2024–25 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

2024–25 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
2024–25 Toledo Rockets women's basketball
Cherokee Invitational Champions
WBIT, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	24–9 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach	Ginny Boggess (1st season);
Associate head coach	Geoff Lanier
Assistant coaches	Jackie Alexander; Takima Keane;
Home arena	Savage Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by first-year head coach Ginny Boggess, played their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Buffalo	13	–	5	.722	30	–	7	.811
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Miami (OH)	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Bowling Green	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Central Michigan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Western Michigan	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Northern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Akron	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Ohio	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17	.056	2	–	27	.069

† 2025 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Rockets finished the 2023–24 season 28–6, 17–1 in MAC play, to finish as MAC regular-season champions for the third consecutive season.^[1] They defeated Western Michigan,^[2] before being upset by #4 seed Buffalo in the semifinals of the MAC tournament.^[3] They received an automatic bid to the WBIT,^[4] where they defeated Cleveland State in the first round^[5] and St. John's in the second round,^[6] before falling to Washington State in the quarterfinals.^[7]

On April 5, 2024, it was announced that longtime head coach Tricia Cullop would be leaving the program after 16 seasons, in order to take the head coaching position at Miami (FL).^[8] On April 9, the school announced that they would be hiring Monmouth head coach Ginny Boggess as Cullop's successor.^[9]

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was picked to finish fifth in the MAC regular season. Toledo received 1 vote to win the MAC Tournament.^[10]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ball State	120 (10)
2	Kent State	104 (2)
3	Buffalo	98
4	Bowling Green	96
5	Toledo	82
T-6	Northern Illinois	64
T-6	Ohio	64
8	Miami (OH)	44
9	Akron	43
10	Western Michigan	34
11	Eastern Michigan	23
12	Central Michigan	20

MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Source:^[10]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team	Player	Year
2nd	Sammi Mikonowicz	Graduate student

Source:^[10]

Roster

2024–25 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Nan Garcia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Penn State	Jeffersonville, Indiana
G	2	Faith Fedd-Robinson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Newark Central High School	Newark, New Jersey
G	4	Kendall Carruthers	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Saint Francis (PA)	Toledo, Ohio
G	9	Heidi Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	J. Addison School	London, Ontario
PF	10	Evalyse Cole	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Easton Area High School	Easton, Pennsylvania
G	11	Destiny Robinson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Fremont Ross High School	Fremont, Ohio
G	12	Ella Weaver	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	William Monroe High School	Ruckersville, Virginia
G	14	Cadence Dykstra	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	West Catholic High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	22	Khera Goss	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Ben Davis High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	23	Kendall Braden	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Toledo Christian Schools	Toledo, Ohio
G	24	Courtney Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	J. Addison School	London, Ontario
G/F	33	Sammi Mikonowicz	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Rossford High School	Rossford, Ohio
F	34	Jessica Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Cicero–North Syracuse High School	Clay, New York
C	51	Hannah Noveroske	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	GS	Indiana	Michigan City, Indiana

Head coach

Ginny Boggess (Wingate)

Assistant coach(es)

