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
2017–18 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo16–2 .889  29–6  .829
Miami (OH)12–6 .667  21–11  .656
Ohio9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Kent State5–13 .278  13–19  .406
Bowling Green3–15 .167  11–19  .367
Akron3–15 .167  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan †17–1 .944  30–5  .857
Ball State13–5 .722  25–7  .781
Western Michigan9–9 .500  18–15  .545
Toledo8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Illinois7–11 .389  15–15  .500
Eastern Michigan6–12 .333  11–20  .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  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. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. Graham Hays. "Toledo Rockets Women's Basketball - Rockets News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. Toledo Rockets. "Toledo Rockets on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. "University of Toledo Athletics - 2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utrockets.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
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