ROCKETS OUT-MUSCLED IN LOSS

Saturday, it was another close game, and, for Toledo, another agonizing loss, as the Buffalo Bulls used their inside muscle to defeat the Rockets 72-65 on the Savage Arena hardwood.  (more)

   

INGERSOLL LEADS TOLEDO TO WIN OVER AKRON 

Courtney Ingersoll poured in 23 points Wednesday evening to help lift Toledo to a 71-60 win over the visiting Akron Zips on Nichols Court in front of 3,514 appreciative fans.. (more)

   

OFFICIAL SIGNING CLASS

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TURNOVERS TAKE DOWN ROCKETS 

Toledo, fresh off of a 63-61 road victory against Miami back on Wednesday, was looking to make a statement with a home win against the Flashes and for the first 20 minutes of the contest the home team played the visitors almost to a standstill. (more)

   

TORRID SECOND HALF PROPELS ROCKETS TO WIN

Toledo spotted the Miami Redhawks a game-opening 11-0 lead in the first five minutes of the contest before finally settling in to thump the visitors, 79-66, thanks some blistering Savage Arena shooting in the second half. (more)

   

FOUR MORE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS

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NAAMA SHAFIR IS RETURNING FOR HER FINAL YEAR

Following Wednesday's media conference covering the win over Ball State, Naama Shafir formally announced that she would be returning to the University of Toledo to play a final year. (more)

   

RICHARDSON SHINES AS ROCKETS BEAT BALL STATE

A stellar offense performance by junior Yolanda Richardson coupled with a strong defensive effort by the rest of the Toledo players proved to be the winning combination as the Rockets upended the Ball State Cardinals 63-48 in a Wednesday game at Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS DISMANTLE NORTHERN ILLINOIS, 71-41

Toledo picks up first MAC win over the Huskies. (more)

   

PAGE TO ENTER NFL DRAFT

Toledo junior wide receiver Eric Page announced today that he will leave school and enter the NFL draft. (more)

 

   

RALLY FALLS SHORT AGAINST EASTERN MICHIGAN

Toledo spotted the Eastern Michigan Eagles a 14-point, 47-33, half-time lead at Savage Arena Wednesday evening and that point margin was enough to send the visitors back to Ypsilanti, MI with a 70-66 conference win. (more)

   

ROCKETS LOSE HEARTBREAKER AT THE BUZZER

For the third time this season the Toledo Rockets have gone down to the wire against an opponent at Savage Arena, and for the third time, the home team has tasted nothing but bitter defeat. (more)

   

TOLEDO TOPS CENTRAL MICHIGAN IN THRILLER

The mark of a mature, veteran team is how well it responds to adversity. Fresh off a heart-breaking 70-67 road loss at Western Michigan three days ago, the Toledo Rockets twice found themselves on the short end of double-digit deficits against a very young but very talented Central Michigan squad.  (more)

   

ROCKETS BURY INDIANA-NORTHWEST

In a game that was a total mismatch from the opening tip, the Toledo Rockets thoroughly pummeled NAIA Indiana-Northwest, 107-43 in front of an announced crowd of 3,652 at Savage Arena. (more)

   

UT FALTERS IN SECOND HALF FOR YEAR-END LOSS

The Marquette Golden Eagles took advantage of some Toledo defensive lapses, and a few turnovers, to break open a close game midway through the second half and claim a year-ending 69-60 out-of-conference victory over the Midnight Blue and Gold. (more)

   

ROCKETS FALL TO CLEVELAND STATE

After Toledo's thrilling 42-41 victory over the Air Force Academy in the Military Bowl, many of the Rocket fans who had ventured out to Savage Arena to view the game on the large scoreboard screens, were hoping for a similar outcome to the men's basketball game that was on the menu immediately following the gridiron event. (more)

   

LATE BASKET DOOMS ROCKETS

For the second time in 10 days Toledo has gone to the wire against a visiting team only to lose the game on a last-second basket by the opponent. Back on December 10, Loyola sank a shot with one-second on the clock to beat the Rockets, 55-57. (more)

   

CAMPBELL NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

It certainly didn't take Mike O'Brien long to name a new head football coach. Just four days after Tim Beckman accepted the head coaching position at Illinois, O'Brien named Matt Campbell as UT's next head man. (more)

   

TOLEDO EDGED ON LAST SECOND SHOT

The are any number of ways to lose a basketball game. Then there is the way that Toledo did it Saturday afternoon. (more)

   

ROCKETS POUND CLEVELAND STATE

Two days after losing a close game to nationally-ranked Wisconsin-Green Bay , the Toledo Rocket women evened the score with the Horizon League by pummeling the visiting Cleveland State Vikings, 81-42. (more)

   

O'BRIEN DISCUSSES BECKMAN, FOOTBALL FUTURE

Toledo athletics director Mike O'Brien this afternoon announced that assistant football coach Jason Campbell will assume the position as interim head coach, as Tim Beckman has accepted a position at the University of Illinois. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN FALTER AGAINST GREEN BAY

Wisconsin-Green Bay used a 12-0 run early in the second half to turn a four-point Toledo lead into an eight-point deficit, allowing the Phoenix to ultimately  grind out a 72-65 win on Nichols Court.. (more)

   

TOLEDO NO MATCH FOR TEMPLE

The Temple Owls used a strong performance on the glass coupled with a 52.8 per-cent shooting night to power past the host Toledo Rockets, 77-58, Wednesday evening in Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS OUTLAST COLORADO STATE

