# 2018–19 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represented University of Toledo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by eleventh year head coach Tricia Cullop, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Miami (OH). They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to Northwestern in the second round.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Findlay | W 77–70 $^{OT}$ | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Dec 30, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Tiffin | W 75–41 | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | L 59–73 | 0–1 | Cross Insurance Center (1,578) Bangor, ME |
| Nov 14, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 84–38 | 1–1 | Savage Arena (5,348) Toledo, OH |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Duquesne | W 65–52 | 2–1 | Savage Arena (3,690) Toledo, OH |
| Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 49–70 | 2–2 | UD Arena (1,669) Dayton, OH |
| Nov 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 65–59 | 3–2 | Athletics–Recreation Center (575) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 28, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | W 78–69 | 4–2 | Curb Event Center (2,461) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 pm | | at Memphis | W 58–48 | 5–2 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (408) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | W 65–60 | 6–2 | Wolstein Center (203) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 56–72 | 6–3 | Savage Arena (6,059) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 80–48 | 7–3 | Savage Arena (3,235) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 77–60 | 8–3 | Savage Arena (3,274) Toledo, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 65–58 | 9–3 (1–0) | Savage Arena (3,473) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 64–65 | 9–4 (1–1) | Millett Hall (275) Miami, OH |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | L 47–58 | 9–5 (1–2) | Savage Arena (4,071) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 80–57 | 10–5 (2–2) | University Arena (513) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 69–65 | 11–5 (3–2) | Stroh Center (2,467) Bowling Green, OH |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 62–59 | 12–5 (4–2) | Savage Arena (3,603) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (4–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (711) Akron, OH |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 76–56 | 13–6 (5–3) | Savage Arena (4,757) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 63–73 | 13–7 (5–4) | Alumni Arena (1,507) Amherst, NY |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 63–43 | 14–7 (6–4) | Savage Arena (4,076) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 76–50 | 15–7 (7–4) | Savage Arena (3,364) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 52–54 | 15–8 (7–5) | Convocation Center (1,305) DeKalb, IL |
| Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | L 56–65 | 15–9 (7–6) | Savage Arena (3,704) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | W 63–62 | 16–9 (8–6) | Worthen Arena (4,834) Muncie, IN |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | W 73–63 | 17–9 (9–6) | Savage Arena (3,377) Toledo, OH |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 64–53 | 18–9 (10–6) | Savage Arena (4,119) Toledo, OH |
| Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | W 70–67 $^{2OT}$ | 19–9 (11–6) | Alumni Arena (1,345) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 45–78 | 19–10 (11–7) | McGuirk Arena (2,619) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | (11) Ball State First Round | W 67–63 | 20–10 | Savage Arena (4,059) Toledo, OH |
| Mar 13, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Miami (OH) Quarterfinals | L 54–72 | 20–11 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT ||||||
| Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Seton Hall First Round | W 71–65 | 21–11 | Savage Arena (1,289) Toledo, OH |
| Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northwestern Second Round | L 47–54 | 21–12 | Savage Arena (1,879) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||