 Alumni Arena (1,345)
Ypsilanti, MI
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Central Michigan L 45–78  19–10 (11–7)
 McGuirk Arena (2,619)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (6) (11) Ball State
First Round		 W 67–63  20–10
 Savage Arena (4,059)
Toledo, OH
Mar 13, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 (6) vs. (3) Miami (OH)
Quarterfinals		 L 54–72  20–11
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Seton Hall
First Round		 W 71–65  21–11
 Savage Arena (1,289)
Toledo, OH
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Northwestern
Second Round		 L 47–54  21–12
 Savage Arena (1,879)
Toledo, OH
*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 - 2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utrockets.com.
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