Wright State led by 11 at the half and was up as much as 14 early in the second half, but had to hold off a Delaware State rally before defeating the Hornets 58-52 in women's basketball action in Dover, Delaware, Sunday afternoon.

WSU scored the first nine points of the game and extended the margin to 14-2 on a three and fast-break layup by Maria Bennett at the 13:25 mark of the first half. The Raiders enjoyed a double-digit advantage for most of the rest of the way and took a 29-18 lead into the halftime break.

The Raiders shot 44 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes, including four of nine from three-point range, while Delaware State shot just 21 percent and was two of 11 from behind the arc.

A Molly Fox layup put Wright State ahead 39-25 with 15:05 remaining, only to see the Hornets storm back with a 15-2 run over the next six minutes to cut the deficit to 41-40.

Back-to-back baskets by LaShawna Thomas, however, stemmed the tide and after two foul shots by Shaunda Sandifer, a Courtney Boyd triple again gave the Raiders a double-digit lead at 50-40 with 5:44 to play.

Delaware State made one last push, closing to within three at 55-52 with 2:43 remaining, but the Hornets would not score the rest of the way as two Boyd foul shots and one from Thomas in the final seconds sealed the victory.

WSU shot 50 percent from the floor in the second half to finish at 47 percent overall while DSU ended the game at 29 percent. The Raiders held a slight 38-34 rebounding advantage and outscored the Hornets 18-8 in the paint.

Thomas led all scorers with 17 points for Wright State while Sandifer, in her first collegiate game after wrapping up a four-year career on the Raider volleyball team, added 13 off the bench along with eight rebounds. Bennett chipped in 11 and Fox 10 along with eight boards.

Kianna Conner paced Delaware State (0-2) with 13 points off the bench.

Wright State (2-1) is now off until Monday, November 29, when the Raiders open the home portion of their schedule with a 7:00 matchup against crosstown rival Dayton.