Geoff Lanier (Southern Connecticut)
Jackie Alexander (Cumberlands)
Takima Keane (Cleveland State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 2:00 pm		Findlay	W 87–54	–	16 – Goss	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall MAC–SBC Challenge	W 71–68	1–0	16 – Noveroske	8 – Noveroske	4 – Goss	Savage Arena (3,754) Toledo, OH
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa	L 57–94	1–1	17 – Mikonowicz	7 – Noveroske	5 – Dykstra	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA
November 17, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 76–73	2–1	19 – Goss	7 – Tied	3 – Carruthers	Savage Arena (4,023) Toledo, OH
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 79–72	3–1	19 – Carruthers	5 – Tied	7 – Dykstra	Savage Arena (4,046) Toledo, OH
November 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy Navy Classic	W 58–51	4–1	27 – Mikonowicz	11 – Garcia	2 – Tied	Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. No. 10 Maryland Navy Classic	L 70–92	4–2	13 – Garcia	6 – Dykstra	5 – Carruthers	Alumni Hall (887) Annapolis, MD
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercyhurst	W 70–66	5–2	15 – Fedd-Robinson	12 – Mikonowicz	2 – Tied	Savage Arena (3,814) Toledo, OH
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, Stadium		vs. Troy Cherokee Invitational semifinals	W 70–62	6–2	13 – Mikonowicz	9 – Mikonowicz	6 – Dykstra	Harrah's Cherokee (678) Cherokee, NC
December 19, 2024* 9:30 pm, Stadium		vs. Liberty Cherokee Invitational championship	W 71–63	7–2	18 – Goss	9 – Noveroske	3 – Goss	Harrah's Cherokee (1,176) Cherokee, NC
December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Defiance	W 114–30	8–2	16 – Fedd-Robinson	9 – Cook	7 – Robinson	Savage Arena (4,241) Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 58–59	8–3 (0–1)	16 – Carruthers	9 – Mikonowicz	3 – Robinson	Savage Arena (3,830) Toledo, OH
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	W 74–54	9–3 (1–1)	20 – Mikonowicz	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (276) Akron, OH
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	W 70–59	10–3 (2–1)	12 – Goss	9 – Robinson	4 – Carruthers	Savage Arena (4,055) Toledo, OH
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 71–66	11–3 (3–1)	20 – Mikonowicz	6 – Tied	3 – Carruthers	McGuirk Arena (1,162) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	L 38–41	11–4 (3–2)	11 – Goss	8 – Fedd-Robinson	2 – Tied	University Arena (711) Kalamazoo, MI
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 80–65	12–4 (4–2)	23 – Goss	7 – Robinson	5 – Tied	Savage Arena (4,337) Toledo, OH
January 20, 2025 11:00 am, CBSSN		at Ball State	L 63–77	12–5 (4–3)	17 – Garcia	8 – Mikonowicz	4 – Robinson	Worthen Arena (1,810) Muncie, IN
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 80–68	13–5 (5–3)	21 – Carruthers	6 – Tied	7 – Garcia	Savage Arena (6,527) Toledo, OH
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 64–59	14–5 (6–3)	17 – Tied	6 – Tied	5 – Garcia	Savage Arena (4,187) Toledo, OH
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 77–49	15–5 (7–3)	17 – Mikonowicz	6 – Tied	4 – Dykstra	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,055) Ypsilanti, MI
February 5, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 58–55	16–5 (8–3)	14 – Tied	9 – Mikonowicz	4 – Tied	Alumni Arena (4,906) Amherst, NY
February 8, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion MAC–SBC Challenge	W 56–52	17–5	13 – Garcia	14 – Mikonowicz	7 – Carruthers	Chartway Arena (1,646) Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	W 75–54	18–5 (9–3)	16 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Savage Arena (5,227) Toledo, OH
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	W 70–66	19–5 (10–3)	23 – Mikonowicz	9 – Garcia	6 – Carruthers	Savage Arena (4,158) Toledo, OH
February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 72–81	19–6 (10–4)	18 – Garcia	7 – Tied	4 – Cook	Stroh Center (3,687) Bowling Green, OH
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Buffalo	W 71–68	20–6 (11–4)	15 – Fedd-Robinson	5 – Mikonowicz	6 – Dykstra	Savage Arena (4,037) Toledo, OH
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 80–70	21–6 (12–4)	20 – Carruthers	5 – Mikonowicz	5 – Dykstra	Savage Arena (4,532) Toledo, OH
March 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 79–70	22–6 (13–4)	19 – Mikonowicz	7 – Mikonowicz	3 – Carruthers	Convocation Center (480) DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 62–69	22–7 (13–5)	14 – Garcia	10 – Garcia	3 – Garcia	MAC Center (1,754) Kent, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2025 ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Central Michigan Quarterfinals	W 76–58	23–7	18 – Mikonowicz	6 – Mikonowicz	5 – Carruthers	Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH
March 14, 2025 ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Buffalo Semifinals	W 56–49	24–7	13 – Garcia	15 – Garcia	3 – Mikonowicz	Rocket Arena (2,797) Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2025 CBSSN	(2)	vs. (1) Ball State Championship	L 58–65	24–8	17 – Carruthers	7 – Mikonowicz	3 – Fedd-Robinson	Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH
WBIT
March 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		(2) Minnesota First round	L 53–65	24–9	11 – Goss	10 – Mikonowicz	2 – Mikonowicz	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[11]^[12]

References

↑ "Toledo Clinches Third Straight Regular Season Title". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Second-Half Surge Gives Toledo 72-61 Victory Over WMU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". UToledo News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Toledo women's basketball season crumbles in devastating MAC tournament loss to Buffalo". The Blade. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Toledo Advances Past Cleveland State in the WBIT". BCSN. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "St. John's basketball falls to Toledo in WBIT second round". Storm the Paint. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "WBIT: Bella Murekatete lifts Washington State over Toledo 63-61, as Cougs head to semifinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Miami finalizes deal with Toledo's Tricia Cullop to become women's coach, replacing Katie Meier". AP News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Monmouth women's basketball coach Ginny Boggess bolting for Toledo". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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↑ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Toledo Rockets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[1] "Toledo Clinches Third Straight Regular Season Title". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[2] "Second-Half Surge Gives Toledo 72-61 Victory Over WMU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". UToledo News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[3] "Toledo women's basketball season crumbles in devastating MAC tournament loss to Buffalo". The Blade. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[4] "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[5] "Toledo Advances Past Cleveland State in the WBIT". BCSN. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[6] "St. John's basketball falls to Toledo in WBIT second round". Storm the Paint. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[7] "WBIT: Bella Murekatete lifts Washington State over Toledo 63-61, as Cougs head to semifinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[8] "Miami finalizes deal with Toledo's Tricia Cullop to become women's coach, replacing Katie Meier". AP News. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[9] "Monmouth women's basketball coach Ginny Boggess bolting for Toledo". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[poll-10] 1 2 3 "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[11] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[12] "Toledo Rockets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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