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Women Pick Up Big Win at IUPUI
2/23/2018 7:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Wright State women's basketball team got back in the win column with an important 66-63 win at IUPUI Friday night.
Senior Chelsea Welch led the way with 18 points and four assists as Mackenzie Taylor added 15 points and three steals. Lexi Smith added 11 points and Emily Vogelpohl finished with 10 points.
Wright State is now 20-9 and 11-6 while IUPUI drops to 20-8 and 12-5. It is the fifth straight season with 20 wins or more for the Raiders and the second straight under head coach Katrina Merriweather.
GAME SUMMARY
First Half Highlights
"These ladies have done a great job in practice the last couple days. Tonight, they were tough and battled a very good team. I am extremely proud of their effort. A special thank you goes to the 100-plus fans that came to support us."
       --WSU head coach Katrina Merriweather
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Senior Chelsea Welch led the way with 18 points and four assists as Mackenzie Taylor added 15 points and three steals. Lexi Smith added 11 points and Emily Vogelpohl finished with 10 points.
Wright State is now 20-9 and 11-6 while IUPUI drops to 20-8 and 12-5. It is the fifth straight season with 20 wins or more for the Raiders and the second straight under head coach Katrina Merriweather.
GAME SUMMARY
First Half Highlights
- The Raiders led 19-12 after the first period as the scoring was spread around to seven players.
- Vogelpohl led the way with five points while Welch had four points.
- Five points came from five other Raiders as Symone Simmons grabbed four rebounds.
- IUPUI came back to take the halftime lead at 31-30.
- Welch had eight points after 20 minutes while Smith added six points.
- IUPUI had 13 turnovers while the Raiders outrebounded the Jags 16-14.
- WSU shot 45%; IUPUI 50%
- The score stayed tight after three quarters with IUPUI up 49-48
- Welch had 15 after 30 minutes.
- The Raiders came back and held on for a 66-63 win by outscoring the Jaguars 18-14 in the fourth quarter.
- Wright State took the lead for good at 6:21 on a three pointer by Simmons.
- Four Raiders were in double figures at the final buzzer: Welch 18 points, Taylor 15, Smith 11 and Vogelpohl 10.
- Wright State outscored IUPUI 42-32 in the paint and 16-11 in points off turnovers.
- There were eight ties and 14 lead changes.
- WSU shot 48% from the field while IUPUI shot 45% as the Jags outrebounded the Raiders 30-27.
"These ladies have done a great job in practice the last couple days. Tonight, they were tough and battled a very good team. I am extremely proud of their effort. A special thank you goes to the 100-plus fans that came to support us."
       --WSU head coach Katrina Merriweather
NEXT UP
- The Raiders will end the regular season at UIC Sunday at 2 pm.
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Team Stats
WRSTW
IUPUIW
FG%
.481
.447
3FG%
.222
.333
FT%
.800
.941
RB
27
30
TO
14
20
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
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