Toledo used a balanced scoring attack and a stingy defense to upend the visiting Colorado State Rams, 58-51, in a Sunday afternoon contest at Savage Arena.  (more)

   

UT WOMEN DOWN IONA ON KIDS DAY

Strong rebounding and a late second-half offensive surge by Toledo proved to be the ticket to a hard-fought 54-42 win over the visiting Iona Gaels in a rare Thursday morning game at Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS OUTLAST UNC-WILMINGTON FOR WIN NUMBER FIVE

The Toledo Rockets overcame a 10-point deficit thirteen minutes into their game with the University of North Carolina-Wilmington in Savage Arena to post a 75-73 win over the Seahawks. (more)

   

TOLEDO WINS HOME OPENER

The Toledo Rockets returned home to Savage Arena, and came away with a convincing 82-67 win over Illinois-Chicago. (more)

   

SECOND HALF SURGE POWERS TOLEDO PAST ALBANY

On a rainy evening when the shots wouldn't fall, the Toledo Rockets once again turned on the defensive pressure to claim a 53-39 win over the University of Albany.. (more)

   

ROCKETS DO IT WITH DEFENSE

The Toledo Rockets opened the 2011-12 season in impressive fashion with a 61-51 win over the Dayton Flyers in front of 3,467 appreciative fans at Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS EDGE WESTERN MICHIGAN IN SHOOTOUT

For a second straight game, UT got into a crazy offensive contest with a MAC west foe. While the Rockets fell short against Northern Illinois, the Toledo running game was the extra spark that helped Toledo to an amazing 66-63 win over Western Michigan on Senior Night in the Glass Bowl. (more)

   

ROCKETS TOP ASHLAND IN EXHIBITION WIN

Toledo opened the 2011-12 basketball season with a 51-36 Saturday win over D-II Ashland University in front of an estimated 1,200 fans at Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKET MEN IMPRESSIVE IN EXHIBITION WIN

Coach Tod Kowalczyk took the wraps off of the 2011-12 University of Toledo basketball team Thursday evening at Savage Arena, and the end result was a resounding 88-62 exhibition win over the University of Northwestern Ohio. (more)

   

ROCKETS STAY UNBEATEN IN MAC

Toledo ran its MAC record to 4-0 with a 49-28 Homecoming victory over Miami.. (more)

   

MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY REPORT

After last season's 4-28 record, UT head basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk looks at this season as a new beginning for his program. (more)

   

ROCKETS EDGE FALCONS 28-21

Toledo remained unbeaten in MAC play, but it certainly wasn't easy at a windy Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green. (more)

   

HOT QUARTERBACKS SPARK ROUT OVER EMU

Toledo quarterbacks Austin Dantin and Terrance Owens completed an amazing 27 of 30 passing attempts, as the Rockets defeated Eastern Michigan 54-16 at the Glass Bowl. (more)

   

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY

Today was the day that Tricia Cullop and her Toledo Rockets have been waiting for ever since the team successfully ended its fairy-tale run through the post-season WNIT Tournament. (more)

   

ROCKETS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH BRONCOS

Boise quarterback Kellen Moore threw for 455 yards and five touchdowns as the Broncos defeated Toledo 40-15 in front of 28,905 fans at the Glass Bowl. (more)

   

HEARTBREAKER AT OHIO STATE

Toledo had its chance for the biggest upset in school history. Trailing Ohio State 27-22, sophomore quarterback Terrance Owens drove the Rockets from their own 28 to the OSU's 16- yard line. But that was it for UT. (more)

   

ROCKETS OVERWHELM NEW HAMPSHIRE IN OPENER

Toledo needed this. A fast start against a good opponent in the Glass Bowl to prepare for a string of three straight difficult games against Ohio State, Boise State and Syracuse. (more)

 

   

FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY INTERVIEW WITH TIM BECKMAN

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ILLINOIS BIG MAN COMMITS TO ROCKETS

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TWO MORE FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS

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MICHIGAN TIGHT END IS ROCKETS' SIXTH COMMITMENT

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON RECAP

While the story of the Toledo Rockets’ final six games of the 2010-11 season doesn't quite match the tale of the mythological phoenix rising from the ashes.... (more)

   

DANTIN LEADS GOLD TEAM TO VICTORY

Junior quarterback Austin Dantin played an excellent game, and led the Gold squad over the Blue 35-14 in the annual Spring Game. (more)

   

 

TOLEDO WEARS THE 2011 WNIT CROWN

The post season has been a magical journey for the MAC Champion Toledo Rockets and the team reached the top of the mountain with a well-earned 76-68 final victory over the Trojans of Southern California on Saturday. (more)

   

ROCKETS ROMP TO WNIT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

A Final Four game isn't supposed to be a blowout but don't tell that to the University of Toledo Rockets who rolled the University of North Carolina-Charlotte on Tuesday evening, 83-60, to advance to the WNIT championship game. (more)

   

ROCKETS REACH FINAL FOUR

Toledo overcame a poor first half of shooting to grab a 71-68 overtime victory over Big East member Syracuse and qualify for the WNIT final four. (more)

   

 

ROCKETS WIN – ADVANCE TO THE ELITE EIGHT!

