Women's Basketball

Toledo Runs Past Long Beach State, 64-43

Monday's Women's Basketball Results
Toledo 64, Long Beach State 43
No. 19 Ohio State 95, Western Michigan 47
Story Courtesy of Toledo Athletic Communications

Toledo 64, Long Beach State 43
Box Score
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Toledo women's basketball team dominated the final three quarters to command its way to a 64-43 victory over Long Beach State at the LBS Federal Credit Union Pyramid on Monday.

The Rockets (5-5) outscored the Beach, 52-29, over the final 30 minutes, extending their lead to as much as 26 in the second half. UT put together a strong defensive effort, allowing no more than 17 points in a quarter and just six points each in the second and third periods.

Toledo was dominant on the floor and on the glass, out-shooting the Beach, 47%-29%, and out-rebounding Long Beach State, 37-26. The Rockets assisted on 18 of their 25 baskets, doubled up Long Beach State in the paint, 36-18 and earned a 17-4 advantage in bench points.

Quoting Head Coach Ginny Boggess
"Great job by our whole squad. We had a great trip out here to California and their ability to lock in and handle business on this business trip was really impressive. I loved the way we executed our scout, played some different lineups and got players a lot of minutes tonight."

(On the fan support on the West Coast)
"We had a lot of families here and even some alums, which is really special. I think it speaks to Toledo's fans. The first thing one of our alumni said was she was always proud of our support at road games. Toledo often has more fans than the home team and we even had that today in California. I'm just so grateful this holiday season to pause and reflect on the opportunity I have to be the head coach at Toledo and the opportunity we're able to give our players with this incredible experience."

Rocket Leaders
Miriam Diala – 12 points, 5-of-6 FG, 2-of-2 FT, 2 blocks
Faith Fedd-Robinson – 12 points, 6-of-10 FG, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
Evalyse Cole – 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4-of-6 FG, 2 assists
Lizzy Puot – 7 points, 3-of-3 FG, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block

How It Happened
  • With Toledo up 6-5, the Beach embarked on a 9-2 run over 3:51 to take a 14-8 lead. Miriam Diala converted two baskets in the final minute to cut the deficit to 14-12 at quarter's end.
  • Toledo delivered 6-0 run to snatch a 20-16 lead at the 6:03 mark of the second quarter, before Patricia Anumgba's three extended the edge to 24-16.
  • The Rockets enjoyed a 26-20 lead heading into the break, out-scoring the Beach, 14-6, in the second period.
  • Toledo came out of the locker room firing, using an 11-0 run with three different scorers to take a 40-23 lead with 4:27 left in the third. The Rockets went on to out-score the Beach 19-6 in the period to extend the lead to 45-26.
  • The Rockets extended their lead to as much as 26 in the fourth, out-scoring the Beach, 19-17. Six points from Ella Weaver led UT in the final frame.
  • Game Notes
  • The 43 points allowed was Toledo's lowest of the season, and the first time the Rockets allowed less than 50 since last year's MAC Tournament semifinals against Buffalo (49).
  • The second and third quarters were Toledo's lowest-scoring defensive quarters (6) and the first half was the lowest-scoring defensive half (20) of the season.
  • Miriam Diala's 12 points were two away from her season high and was the fourth time she has scored in double figures this season.
  • Evalyse Cole's eight rebounds were a season high and tied her career best.
  • Seven different Rockets scored at least six points on the afternoon.
  • Toledo has now out-rebounded opponents in seven of its last eight games and has a +10 or better margin four times in that span.