ROCHESTER, MI - Toledo (1-1) travels to Rochester, MI on Wednesday, Nov. 18 to battle Oakland (1-1) in a non-conference contest. The opening tip is slated for 6:30 p.m. from the Athletics Center O'Rena.

UT split its first two season-opening contests this past weekend with a 72-62 win over Cleveland State on Sunday, and a 73-64 loss to Northwestern on Friday.

The Rockets featured a balanced scoring attack against the Wildcats and Vikings with senior Tanika Mays (14.0), senior Allie Clifton (14.0) and sophomore Naama Shafir (11.5) averaging double-digit points per game.

The Midnight Blue and Gold shot a combined 40.3 percent (52-of-129) from the floor, including 36.7 percent (18-of-49) from beyond the arc, and 70.0 percent (14-of-20) from the charity stripe in earning the split. Toledo also held a slight 40.0-38.5 edge on the glass and finished with 16.0 assists against 20.5 turnovers.

The Rockets will be facing an Oakland squad that also split its first two contests, claiming a 61-58 overtime win at Columbia on Sunday and a 74-65 home loss to Detroit on Friday. The Golden Grizzlies are led by Bethany Watterworth, averaging 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Preseason All-Summit League Team honoree Melissa Jeltema is also averaging double figures, tallying 13.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 2.5 spg.

Oakland returns four starters and eight letterwinners from last season's 26-7 squad, guided by 10th-year head coach Beckie Francis. The Golden Grizzlies have been picked second in this year's Summit League preseason poll.

Toledo and Oakland will be meeting for the ninth time overall. The Golden Grizzlies lead the series, 7-1, and most-recently registered a 76-60 victory on Dec. 5, 2006 at home. The two teams have only met twice in Rochester with OU registering a 95-54 triumph on Feb. 15, 1979.

Following tomorrow's contest, Toledo will return home on Saturday, Nov. 21 to battle Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference member Saint Peter's. The game is scheduled for a noon tipoff at Savage Arena.