Women
Eastern Michigan at Toledo
■ Time: 7 p.m.
■ Records: EMU 17-8, 8-6 MAC; UT 15-10, 10-4
■ Radio: 1230
■ Series: UT leads 46-31
■ Notes: The Rockets aim for their third straight win and seventh in eight games against Eastern Michigan. … UT is tied for second in the MAC West Division with four games to play. Toledo would be the No. 4 seed — thus earning a bye to the quarterfinals — if the MAC tournament began today. … West leader Central Michigan (11-3) plays host to Ball State (10-4) tonight. A Cardinals’ win plus a Rockets victory would create a three-way tie for first place. …. EMU has won four straight games, taking the past three by margins of at least 15 points apiece. ... The Eagles have won three of the past four meetings in the series, including a 59-41 victory against Toledo on Jan. 23 in Ypsilanti. … UT is 25-11 at home against EMU, though the Rockets and Eagles have split the past 10 meetings in Toledo. … Toledo native Cha Sweeney leads the Eagles in scoring, averaging 18 points per game. Sweeney is one of four Rogers graduates on EMU’s roster.
Bowling Green at Buffalo
■ Time: 7 p.m.
■ Records: BGSU 9-14, 5-9 MAC; Buffalo 13-12, 5-9
■ Radio: 88.1
■ Series: BGSU leads 24-8
■ Notes: The Falcons look to claim a second consecutive Mid-American Conference road victory. … The game has significance for both teams, who are tied for eighth in the MAC standings — and the final home berth in the MAC tournament. … BG is coming off a 10-point win at Kent State that snapped a five-game losing streak. … Buffalo won the first meeting, claiming a 63-50 victory at the Stroh Center Feb. 13. … The Bulls also are the only MAC team to have beaten both division leaders, Ohio (East Division) and Central Michigan (West Division). … Junior Joanna Smith leads Buffalo in scoring at 18.5 points per game, fourth-best in the MAC. … Smith also has made 74 of the Bulls’ 146 3-pointers this season. … BG ranks 31st among Division I schools with 7.7 3-pointers per game. … Senior Miriam Justinger, a Northview graduate, needs just 22 points to reach 1,000 for her career. … Another Northview product, Maddie Cole, has seen increased playing time and scored a career-high seven points at Kent State.
First Published February 24, 2016, 5:34 a.m.
