MSU Women's Basketball Hits the Road to take on Toledo - Michigan State University Athletics

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State women's basketball hits the road for the first time this season, taking on Toledo on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Savage Arena. Mason Lowry and Rhett Boyd will be on the call for ESPN+.

• MSU improved to 1-0 this season after a dominating 98-44 win over Valparaiso on Nov. 3. Four Spartans scored in double figures led by 15 points off the bench from sophomore guard Amy Terrian. Michigan State also scored 54 points in the victory.

• Toledo dropped its season opener at home to Louisiana Tech 61-57 to Louisiana Tech. This is only the eighth time that the two teams have met with the Rockets holds the slight lead, 4-3. The last time the two teams met was in the 2018 WNIT in East Lansing with the Spartans coming out the victory.

• Freshman Lilly Williams, freshman Kathy-Emma Otto, freshman Emma Broliorn, freshman Monique Bobongie, junior Tabitha Betson, sophomore Uche Kaine, sophomore Anna Wypych and junior Alie Bisballe all made their debuts in the Green & White against Valparaiso.

• Kennedy Blair was tabbed to the 2027 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Preseason Watch List for the Nancy Lieberman Award. Blair was a Second-Team All-Big Ten honoree last year after finishing fourth in the B1G in assists last season, dishing out 5.2 assists per game.

SCOUTING TOLEDO
In its only game, Toledo fell 61-57 to Louisiana Tech. The game was a back-and-forth affair as the Rockets trailed at the half but led by six in the fourth quarter before Louisiana Tech ended the game on a 10-3 run.

Three UT guards, Kendall Carruthers, Faith Fedd-Robinson and Jyah LoVett, were named to Preseason All-MAC teams. The Rockets had the most Preseason All-MAC selections.

Carruthers is the team's top returning scorer, averaging 29.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season. She posted 13 points, four assists and four steals in UT's loss on Monday.

Ella Weaver led the Rockets with 14 points and three triples against Louisiana Tech. Dating back to last season, Weaver is on an eight-game double-digit scoring and multiple 3-pointers made streak.

Toledo returns eight players who reached the MAC Championship game, including Destiny Robinson who missed last season due to injury.

The Rockets added six newcomers to their roster for the 2026-27 season, including five transfers and one freshman. Toledo's transfer class includes three from Power 4 institutions and has totaled over 1,500 points and 800 rebounds in college basketball.

Toledo is led by third-year head coach Ginny Boggess. She holds a 41-24 record leading the Rockets and is 95-66 all-time as a head coach.

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE ROCKETS
This is the eighth meeting between the Spartans and the Rockets, dating back to 1982. MSU trails the all-time series 3-4 and is 1-2 when playing the Rockets in Toledo. The two teams last met in 2018 in East Lansing with the Spartans coming out on top in a narrow 68-66 victory. In that game, future two-time Olympian Shay Colley scored a layup with two seconds left to secure the Spartans win in the second round of the Women's National Invitation (WNIT).

DID YOU KNOW?
Robyn Fralick was assistant coach at Toledo 2007-08.

TOLEDO WEEK
Spartan women's basketball isn't the only team facing the Rockets this week. The MSU men defeated Toledo 91-61 on Nov. 5 at the Breslin Center.

AROUND THE CORNER
After the road opener at Toledo, the Spartans then return home to face Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Before hitting the road against Harvard on Nov. 15.

STARTING THE HALF HOT
The 36 points scored by the Spartans against Valpo on Nov. 3 was a school record for points scored in the third period. The previous highs was 35 against Cincinnati in 2015. Overall, the most points MSU has scored in a quarter was 37 in the first quarter against Minnesota in 2016.

STARTING STRONG
For the second-straight season sophomore guard Amy Terrian has started the season with a double-digit scoring performance. In her MSU debut last season against Mercyhurst she scored 15 points. She duplicated that against Valparaiso on Nov. 3 with 15 points going 5-for-6 from the beyond the arc.

