CLEVELAND, OH - No. 6 seed Toledo (24-8) will look to make its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2001 when it faces No. 4 seed Northern Illinois (21-10) on Saturday, March 11 in Quicken Loans Arena. Tip-off time is set for 11:00 a.m. and will be televised CBS Sports Network.
The Rockets advanced to the title game for the first time since 2010 and 14th time overall with victories against Akron, 65-37, on Monday, March 6, MAC East Division champion Kent St., 67-63, on Wednesday and reigning MAC Tournament champion Buffalo, 72-65, on Friday.
Freshman Mariella Santucci led UT with a career-high 21 points against the Bulls.