KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Toledo lost to Western Michigan 84-72 in Saturday’s Mid-American Conference women’s basketball opener at University Arena.
The Rockets behind early against the Broncos (8-4, 1-0 MAC) and could not recover, ending an 11-game winning streak in the series.
“Even though we spotted them an early lead, I thought we played hard and never gave up,” Toledo coach Tricia Cullop said. “I was proud of our team’s effort. We could have thrown in the towel early on, but we did not. We kept on fighting for 40 minutes.”
Senior Mariella Santucci led Toledo with a season-high 20 points and a career-best 11 rebounds for her fifth career double-double.