Toledo continued its run through the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday evening, defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide, 74-59. (more)

   

TOLEDO OVERPOWERS AUBURN FOR WNIT WIN

Yolanda Richardson picked the perfect day to have her strongest game of the season as Toledo thumped Auburn 67-52 in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. (more)

   

LATE HEROICS GIVE ROCKETS WNIT WIN

Down by four points with less than two minutes to play, a freshman who seems to get better with each game, and a senior who wasn't ready for the season to end, both stepped to the head of the class, giving the Toledo Rockets a hard-fought, well-earned 58-55 win over the Delaware Blue Hens. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN ARE MAC CHAMPS!

Wednesday evening was very special at Savage Arena as the Toledo Rockets shot their way to the Mid-American Conference Championship with an 85-75 win over the visiting Central Michigan Chippewas. (more)

   

CENTRAL MICHIGAN TOO MUCH FOR TOLEDO IN HOME FINALE

Tuesday was Senior Night at Savage Arena and both of the Rocket seniors, Justin Anyijong and Anthony Wright, were in the starting lineup for Toledo. (more)

   

HUSKIES TAKE DOWN ROCKETS IN OVERTIME

As the clock wound down to the final minutes of regulation time in Toledo’s game with visiting Northern Illinois on Saturday evening, it looked as if the Rockets might actually get a rare victory, something the team has desperately needed since mid January. (more)

   

TOLEDO WOMEN TRIUMPH IN THRILLER

With Wednesday’s win, Toledo is now the West Division Champ and can do no worse than having a share of the MAC overall championship. (more)

 

   

EASTERN ILLINOIS HANDLES TOLEDO IN BRACKETBUSTER GAME

A short-handed Toledo team also came up very short Saturday evening against the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 75-58, in an ESPN-Sears BracketBuster game at Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS FLATTEN WESTERN MICHIGAN, 76-39

 

Toledo improved to 11-1 in conference play on Wednesday with a 76-39 beat-down of the visiting Western Michigan Broncos. (more)

   

ROCKETS LOSE HEARTBREAKER

Junior forward Julian Mavunga scored on a putback with two seconds remaining in the game to give the Miami Redhawks a 68-66 win over the Toledo Rockets at Savage Arena. (more)

 

   

ROCKET WOMEN SWEEP THE EAST

For the second time this season the University of Toledo women’s basketball team was the opening act of a Toledo Twin-Bill, and for the second time this season the ladies received a standing ovation from the audience for their performance. (more)

   

FOUR CAN'T MISS RECRUITS

College coaches, and fans for that matter, believe that every recruit will be a contributor to their program. (more)

   

UPDATED FOOTBALL COMMITMENT LIST

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ROCKETS TOPPLE KENT STATE FOR BIG WIN

UT was going head-to-head with the Kent State Golden Flashes in a big cross-division match up that featured the leaders of their respective divisions. Toledo and Kent were both 6-1 in conference play. (more)

   

BIG RECEIVER COMMITS TO TOLEDO

6-3 Justin Olack gives the Rockets another sure-handed receiver with top end speed. (more)

   

FALCONS JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH FOR TOLEDO

In a rare Tuesday evening game, the Toledo Rockets put up a strong fight against the Bowling Green Falcons at Savage Arena, but at the end of forty minutes the visitors escaped with a 70-64 win. (more)

   

ROCKETS STUMBLE AGAINST BALL STATE

For 25 minutes on Saturday evening the Toledo Rockets hung tough with division-leading Ball State in Game Two of a Savage Arena double header, matching the Cardinals basket-for-basket and defensive stop-for-defensive stop... (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN DEFEAT BUFFALO TO STAY ATOP MAC WEST

Saturday afternoon was bitterly cold with the temperature struggling to work its way up to double digits in the Glass City, but inside of warm Savage Arena, preparations were being made to play a basketball double header. (more)

   

ROCKETS CORRAL WESTERN MICHIGAN FOR FIRST MAC WIN

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DEFENSE RULES THE EVENING IN ROCKET WIN

 

“A defensive juggernaut,” that’s how Tricia Cullop described the battle waged on Nichols Court between Toledo and the visiting Northern Illinois Huskies. (more)

 

 

   

MID-YEAR FOOTBALL SIGNINGS

The University of Toledo football program got a head start on its 2011 recruiting class with the addition of eight student-athletes, including Keenen Gibbbs left, who will join the team this semester. (more)

 

   

ROCKETS HUMBLED IN MAC OPENER

Toledo took one on the chin Saturday evening in Savage Arena as the visiting Eastern Michigan Eagles pummeled the Midnight Blue and Gold in the conference opener for both teams, 71-48. (more)

   

DEFENSE SPARKLES IN WIN OVER BALL STATE

The Toledo Rockets came up with a stellar defensive performance against the visiting Ball State Cardinals Wednesday evening, and the result was a 63-46 win in the conference opener for both schools. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN BEGIN THE NEW YEAR WITH A WIN

Toledo got a combined 42 points from post players Melissa Goodall and Yolanda Richardson as the Rockets celebrated the New Year with a 71-55 win over the visiting “Fighting Sioux” of North Dakota University. (more)

   

ROCKET MEN GET NUMBER 3 IN A ROMP

The Toledo Rockets got a breather for the first time this season as the Midnight Blue and Gold smothered Indiana University Northwest, 80-44 at Savage Arena. (more)

   

LATE HEROICS SAVE WIN FOR ROCKETS

Rockets hold on to defeat Wisconsin-Milwaukee. (more)

   

STRONG SECOND HALF PROPELS ROCKETS PAST FGCU

For the second consecutive game the Toledo Rockets came out of the locker room after intermission to outplay an opponent and, for the second consecutive game, left the floor after the final horn with a win, 75-63. (more)

   

STRONG SECOND HALF LIFTS ROCKETS PAST INDIANA

Rockets get big win over Indiana. (more)

   

AT LAST, A WIN!

