A Pair of MAC Champions: Women's Basketball Repeat as Conference Champs

The women’s basketball team won their third consecutive Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship with an 83-61 victory over Kent State on Mar. 9. The Rockets ended the regular season with a record of 17-1 in the MAC and 25-4 overall.

Toledo went into the MAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed. They defeated No. 8 seed Western Michigan 72-61 in the quarterfinals on Mar. 13 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, but fell to No. 4 seed Buffalo 74- 77 on Mar 15.

Fifth-year senior Sophia Wiard was named Mid-American conference Player of the Year and Tricia Cullop was named the MAC Coach of the Year for the third year in a row, for a combined total of six times.

With the Mar. 9 win over Kent State, Coach Cullop has won 350 games as Toledo women’s basketball coach.

Fifth-year senior Quinesha Lockett made the MAC All-Tournament team. Wiard and Lockett were both named First-Team All-MAC while senior Sammi Mikonowicz made the Third Team.