MILWAUKEE — A familiar sound broke out in the Al McGuire Center Thursday.
“T-O-L!”
“E-D-O!”
In a booming road venue, Toledo played its best when it mattered most, pulling out a 92-82 victory at Marquette to advance to the WNIT Elite Eight. The Rockets outscored Marquette 22-8 in the fourth quarter and held the Golden Eagles to 4-of-19 shooting in the final 10 minutes.
The waning seconds in Section 102 behind the Toledo bench, filled almost entirely with UT supporters, looked like a New Year’s Eve Party.
“It took a valiant effort,” Toledo coach Tricia Cullop said.