It took the Toledo Rockets 10 games to get their first victory of this season, a 75-72 overtime win over visiting Valparaiso, but when it finally came, it was a hard-fought gritty team effort that had the 4,078 fans at Savage Arena animated and on their feet cheering. (more)

   

ROCKETS SHUTDOWN GOLDEN GRIZZLIES

Senior forward Melissa Goodall led a quartet of Rockets in double figures Friday evening as the Toledo Rockets bested visiting Oakland University, 64-36. (more)

   

ROCKETS SELECTED TO PLAY IN LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL

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ROCKETS NO MATCH FOR CINCINNATI

The Rockets ran into a Cincinnati Bearcat buzz saw Saturday evening at Savage Arena and the final result was an 81-47 blow-out loss. (more)

   

PAGE BREAKOUT GAME LEADS ROCKETS OVER CMU

Toledo sophomore Eric Page had perhaps the greatest single-game performance in Rocket history as he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, caught two touchdown passes and threw another to help UT defeat Central Michigan 42-31. (more)

   

ROCKETS DROP FINALE IN 2K SPORTS CLASSIC

 

The host Toledo Rockets lost their third and final game of the 2K Sports Classic, falling to the College of Charleston (COFC), 64-51 in a Sunday afternoon game at Savage Arena. (more)

 

 

   

RUNNIN’ RAMS TOO MUCH FOR ROCKETS

The Saturday evening game between Toledo and the Rhode Island Rams at Savage Arena looked as if it was quite possibly going to be a blowout loss for the struggling Rockets. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN FALL TO MISSOURI STATE

The Toledo Rockets dug themselves a pretty large hole in the first half of their WNIT consolation game against visiting Missouri State on Saturday afternoon. (more)

   

ROCKETS COME UP SHORT AGAINST UIC

A pair of scoring droughts and some poor free-throwing shooting proved to be the downfall for Toledo as the Rockets dropped a 57-51 decision to the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC). (more)

   

SPEED KILLS FALCONS

Speed kills on the football field. Toledo had it, BG didn't. (more)

   

ROCKETS OUTLAST ST. FRANCIS IN WNIT OPENER

Toledo found a way to overcome a good St. Francis of Pennsylvania team and walk away with a hard-fought 71-66 win in the opening round of the preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament. (more)

   

WOMEN vs SAINT FRANCIS PREVIEW

It’s almost time for the preseason WNIT and the Toledo Rockets will host a first-round game at Savage Arena on Friday, Nov. 12. (more)

   

ILLINOIS PREVIEW

The Rocket men open their season on Wed. Nov, 10 with a road game against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN BREEZE PAST ALASKA-ANCHORAGE

Tricia Cullop’s Rockets took advantage of a cold-shooting University of Alaska-Anchorage team to coast to a 63-37 exhibition win at Savage Arena on Thursday evening. (more)

   

ROCKETS CRUISE TO SECOND EXHIBITION WIN

Six Rockets reached doubles figures as the men’s basketball team defeated the University of Michigan-Dearborn, 92-73, at Savage Arena in the second and final exhibition game of the season. (more)

   

ROCKETS PREVAIL IN EXHIBITION

The 2010-11 edition of the Toledo Rockets basketball team opened its season on Saturday afternoon at Savage Arena with an 82-80 exhibition victory over the Siena Heights Saints. (more)

   

BASKETBALL EXHIBITION GAMES PREVIEW

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MEN’S BASKETBALL OPEN SCRIMMAGE

 

As I watched the Toledo men’s basketball team scrimmaging Saturday afternoon at Savage Arena, it quickly became evident that in just a few months, the program has gone through a complete metamorphosis under the guidance of first-year coach, Tod Kowalczyk and his staff. (more)

 

 

   

MICHIGAN FORWARD COMMITS TO UT

Coach Kowalczyk got his inside banger as Romulus forward Justin Moss decides to become a Rocket. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN BEGIN FALL PRACTICE

Coach Tricia Cullop and her staff welcomed 16 student-athletes onto Bob Nichols Court for the first day of basketball practice this past Monday and judging by the enthusiasm of the group it should be quite a season. (more)

   

CHICAGO AREA POINT GUARD COMMITS

Hillcrest's Julius Brown pledges to Toledo. (more)

   

PAGE EARNS NATIONAL HONOR

Toledo sophomore wide receiver Eric Page was named the national kickoff returner of the week. (more)

   

ARIZONA ROMPS PAST ROCKETS

Toledo ran into a hot Arizona quarterback and a tough defense in falling 41-2 in the 2010 season opener at the Glass Bowl. (more)

   

BECKMAN SEES EARLY PROGRESS

Football practice may be only a few days old, but head coach Tim Beckman is happy with the way his team is progressing. (more)

   

NEW SCOREBOARD READY

The new video board is now completely installed at the Glass Bowl and ready for the 2010 football season. (more)

 

   

MEET SARA MCGRIFF

Rocket Report writer Fred Janiszewski recently interviewed athletic trainer Sara McGriff. (more)

   

KOWALCZYK WORKS TO TURN AROUND UT BASKETBALL

Turning around a basketball program from square one can be a daunting task for any coach. (more)

   

