2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Rockets, led by tenth year head coach Tricia Cullop , played 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
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
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
ESCCRedlands 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
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
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
^ "University of Toledo Athletics - WBB Quick Facts" (PDF) . Utrockets.com. November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Graham Hays. "Toledo Rockets Women's Basketball - Rockets News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ Toledo Rockets. "Toledo Rockets on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
^ "University of Toledo Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Utrockets.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018 .
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