TOLEDO, Ohio \u2013 In its final game before conference play, the Toledo women’s basketball team heads to the Pacific to face Long Beach State on Monday, Dec. 22. Tipoff is at 3:00 p.m. ET\/Noon PT from the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.<\/p>\n
The Rockets (4-5) defeated Wayne State, 75-63 at home on Wednesday. Kendall Carruthers<\/a> led the Rockets with 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting and 6-of-7 from the free throw line. The Rockets are 1-3 on the road this season.<\/p>\n The Beach (0-10) fell to No. 4 UCLA, 106-44 on Saturday.<\/p>\n The two sides will match up for the second straight season. Toledo defeated LBSU, 79-72 at Savage Arena on Nov. 22, 2024. Carruthers scored 19 points in that contest, while Cadence Dykstra<\/a> tallied seven assists.<\/p>\n Toledo at Long Beach State Opening Tips
Rockets in the MAC Rankings<\/p>\n
\nMonday, Dec. 22 | 3:00 p.m. ET
\nLong Beach, Calif. | Walter Pyramid
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\n\tToledo has gotten 20-point efforts in back-to-back games. First, Ella Weaver<\/a> broke out for 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting for at No. 21 Ohio State before Carruthers scored 20 against Wayne State.
\n\tCarruthers has scored 20 points twice this season, and in double figures in seven of Toledo’s nine contests.
\n\tWeaver has had the hot hand from beyond the three-point line, shooting 7-of-12 (58.3) across the games against Ohio State and Wayne State.
\n\tLike Carruthers, sophomore Faith Fedd-Robinson<\/a> has scored in double figures in seven games this season, with 16 points and eight rebounds against the Warriors. She leads Toledo with 5.8 rebounds per game and has grabbed at least seven boards four times this season.
\n\tToledo has won the rebounding battle in six of its last seven games, with a +10 or better margin in three of those games. The Rockets are coming off a season-best +15 rebound margin against Wayne State.
\n\tLed by Weaver’s precision, the Rockets have been strong from deep the last two games, shooting 42.9% and 46.2%, respectively, the two highest percentages from three in the last three games.
\n\tThe Rockets kept Wayne State off the free throw line in Wednesday’s win, committing a season-low 11 personal fouls and only allowing eight free throw attempts.
\n\tToledo last played a game in the Golden State in the 2023-24 season, defeating SMU, 74-73 at the\u00a0buzzer and North Dakota State, 73-58 at the San Diego Classic.
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\n\tKendall Carruthers<\/a><\/a>\u00a0is now eighth in the league with 14.2 points per game. Faith Fedd-Robinson<\/a> now sits 17th, averaging 12.3 per contest.
\n\tFedd-Robinson is also 14th in the league with the 5.8 rebounds per contest.
\n\tPatricia Anumgba<\/a> is fourth in the league in free throw percentage, shooting 87.5% (21-of-24) from the line.
\n\tEvalyse Cole<\/a> is 11th in the league at 49.3% from the floor, while Carruthers has improved to 48.0%, 14th in the league.
\n\tThe Rockets allow just 30.2 rebounds per game to their opponents, the fewest in the MAC.
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