TRICIA CULLOP Q&A

Head coach Tricia Cullop answers questions from basketball writer Fred Janiszewski. (more)

   

A VERY EARLY LOOK AT MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

It's never too early to look ahead to the basketball season. Rocket Report basketball writer Fred Janiszewski looks at all of the MAC teams. (more)

   

BLUE DEFEATS GOLD TEAM IN SPRING GAME

On a very windy evening, the Blue squad defeated the Gold team 21-14 in the annual Spring Football Game. (more)

   

Tod Kowalczyk Named New Basketball Coach

Toledo got a new basketball coach today, as Tod Kowalczyk (Ko-wall-check) was introduced to the press, university officials and fans this afternoon. (more)

   

BLISTERING START HELPS TOLEDO SOAR TO WNIT WIN

If anyone had any doubts about Toledo’s ability to tangle with the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Big East Conference in the first round of the 2010 Women’s Invitational Tournament, well, those doubts were erased quickly. Very quickly! (more)

   
   

POSSIBLE COACHING CANDIDATES

With the surprise resignation of Gene Cross, Toledo is once again searching for a head basketball coach. Here are some possible candidates: (more)

   

RECRUIT PREVIEW - DWIGHT MACON

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ROCKETS BREAK LOSING STREAK WITH WIN OVER BALL STATE

Toledo ended a 19 game losing streak with a 45-42 win over Ball State last night. Although not a thing of beauty, the victory allowed UT to get a MAC win and some positive energy as they head to Northern Illinois on Thursday. (more)

 

   

 

ROCKET WOMEN THROTTLE BALL STATE TO WIN THE WEST

 

It took the Rockets about 25 minutes to get settled in against visiting Ball State on Saturday afternoon but once the team decided to play “Toledo Ball” the result was a 62-48 victory over the reigning MAC West Division champs.  (more)

 

   

BRONCOS HANG LOSS NO.26 ON ROCKETS

Toledo held the Mid-American Conference’s leading scorer to just two points, but the visiting Western Michigan Broncos didn't bat an eyelash as they hammered the Rockets 61-41 at Savage Arena on Wednesday evening. (more)

   

STREAK NOW AT 17 FOR PLUMMETING ROCKETS

A first-half meltdown by the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday evening destined the hapless hosts to yet another conference defeat, and their seventeenth consecutive loss of the season. (more)

 

 

   

TOLEDO NOTCHES NO. 20 AGAINST WESTERN MICHIGAN

 

MAC West Division leader Toledo spanked the visiting Western Michigan Broncos 65-41 at Savage Arena on Saturday. (more)

 

   

SHORTHANDED ROCKETS DEFEAT AKRON

 

Toledo took another step in its quest for the MAC West Division title with a 74-68 win over Akron at Savage Arena on Wednesday evening. (more)

 

 

   

ROCKETS CAN'T SEAL DEAL AGAINST BUFFALO

 For the first 30 minutes of Toledo’s game with Buffalo at Savage Arena, it looked as if Saturday evening might contain the magic moment when UT would put an end to its disheartening13-game losing streak. (more)

   

INSIDE THE 2010 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS

A look at the 27 players who make up Toledo's recruiting class. (more)

   

OFFICIAL 2010 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS

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FETTERMAN TRAINING CENTER MEDIA TOUR

The media got a chance to tour the Fetterman Training Center today, and everyone came away impressed. (more)

   

ROCKETS TOPPLE FALCONS IN THRILLER

In what can only be described as an electrifying atmosphere, the host Toledo Rockets came from behind to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons, 66-63 at Savage Arena on Saturday afternoon. (more)

   

ROCKET SKID CONTINUES WITH LOSS TO KENT

It was a different day and a different opponent, but the script read the same for the Toledo Rockets as the hard-luck home team suffered its 10th consecutive loss of the season.  (more)

   

STRONG POST PLAY, FREE THROWS POWER ROCKETS PAST MIAMI

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ROCKET MEN PLAY BETTER – BUT STILL NO CIGAR

 

Toledo had a very real opportunity to put an end to its current losing streak on Wednesday evening, but poor shooting coupled with some late second-half defensive lapses allowed the West Division front-runners to escape Savage Arena with a 58-54 win. (more)

   

SEVEN NEW PLAYERS JOIN THE FOOTBALL ROCKETS THIS SEMESTER

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ROCKETS TOPPLE EAGLES FOR WEST DIVISION LEAD

Rocket women defeat EMU 72-63. (more)

 

   

CHIPPEWAS HAND ROCKETS ANOTHER LOSS

The Toledo men were out-gunned and out-played Saturday at Savage Arena as the Central Michigan University Chippewas dealt the home team its second consecutive conference loss. (more)

   

ROCKETS HANDLE CENTRAL MICHIGAN IN SATURDAY MATINEE

In the opening game of a Saturday afternoon double header at Savage Arena the Toledo Rocket women took care of the business at hand in defeating the visiting Chippewas of Central Michigan by the score of 74-60. (more)

   

TOLEDO WOMEN KNOCK OFF NORTHERN ILLINOIS IN CONFERENCE OPENER

Toledo was able to hold off NIU 71-66. (more)

   

ROCKETS FALL TO ALABAMA

The Toledo Rockets couldn't overcome a poor first half of basketball against SEC opponent Alabama. (more)

   

LATE SHOT DOOMS ROCKETS

Jake Kelly hit a jump shot with seven seconds left in Indiana State’s game with the Toledo Rockets to lift the visiting Sycamores to 55-54 win at Savage Arena on Saturday evening. (more)

