Was it the end? Or the beginning?
For the Toledo women’s basketball team, call it both.
On a raucous Monday night at Savage Arena, the Rockets’ season might have ended with a 73-71 overtime loss to Middle Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the WNIT.
But I suspect we can all agree: The thrilling finale felt more like a prelude than a finish.
After time finally ran out on this historic season — after Toledo came up one aching basket short and the sweat mixed with tears — coach Tricia Cullop grabbed the public address mic from the courtside scorer’s table and addressed the crowd of 4,083.