Wright State University
5-2
Tennessee Tech
1-5
Women's Basketball Defeats Tennessee Tech
12/1/2017 12:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball
WSU now 5-2 with 82-59 Win
The Wright State women's basketball team came back home for an 82-59 win over Tennessee Tech Friday night at the WSU Nutter Center.
Game Breakdown
1st Quarter (24-14)
*Mackenzie Taylor got the scoring going early with a three pointer at 9:24.
*An 8-0 run late in the quarter allowed WSU to increase its lead to 20-12.
*Emily Vogelpohl and Chelsea Welch led the Raiders with six points each as Mackenzie Taylor had five points.
*WSU shot 73% from the field in the opening 10 minutes.
2nd Quarter (41-35)
*The Eagles got back into the game and tied the score at 30 each at 4:10.
*The Raiders finished the half with a 9-3 run.
*Tennessee Tech outscored the Raiders 21-17 in the second period.
*Taylor now leads WSU with nine points as Welch and Vogelpohl each have eight.
*Kehsa Brady of TTU leads all scorers with 14 points.
*Wright State has forced 11 turnovers off seven steals
3rd Quarter (63-52)
*The Raiders lead increased to 58-46 at the media timeout at 3:31.
*Wright State outscored the Eagles 22-17.
*Taylor had 12 for the game while Welch and Symone Simmons each had 10 points. Vogelpohl and Breaunna Lloyd each had eight points.
4th Quarter (82-59)
*The Raiders put the game away, outscoring the Eagles 19-7.
*Five Raiders score in double figures: Taylor, Welch and Simmons 14 each, Lloyd 11 off the bench and Vogelpohl 10 points.
*Simmons led the way with nine rebounds as Lexi Smith added eight.
*Welch had eight assists.
Key Stats
*WSU shot 48.5% for the game, including 28.6% in the second quarter.
*54 Raider points came in the paint; 21 points off the bench
Next Up
The Raiders stay home to host Chicago State Sunday at 2 pm.