 

   

PREP SCHOOL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN COMMITS TO ROCKETS

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STRONG DEFENSE LIFTS ROCKETS OVER IPFW

On a Saturday afternoon when their collective shooting eyes packed up and left the building, the Toledo Rockets turned the volume up on the defense to get the team’s seventh win of the season. (more)

   

ROCKETS SQUEEZE BY IPFW IN THRILLER

 

t wasn’t easy, but the Rockets got two big plays in the final seconds of Thursday’s game with IPFW to claim their third win of the 2009-10 season. (more)

 

 

   

AMAZING COMEBACK LIFTS ROCKETS PAST NO.20 DAYTON

Rocket women get big home win. (more)

   

STRONG SECOND HALF NOT ENOUGH AS ROCKETS FALL TO WRIGHT STATE

Gene Cross called it a tale of two halves, but perhaps the first half of Toledo’s contest with Wright State at Savage Arena was just an extension of last season’s 50-35 loss played at the Nutter Center in Dayton. (more)

   

FRESHMEN SPARKLE AS ROCKETS NOTCH SECOND WIN

 

Youth was served at Savage Arena on Saturday afternoon as the Toledo Rockets claimed their second win of the season against the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), 76-67. (more)

 

   

ROCKETS TOP ROCHESTER COLLEGE FOR FIRST WIN

 

Junior forward Mouhamed Lo came off the bench to lead a trio of Rockets in double figures as Toledo recorded its first win of this young season, besting the Rochester College Warriors, 65-46, at Savage Arena. (more)

 

 

   

COMEBACK NOT ENOUGH FOR ROCKETS

Toledo bounced back from a disastrous first quarter, but in the end Bowling Green won the annual rivalry game 38-24. (more)

 

   

ROCKETS ROLL OVER ST. PETER'S COLLEGE AT SAVAGE ARENA

Toledo spotted the Peahens (that's right, Peahens) of St. Peter's College and early 8-0 first-half lead before regrouping and rallying to record the team's third victory of this early season, 68-50. (more)

   

ROCKETS RUN OVER EAGLES

Toledo used a strong running game to break a three-game losing skid and defeat Eastern Michigan 47-21 on Senior Night. (more)

 

   

ROCKETS PREVAIL AGAINST CLEVELAND STATE IN SUNDAY MATINEE

Senior forward Allie Clifton led a quartet of Toledo players in double figures as the Rockets handed Cleveland State of the Horizon League a 72-62 setback. (more)

   

ROCKET MEN COME UP SHORT AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS

Things went better for Toledo on Saturday than they did in the exhibition loss to Central State on Nov.10, but better doesn’t always necessarily equate to victory. (more)

   

ROCKETS FALL TO NORTHWESTERN IN OPENER, 73-64
 

The Toledo Rockets dug themselves a hole in the first half of their game with Northwestern at Savage Arena on Friday, and a 34-23 deficit was too much to overcome.  (more)

 

   

YOUTH, POOR SHOOTING HAUNT ROCKETS IN EXHIBITION LOSS

Rockets fall to Central State. (more)

   

BASTFIELD READY TO TAKE CONTROL

When the Rockets desperately needed a point guard last season, Larry Bastfield was the player who stepped up to fill that position. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN IMPRESSIVE IN EXHIBITION

 

 

The Toledo Rockets finished with four players in double figures during an 88-64 rollup of Division II Ashland University at Savage Arena on Thursday evening. (more)

 

 

   

FETTERMAN TRAINING CENTER PROGRESS REPORT

The new Fetterman Training Center is starting to look like a real building as it rises up next to Savage Arena. (more)

   

BRONCOS ROLL, OPELT OUT

Rocket fans were hoping that a Western Michigan team that had been pounded the week before by Northern Illinois 38-3, and had struggled to beat I-AA Hofstra, would be Toledo's third straight win before a homecoming crowd at the Glass Bowl. (more)

   

ROCKETS OVERCOME MISCUES TO EDGE BALL STATE

Toledo overcame penalties, turnovers and other mistakes to open their MAC schedule with a 37-30 road win over Ball State. (more)

   

NO OFFENSE FOR TOLEDO

Toledo's chance for an upset of Ohio State probably went out the door when the Buckeyes scored on their first two possessions and the Rockets couldn't answer. (more)

 

   

CAN TOLEDO BEAT THE BUCKEYES?

Expecting a Toledo victory over the #11 rated Ohio State Buckeyes may call for a leap of faith by Toledo fans, but all things are possible on the football field, including a Rocket victory. (more)

   

COLORADO GAME PHOTOS

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PURDUE TOO MUCH FOR ROCKETS

Toledo was behind 21-0 before they knew what hit them, and Purdue went on for a 52-31 victory in Tim Beckman's first game as head coach. (more)

 

   

SUMMERS LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW POSITION

Derrick Summers played his first two seasons at Toledo as a middle linebacker...(more)

   

FOOTBALL ROCKETS' FIRST PRACTICE

Tim Beckman's first Toledo football team opened practice today, and probably no one was more excited than the coach. (more)

   

ROCKET WOMEN PREPARING TO “KICK IT UP A NOTCH”

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ROCKETS BACK ON SAVAGE COURT

The future of Toledo basketball hit the hardwood on Monday at Savage Arena for the first time. (more)

   