COMING OUT OF THE GATES
Michigan State has won its 13th-straight season-openers and four in a row under head coach Robyn Fralick. MSU's last season-opening loss was on Nov. 11, 2013 at #6/7 Notre Dame. The Spartans have won 17-consecutive home openers, as their last loss in the first home game of the season was on Nov. 19, 2009 vs. #5/6 Notre Dame.

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
MSU head Robyn Fralick coach announced captains for the 2026-27 season. The Spartans picked their captains for the season in senior guard Theryn Hallock, junior guard Kennedy Blair and junior forward Tabitha Betson.

LAST TIME OUT
Michigan State women's basketball used steady scoring and stifling defense to win the season opener against Valparaiso, 98-44, Tuesday night at the Breslin Center.

Thirteen of 15 Spartans got into the game led by 15 points off the bench from sophomore guard Amy Terrian. Freshman forward Kathy-Emma Otto scored 13 points in her MSU debut with seven rebounds and four steals. Graduate guard Theryn Hallock and junior guard Kennedy Blair both added 12 points with Blair adding a game-high nine assists.

LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR
This is the earliest season opener for Michigan State opening the year on Nov. 3. Last season, the Spartans first game of the season was Nov. 4, while the season opener in 2024-25 was Nov. 5.

BRINGING HOME THE GOLD
Last summer, MSU head coach Robyn Fralick won a gold medal as an assistant coach for the USA Women's U18 National Team at the 2026 FIBA U18 Women's AmeriCup in Irapuato, Mexico.

BLAIR NAMED TO WATCH LIST
Kennedy Blair was tabbed to the 2027 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and WBCA Preseason Watch List for the Nancy Lieberman Award.

Blair was a Second-Team All-Big Ten honoree last year after finishing fourth in the B1G in assists last season, dishing out 5.2 assists per game. Blair ranks second in the conference among returning point guards back in 2026-27, behind Katie Fiso of Oregon, who was second in the B1G with 6.2 apg.

Additionally, Blair ranked third in the league in steals with 2.4 spg. She led MSU and ranked in the top 20 in the conference in scoring at 14.5 ppg. Blair was also one of two Spartans to start all 32 games. Off the court, Blair earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten accolades.

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame also announced the 2027 Bob Cousy Award for the men's basketball top point guard, and MSU men's basketball redshirt junior guard Jeremy Fears Jr. was one of 20 players selected to the watch list. Michigan State is one of seven teams in the country with a men and women's player on each list, and only one of two Big Ten teams, joined by Michigan, while UConn, Louisville, LSU, Miami and Virginia also had one player on both lists.

INTERNATIONAL SQUAD
The 2026-27 Spartan team has a true international flavor. This season, MSU welcomes Australians junior Tabitha Betson and freshman Monique Bobongie. Betson comes to Michigan State after two years at Colorado. MSU also adds a pair from France in freshmen Kathy-Emma Otto and Emma Broliron. The Spartans also welcome back senior Sara Sambolić from Slovenia and graduate student Isaline Alexander.

LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE
For the sixth-straight season, the Big Ten Conference will play an 18-game schedule. MSU also played an 18-game schedule in both 2018-19 and 2019-20. The conference additionally had 18-game schedules in both 2015-16 and 2014-15.

The Spartans will face a maximum of 13 opponents that competed in the NCAA Tournament last season, as MSU will possibly playing Virginia Tech in the Emerald Coast Classic. From the Big Ten portion of the schedule, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington reached the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins are the defending NCAA Champions. MSU will also take on Gonzaga at the Acrisure Classic Series in Palm, Springs, California.

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Players Mentioned

Isaline Alexander

Tabitha Betson

Alie Bisballe

Kennedy Blair

Monique Bobongie

Emma Broliron

Theryn Hallock

Uche Kaine

Kathy-Emma Otto

Amy Terrian

Lilly Williams

Anna Wypych

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