ANN ARBOR, Mich. β The University of Toledo women's basketball team picked up a huge non-conference win against No. 14 Michigan on Thursday.
The Rockets beat the undefeated Wolverines 71-68, with a game-winning basket from Rossford graduate Sammi Mikonowicz with 13 seconds remaining in the game. She finished the game with 11 points.
Sophia Wiard had a team-high 15 points, Nan Garcia added 14 points off the bench, Quinesha Lockett had 12 points and Khera Goss finished with 11 points for the Rockets.
"We had to shoot it well. Their defense forced us into more turnovers than we've had all year," said Toledo head coach Tricia Cullop. "But I'm so proud."
"We've been so close in these bigger games and we knew that we had to punch first to show them that we're here, we're confident and we're ready to play," said Wiard.
"We knew we needed one of these wins," said Mikonowicz. "Coming off the Duke loss and the Penn State loss, we knew we could get this win and it feels great."
"We can just compete with anyone," said Garcia. "We're not just going to bow down to anybody. We're out here to compete just like they are. They're an amazing team, so it was just a great win for our program."
The last time the Rockets beat a ranked team on the road was in 1996, and their last win over a ranked team was in 2009.
The Rockets now extend their road game winning streak to 14, which is currently the longest active mark in the nation.