INDOOR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

A large excavator is now on the site where Toledo's new indoor practice facility will one-day stand. (more)

   

GREG SMITH HIRED AS VOLLEYBALL COACH

The University of Toledo announced today that former Virginia Tech head coach Greg Smith will be the new head women’s volleyball coach at UT. (more)

   

THREE MORE ADDED TO BASKETBALL RECRUITING CLASS

Head basketball coach Gene Cross had some work to do to fill out his first "full" recruiting class. After signing three players during the fall period, Cross inked three more in mid April. (more)

   

SPRING GAME RECAP

Last night's spring football game was certainly different from what Rocket fans have seen in recent years. (more)

   

OPELT OUT FOR SPRING GAME

Head coach Tim Beckman announced this afternoon that starting quarterback Aaron Opelt will not play in the Spring game due to injury. (more)

   

BECKMAN WORKING THE ROCKETS HARD IN SPRING PRACTICE

Tim Beckman is expecting a great deal from the football Rockets this spring. He says that the coaching staff is working the players hard, especially in the "Coach Beck" drills. (more)

   

FIRST PRACTICE PHOTOS

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BECKMAN AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE

Head football coach Tim Beckman met with the press today and gave some of his thoughts about the upcoming spring practice and Rocket football in general. (more)

 

   

ROCKET MEN END REGULAR SEASON ON HIGH NOTE

Jonathan Amos led a quartet of Rockets who scored in double figures as Toledo completed regular season play with a 74-69 win over Northern Illinois at John F. Savage Arena on a wet, chilly Sunday afternoon. (more)

   

CARDINALS OUTLAST ROCKETS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE

 

 

Ball State outscored Toledo 43-30 in the second half of Saturday’s season-ending contest at John F. Savage Arena, to claim a 75-69 victory over the West Division runner-ups. (more)

 
   

ALBRECHT HOPES TO PLAY NEXT SEASON

Steven Albrecht was slated to play an important role with the basketball Rockets this season. The Crown Point, Indiana freshman guard had the reputation as a deadeye shooter from 3-point range. He was counted on to be that extra piece for the UT offense. (more)

   

LO HELPS TOLEDO EDGE WESTERN

Nothing Comes easy for the UT men's basketball team. In the Rockets' 63-62 win over Western Michigan, Toledo forged out of the gate with a 10-1 lead, and was still in command 38-31 at the half. (more)

   

ROCKETS TOP EASTERN MICHIGAN, SECURE TOURNAMENT BYE

Toledo’s Saturday matinee game with the Eastern Michigan Eagles will never go down in the annals of women’s basketball as a masterpiece, but don't tell that to the victorious Rockets who held off a scrappy EMU team. (more)

   

CLIFTON LEADS ROCKETS PAST WESTERN MICHIGAN

The Toledo Rockets finally put two good halves together on Saturday afternoon, and the result was impressive as the Midnight Blue and Gold defeated visiting West Division rival Western Michigan. (more)

   

STRONG SECOND HALF HELPS TOLEDO GET BY BALL STATE

 

Senior Tyrone Kent scored 22 of his game-high 26 points in the second half as Toledo topped MAC West Division leader Ball State, 71-67, on Wednesday evening at John F. Savage Arena. (more)

 

   

ROCKET WOMEN HANG TOUGH TO DEFEAT KENT STATE

Naama Shafir stepped up to make three big plays in the last 70 seconds of Toledo’s contest with Kent State to ensure that the Rockets would emerge victorious. (more)

   

ROCKET MEN FALL TO FALCONS

The Toledo Rockets found themselves on the short end of a 33-24 halftime score against the visiting Bowling Green Falcons on Wednesday evening. (more)

   

LATE RALLY PROPELS TOLEDO PAST OHIO UNIVERSITY

For the lion’s share of Toledo’s game with Ohio University, the Rockets spotted the visiting Bobcats a lead that grew to as much as eight points in the second half. (more)

   

FIRST HALF IMPLOSION SINKS TOLEDO

A first-half shooting performance that can only be described as abysmal was enough to ensure that the Toledo Rockets would saddle themselves with their 19th loss of the season in a game played against MAC East rival Miami. (more)

   

2009 RECRUITING CLASS ANALYSIS

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TOLEDO TOPS BUFFAL0 TO STAY ATOP MAC WEST

Allie Clifton had 20 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Rockets to a 67-59 win over the University of Buffalo in Savage Arena on Wednesday evening. (more)

   

ROCKETS SIGN 19 NEW FOOTBALL RECRUITS

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ROCKETS LOSE TO EAST RIVAL AKRON AT HOME

 

Toledo’s journey through the cross-division portion of the basketball schedule began on a sour note as the Akron Zips defeated the Rockets, 70-61, on Wednesday evening at John F. Savage Arena. (more) 

 

   

ROCKETS WIN THRILLER IN OXFORD, 66-64

Naama Shafir‘s driving lay-up with less than five seconds remaining in the game vaulted the Toledo Rockets past the Miami RedHawks in a Saturday afternoon game in Oxford. (more)

   

BECKMAN IS A BUSY MAN

Toledo head coach Tim Beckman is one busy guy. (more)

   

ROCKETS TOPPLE HIGH-SCORING CHIPPEWAS AT SAVAGE ARENA

Toledo women defeat CMU 76-65. (more)

   

TOLEDO DOWNS CENTRAL MICHIGAN FOR SECOND MAC WIN

Toledo evened its conference record at 2-2 on Tuesday evening with a 75-61 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas at John F. Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS END SKID WITH WIN OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN

