Wright State University
6-4
Longwood
2-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| Wright State | 37 | 40 | 77 |
Women Roll Past Longwood
12/18/2011 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The women's basketball team jumped out a 37-18 halftime lead in rolling to a 77-44 decision over Longwood Sunday at the Wright State Invitational Presented by Holiday Inn.
WSU led just 17-15 midway through the first half before going on a 20-1 run, one that saw six different Raiders score, to go up 37-16 before two Megan Baltzell free throws for Longwood rounded out the scoring.
Wright State shot 42 percent in the opening 20 minutes compared to 24 percent for the Lancers and also led 11-2 in points off of turnovers as the Raiders forced 13 while committing only five.
Longwood would get no closer than 19 the rest of the way as WSU held its biggest lead of the day at 77-41 on a Courtney Boyd three with 2:07 remaining.
The Raiders shot 46 percent in the second half to finish at 44 percent overall while the Lancers ended up at 24 percent. WSU led in points in the paint (30-18), points off of turnovers (25-6) and fast-break points (12-2) and also held a 47-39 rebounding edge.
Kim Demmings paced Wright State with 16 points and added seven rebounds while Molly Fox had a near double-double of 15 points and nine boards. Shaunda Sandifer added 10 points and eight rebounds while freshman Sarah Hunter, making her first collegiate start, recorded 10 assists to go with six points and five rebounds.
Heather Tobeck and Baltzell led the Lancers with nine points each off the bench.
In the first game of the day, Central Michigan defeated Southeast Missouri 100-59.
The Wright State Invitational Presented by Holiday Inn continues Monday as Wright State (6-4) takes on Southeast Missouri (2-9) at noon, followed by Central Michigan (5-5) and Longwood (2-8) at 2:30.
