Central Michigan University Athletics
Wednesday, February 24
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
5 P.M.
Central Michigan University
vs
Toledo
Central Michigan senior Micaela Kelly needs just five points to become just the third player in program history to reach 2,000 career points.
Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22
Chippewa Women Welcome Toledo On Wednesday
2/23/2021 4:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The Central Michigan women's basketball team returns to court on Wednesday as it hits the stretch run of the regular season.
The Chippewas welcome Toledo to McGuirk Arena for a 5 p.m. tipoff. CMU is 13-7 overall and in second place in the MAC at 11-5. The Chippewas trail first-place Bowling Green by 1 ½ games and they lead third-place Ohio by one-half game.
Toledo is 9-11 overall, 5-11 MAC, and in ninth place in the league.
The top eight teams advance to Cleveland for the conference tournament. The Chippewas defeated Toledo, 83-74, on Jan. 27 in Toledo as Molly Davis scored 27 points and the Chippewas used a late 8-3 spurt to pull away.
Rush to the Finish
The Chippewas have four games remaining. They are scheduled to go to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 27, and to Ball State on Wednesday, March 3. They close the regular season at home on Saturday, March 6 against Northern Illinois.
CMU has clinched a MAC Tournament berth, but its seed will depend on what happens over the next two weeks. Any hopes CMU harbors of winning a fifth-consecutive MAC regular-season title rest first on the Chippewas winning the remainder of their games and, second, Bowling Green losing down the stretch.
The Falcons' game at Ohio, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed. They have three scheduled games remaining: Akron, Kent State and Buffalo.
Last Time Out
The Chippewas lost, 76-67, at Bowling Green a week ago. The Chippewas led 52-46 with under 3:30 to play, but were outscored, 30-15, over the final 13-plus minutes of the game. The loss ended CMU's win streak at three games.
Comparison
The Chippewas rank second in the MAC in scoring at 76.9 points per game and are 10th defensively (73.3). Toledo is eighth in scoring (68.6) and fourth defensively (70.4).
Wednesday's game features two of the MAC's top bombers: The Chippewas rank first in the MAC in 3-point tries (546) and makes (198) and is third in 3-point field goal percentage (.363). The Rockets are third in attempts (491) and fifth in makes (149). They rank ninth in percentage (.303).
The Chippewas lead the MAC in overall field goal percentage (.458), while Toledo is 11th at .390. CMU also leads the conference in free throw shooting percentage (.769).
Kelly Rising
Micaela Kelly continues to shine in her senior year, leading the Chippewas in scoring at 23.3 points per game. She ranks third in the MAC and 10th nationally.
Kelly enters Wednesday's game with 1,955 career points and is poised to become just the third player in program history to surpass the 2,000-point mark. She trails Presley Hudson (2,309) and Crystal Bradford (2,006). Hudson played at CMU from 2015-19; Bradford from 2011-15.
Kelly is on pace to break the CMU season scoring average record. Reyna Frost set the standard with 22.2 points per game in 2018-19.
Scouting
Lockett, a sophomore guard/forward, leads the Rockets in scoring and ranks eighth in the MAC at 19.1 points per game. Lockett scored 23 points in the last meeting between the Chippewas and Rockets.
Sophomore guard Sophia Wiard is the Rockets' second-leading scorer at 13.7 points per game. Both are among the Rockets' top 3-point threats. Lockett is making 36.4 percent of her triple tries, while Wiard is making 34.7 percent.
Freshman Sammi Mikonowicz is Toledo's top rebounder at 6.7 per game.
The Chippewas welcome Toledo to McGuirk Arena for a 5 p.m. tipoff. CMU is 13-7 overall and in second place in the MAC at 11-5. The Chippewas trail first-place Bowling Green by 1 ½ games and they lead third-place Ohio by one-half game.
Toledo is 9-11 overall, 5-11 MAC, and in ninth place in the league.
The top eight teams advance to Cleveland for the conference tournament. The Chippewas defeated Toledo, 83-74, on Jan. 27 in Toledo as Molly Davis scored 27 points and the Chippewas used a late 8-3 spurt to pull away.
Rush to the Finish
The Chippewas have four games remaining. They are scheduled to go to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 27, and to Ball State on Wednesday, March 3. They close the regular season at home on Saturday, March 6 against Northern Illinois.
CMU has clinched a MAC Tournament berth, but its seed will depend on what happens over the next two weeks. Any hopes CMU harbors of winning a fifth-consecutive MAC regular-season title rest first on the Chippewas winning the remainder of their games and, second, Bowling Green losing down the stretch.
The Falcons' game at Ohio, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed. They have three scheduled games remaining: Akron, Kent State and Buffalo.
Last Time Out
The Chippewas lost, 76-67, at Bowling Green a week ago. The Chippewas led 52-46 with under 3:30 to play, but were outscored, 30-15, over the final 13-plus minutes of the game. The loss ended CMU's win streak at three games.
Comparison
The Chippewas rank second in the MAC in scoring at 76.9 points per game and are 10th defensively (73.3). Toledo is eighth in scoring (68.6) and fourth defensively (70.4).
Wednesday's game features two of the MAC's top bombers: The Chippewas rank first in the MAC in 3-point tries (546) and makes (198) and is third in 3-point field goal percentage (.363). The Rockets are third in attempts (491) and fifth in makes (149). They rank ninth in percentage (.303).
The Chippewas lead the MAC in overall field goal percentage (.458), while Toledo is 11th at .390. CMU also leads the conference in free throw shooting percentage (.769).
Kelly Rising
Micaela Kelly continues to shine in her senior year, leading the Chippewas in scoring at 23.3 points per game. She ranks third in the MAC and 10th nationally.
Kelly enters Wednesday's game with 1,955 career points and is poised to become just the third player in program history to surpass the 2,000-point mark. She trails Presley Hudson (2,309) and Crystal Bradford (2,006). Hudson played at CMU from 2015-19; Bradford from 2011-15.
Kelly is on pace to break the CMU season scoring average record. Reyna Frost set the standard with 22.2 points per game in 2018-19.
Scouting
Lockett, a sophomore guard/forward, leads the Rockets in scoring and ranks eighth in the MAC at 19.1 points per game. Lockett scored 23 points in the last meeting between the Chippewas and Rockets.
Sophomore guard Sophia Wiard is the Rockets' second-leading scorer at 13.7 points per game. Both are among the Rockets' top 3-point threats. Lockett is making 36.4 percent of her triple tries, while Wiard is making 34.7 percent.
Freshman Sammi Mikonowicz is Toledo's top rebounder at 6.7 per game.
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's BasketballWBB Annual Golf Outing
Friday, September 12
WBB Practice
Friday, July 04
MAC WBB Tournament Press Conference
Wednesday, March 12
Video Podcast: Amy Folan Connection-Women's Basketball March Madness and the Growth of the Game
Wednesday, March 12