Toledo got solid performances from its starting five, and some unexpected help from its bench as the Rockets downed the Eastern Michigan Eagles Saturday evening, 69-57... (more)

   

ROCKETS EXTEND STREAK WITH WIN OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN

 

The Toledo Rockets continued their winning ways on Wednesday with an 80-67 road victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, MI. (more)

 

   

 

KANSAS CITY POINT GUARD COMMITS

Toledo has received a commitment from Kansas City point guard Neil Watson to play for the Rockets next season. (more)

   

STRONG SECOND HALF PROPELS ROCKETS PAST NORTHERN ILLINOIS

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RHODE ISLAND DEALS TOLEDO ANOTHER LOSS

One could give the Toledo Rockets the old “A” for effort, but that grade simply wouldn't be enough in Tuesday’s 86-77 loss to Rhode Island at Savage Arena. (more)

   

ROCKETS THUMP SIU-EDWARDSVILLE

 

Toledo got just what it needed on Sunday afternoon at Savage Arena; a full forty-minute game, and a total team effort in an 80-58 rout of visiting Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. (more)

 

   

TOLEDO FALLS TO DAYTON, 77-63

 

The Dayton Flyers showed why they were 12-1 entering Friday’s contest against host Toledo as they handed UT its seventh consecutive loss of the season in a game played at Savage Arena.  (more)

 

   

ROCKETS OUTLAST YOUNGSTOWN STATE

The Toledo Rockets built a 22 point second-half lead against visiting Youngstown State before weathering a late Penguin comeback to claim a 69-61 victory at Savage Arena on Tuesday. (more)

   

CINCINNATI CORNERBACK COMMITS

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ROCKETS COME UP SHORT AGAINST BRADLEY

The Rocket woman rallied from a 16 point deficit against the Bradley Braves in Savage Arena on Monday evening before ultimately falling to the visitors from Peoria, IL by the score of 73-65. (more)

   

ROCKET TURNOVERS LEAD TO HOUSTON LOSS

Gene Cross has been unhappy about his team's turnovers this entire season.  (more)

   

LADY ROCKETS GET SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN AT SAVAGE ARENA 

Freshman Courtney Ingersoll came off the bench to lead five Rockets in double figures as Toledo defeated Morehead State, 78-69, on Friday evening to claim its second consecutive win in Savage Arena. (more)

   

LADY ROCKETS SUCCESSFUL IN HOME OPENER

Saturday afternoon at Savage Arena belonged to Tricia Cullop and her Toledo basketball team as the Rocket women won their inaugural game on Nichols Court with a 68-60 victory over the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota. (more)

   

BECKMAN ANNOUNCED AS NEW FOOTBALL COACH

Tim Beckman is off and running as the new head football coach of the Toledo Rockets. (more)

   

ROCKETS WIN THRILLER IN SAVAGE ARENA DEBUT

Justin Anyijong tipped in a missed shot with just one second remaining on the clock to give the Toledo Rockets a 57-56 win over the University of Massachusetts at the new Savage Arena on Wednesday night. (more)

 

   

AMSTUTZ ERA OVER WITH LOSS TO FALCONS

The last game of the Tom Amstutz era ended on a sour note as Bowling Green gave the Rockets a real butt-kicking 38-10. (more)

   

 CROSS ADDS THREE RECRUITS

Toledo head basketball coach Gene Cross has signed three high school seniors to National Letters Of Intent. (more)

   

ROCKETS PREVAIL IN EXHIBITION

Tyrone Kent scored 27 points in Sunday’s exhibition game at Owens College and Toledo overcame a poor first-half performance to claim a 63-56 win over spunky St. Edward’s University. (more)

   

FOOTBALL COACHING CANDIDATES

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LADY ROCKETS LOSE EXHIBITION GAME IN OVERTIME

 

Inexperience and youth caught up with the Toledo Rockets in the second half of their Monday exhibition game against the Ohio Legends at Owens College, resulting in a 76-70 overtime loss. (more)

 

   

AMSTUTZ OUT AS UT HEAD COACH

Tom Amstutz's eight-year reign as Toledo's head football coach is almost over. (more)

   

SAVAGE CONSTRUCTION NEARING COMPLETION

 In thirty-one days, the men's basketball team will play their first game in the new Savage Arena against UMass. (more)

   

TOLEDO UPSETS MICHIGAN

Toledo's defense, helped by three interceptions, held Michigan scoreless in the second half on the way to a 13-10 victory, the first win in the Big House ever by a MAC team. (more)

   

SAVAGE HALL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Just about four months ago the renovation of Savage Hall began. (more)

   

CULLOP NAMED NEW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH

Tricia Cullop was introduced today as the new head women's basketball coach at The University of Toledo. (more)

 

 

JOPLIN OUT

In a press conference this morning, UT athletic director Mike O'Brien (photo left) announced that men's basketball coach Stan Joplin has been released from his position. (more)

   

SAVAGE RENOVATIONS START THIS WEEK

Although some renovation work has already started on the interior and exterior of Savage Hall, construction will begin in earnest on March 5, the day after the final men's home basketball game. (more)

 

   

NEW SAVAGE HALL RENOVATION DRAWINGS

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SAVAGE HALL PLANS ANNOUNCED

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MAC CHAMPS

Toledo defeated Central Michigan today 77-57 to win its first outright regular season MAC title in 27 years. (more)

 

 
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