Wright State University
14-15, 11-7HL
Milwaukee
16-13, 11-7HL
Women Fall at Milwaukee in Regular-Season Finale
3/8/2008 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Wright State trailed by just four at the half, but could not overcome a 64 percent shooting day by Milwaukee as the Panthers defeated the Raiders 67-54 in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday afternoon at the Klotsche Center.
WSU jumped out to a 13-7 advantage following a Shey Peddy layup with 13:26 remaining in the first half, only to see Milwaukee respond with a 10-3 burst over the next three minutes to regain the lead. Wright State went back up four on a Sierra Crayton layup, but the Panthers scored 10 of the next 12 points and maintained that four-point margin into the halftime break at 34-30.
Milwaukee shot 68 percent from the field in the first half compared to 45 percent for the Raiders.
A Peddy three drew Wright State to within three at 38-35 four minutes into the second half, but the Panthers put the game out of reach by scoring the next 16 points.
The Panthers finished at 64 percent for the game while Wright State was at 40 percent. Milwaukee also led 40-30 in points in the paint and made 10 of 19 foul shots compared to just five of six for the Raiders. WSU forced 23 turnovers while committing 18, but it was UWM that held a 23-22 advantage in points off of turnovers.
Peddy led all scorers with 18 for the Raiders and added seven steals, five rebounds and four assists. LaShawna Thomas added 13 while Crayton chipped in nine off the bench.
Traci Edwards paced Milwaukee (16-13, 11-7 Horizon) with 17 points while Jenilee Klomstad added 15 off the bench as she hit all seven field goal attempts.
Wright State, now 14-15 overall and 11-7 in the Horizon League, will be the #2 seed for the Horizon League Tournament. The Raiders will take the winner of #7 Youngstown State and #10 Detroit in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:00 at the Nutter Center.
