Wright State University
13-15, 9-8HL
Loyola
8-19, 3-14HL
Women Roll Over Loyola
3/5/2009 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
A 13-0 run gave Wright State the lead for good and the Raiders maintained at least a nine-point advantage the rest of the way as they rolled to a 64-44 win over the Loyola Ramblers in Horizon League women's basketball action at the Nutter Center Thursday night.
Maggie McCloskey opened the scoring with a basket 25 seconds into the contest, but that turned out to be the only lead of the night for the Ramblers as WSU followed with that 13-0 run, six of those coming from Shey Peddy.
Loyola later cut the margin to nine on three different occasions during the first half, but the Raiders extended the advantage to 27-8 with a 10-0 burst and led 31-17 at the break.
Wright State maintained a double-digit cushion the rest of the way, with the biggest lead being 62-38 following a Maria Bennett three with 3:38 remaining.
The Raiders shot 47 percent in the second half to finish at 42 percent overall while Loyola ended the night at 30 percent. Wright State dominated the boards by a 48-29 count, 23-10 on the offensive end, and led in points in the paint (46-8), points off of turnovers (27-17) and second-chance points (19-7).
Peddy led WSU with 13 points while Ta-myra Davis posted a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds. LaShawna Thomas added eight points and 10 boards, Erica Richardson eight points and seven rebounds and Bennett eight points as the Raider reserves outscored the Loyola bench 28-13.
McCloskey paced all scorers with 14 for Loyola (8-19, 3-14 Horizon) while Elyse VanBogaert had 10.
With the win and Valparaiso's win at Cleveland State, Wright State (13-15, 9-8 Horizon) will either be the fifth or sixth seed in next week's Horizon League Tournament. The Raiders will be fifth and be at #4 Valparaiso on Wednesday, March 11, with a win at home Saturday over UIC or sixth and visit #3 Cleveland State on the same night with a loss to the Flames.
Saturday's game is set for is 1:00 and WSU's lone senior, Mallory Wyrick, will be honored before the game.
