TOLEDO, Ohio \u2013 For the 17th time in program history, the Toledo women’s basketball team will play in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game. No. 6 seed Toledo will face No. 1 seed Miami on Saturday, March 14 at 11:00 a.m.
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\nThe game will air nationally on CBS Sports Network and also on the Rocket Radio Network.<\/p>\n
The Rockets (17-14) upset No. 2 seed Ball State, 69-65 in the semifinals. Toledo evaporated an early deficit to take a 30-29 lead into halftime. After leading much of the second half, Toledo took the lead for good with 8:16 left and held off tying\/go-ahead chances from Ball State late. Patricia Anumgba<\/a> shined offensively, with a career-high 29 points on 11-of-22 from the field and 3-of-6 from three. Ella Weaver<\/a> and Kendall Carruthers<\/a> chipped in double-figure efforts with 14 and 12, respectively.<\/p>\n The RedHawks (27-6) knocked off No. 5 seed Ohio in the semifinals, 80-52. Amber Scalia led the way with 22 points. No. 6 Toledo vs. No. 1 Ball State Recapping the Semifinals
Opening Tips<\/p>\n
Rockets in the MAC Rankings<\/p>\n
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\nThe two sides’ only meeting in the regular season was on Jan. 3, a 63-55 Miami victory in Oxford.<\/p>\n
\nMAC Tournament Championship Game
\nSaturday, March 14 |11:00 a.m.
\nCleveland, Ohio | Rocket Arena
\nWatch:\u00a0CBS Sports Network | Live Stats<\/a> | Tickets<\/a>
\nListen: WCWA 1230AM\/Varsity App<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n\tDown 29-19 in the second quarter, Toledo stormed into the lead on an 11-0 run, buoyed by three three-pointers from Patricia Anumgba<\/a>.
\n\tThe Rockets used another surge \u2013 a 10-0 run in the third to take a 42-35 lead. UT stayed in the lead after three quarters, ahead 52-49. Tied 53-53 in the fourth, the Rockets rattled off 8-of-10 points to take a 61-55 lead.
\n\tWith Toledo up 65-63, the Rockets’ defense stymied several Ball State chances to tie the game. Then, Kendall Carruthers<\/a> and Patricia Anumgba<\/a> each made two free throws to finish the game.
\n\tAnumgba finished with a career-high 29 points and added nine rebounds, three steals and two assists. She shot 11-of-22 from the field and 3-of-6 from three.
\n\tElla Weaver<\/a> scored 14 points and knocked down 2-of-3 three-point attempts and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe. Kendall Carruthers<\/a> added 12 points.
\n\tMiriam Diala<\/a> joined Anumgba with a team-high nine rebounds., with three on the offensive glass.
\n\tToledo out-rebounded a taller Ball State team, 40-37, after being out-rebounded, 50-38 in the program’s meeting on March 7.
\n\tThe Rockets held the league’s top scoring offense (78.7\/game) to its second-fewest points since Feb. 1.
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\n\tThe Rockets will play in the championship game for the 17th time in program history and third time in its past four seasons. Toledo will look for its 10th title in program history.
\n\tSince 2022, Toledo is 9-3 in the MAC Tournament, and has reached three title games and all five semifinals.
\n\tToledo has out-rebounded 23-of-31 opponents this season. UT was +15 in the rebound column against UMass in the quarterfinals and +3 against Ball State in the semifinals.
\n\tUT has out-rebounded opponents by double-digits 14 times this season.
\n\tThe Rockets’ defense has held eight MAC opponents under 55 points this season and are 8-0 in such instances. This includes five opponents under 50 points.
\n\tPatricia Anumgba<\/a> leads Toledo with 12.8 points per game. She is averaging 24.0 points in the MAC Tournament on 18-of-41 (.439) shooting, along with 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals.
\n\tAnumgba’s 29-point outing\u00a0on Friday was her eighth game over 20 points in the calendar year 2026.
\n\tKendall Carruthers<\/a> averages 12.3 points per game, including 14.0\u00a0in the MAC Tournament. She has scored at least 10 points in 20 games this season, including three outings of over 20 points.
\n\tOver her last six games, junior Ella Weaver<\/a> has averaged 15.7 points and 2.8 three-pointers made.
\n\tWith Anumgba’s double-double against UMass on Wednesday, four Rockets have earned double-doubles this season \u2013 Anumgba, Faith Fedd-Robinson<\/a> (3), Evalyse Cole<\/a> (2) and Ella Weaver<\/a> (2).
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\n\tToledo is third in scoring defense, allowing just 63.1 points\/game. Toledo entered the tournament allowing 60.9 points\/game to conference opponents, second-fewest in the league.
\n\tOn the glass, the Rockets lead the league in rebounds allowed to their opponents (31.4), and also rank third in team defensive rebounds (26.0) and rebound margin (+5.9).
\n\tToledo’s rebound margin ranked 47th nationally entering Friday’s games.
\n\tThe Rockets’ defense allows just a 29.8% opponent three-point percentage, second-lowest in the league.
\n\tFrom beyond the arc, Patricia Anumgba<\/a> is 17th with a .338 three-point percentage, while Ella Weaver<\/a> is 25th at .318. Weaver is 11th (1.7) and Anumgba 16th (1.5) in three-point makes per game.
\n\tDefensively, Anumgba is 10th in the league with 1.8 steals\/game.
\n\tKendall Carruthers<\/a> is 13th in the MAC in assists, dishing out 2.9\/game, including a team-high five in the BSU win.
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