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The 58-47 win was the women's best of the season. Like Kent, Toledo had been 9-4 going into the game and had a higher RPI than the Flashes.

And the Rockets have won 77 percent of their games at home under coach Tricia Cullop. KSU now has won three in a row in Toledo. They've won seven in a row since Dec. 7.

When I looked at the schedule before the conference season, this was not one of the games I thought Kent had a good chance to win.

The KSU defense was outstanding. Toledo scored only 18 points in the first half and made just 31 percent of its shots for the game, which is 13 percentage points below its average. Senior forward Kaayla McIntyre, who is second in the MAC in field goal percentage at 58, was four of 10.

For the third straight conference game, Kent controlled the fourth quarter. The Rockets had closed to within 34-32 at the end of the third. KSU outscored Toledo 13-0 to start the quarter.

Megan Carter, who had been in somewhat of a scoring slump through most of KSU's winning streak, equaled her season high with 22 points. Asiah Dingle had 13. Freshman Lindsey Thall, who leads the MAC in blocked shots, had four more. Senior center Merissa Barber-Smith had a career-high three steals.

The Flashes are now 10-4 -- their best start since 2010-11 -- and one of two MAC teams at 3-0. Defending champion Central Michigan is the other; the two teams play next Saturday in Kent.

But first the Flashes have to play at Ohio on Wednesday. Ohio is 13-1.

Full story with quotes from coach Todd Starkey, assistant Mike McKee and Carter is on the blog at http://wbbflashes.com.