Wright State University
18-9, 11-4HL
Youngstown State
10-17, 4-12HL
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 39 | 23 | 62 |
| Wright State | 41 | 43 | 84 |
Women Pull Away for 84-62 Win Over Youngstown State
2/23/2012 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Behind a career-high 24 points from Courtney Boyd and two other Raiders scoring 20 or more points, the Wright State women's basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 84-62 win over Youngstown State Thursday night at WSU's Nutter Center.
The first half was back and forth the entire way with nine ties and 14 lead changes. The Penguins used a 7-0 run to go up 30-25 with 5:34 left in the period, only to see the Raiders tie it on a Boyd three and a Shaunda Sandifer layup. WSU then took a 41-39 lead into the halftime break following two Kim Demmings foul shots with 1.4 seconds remaining.
Youngstown State shot 43 percent in the first half, including seven of 12 from behind the arc, while Wright State was at 44 percent, four of 10 from three-point range.
The Raiders tallied the first eight points of the second half and a later 10-0 run, the final six coming on back-to-back Boyd triples, made it 62-48 with 12:20 to play. The Penguins closed to within nine at 66-57 on a Brandi Brown foul shot at the 7:27 mark before WSU put the game out of reach with a 13-0 burst over the next five minutes, six by Molly Fox and five from Sandifer.
The Raiders shot 47 percent in the second half to end up at 46 percent overall, including nine of 22 from three-point range, while YSU hit for just 27 percent the final 20 minutes to finish at 34 percent on the night.
Boyd led all scorers with a career-high 24 points, eclipsing the 19 she had scored on three previous occasions, most recently against Southeast Missouri on December 19. She hit six three-pointers on the night, also a career-best, and tied a season-high with eight rebounds.
Two other Raiders added 20 or more points as Demmings had 22 in recording a double-double with 10 rebounds and also dished out seven assists while Fox chipped in 20. Sandifer also posted a double-double of 13 points and 14 boards.
Brown paced Youngstown State (10-17, 4-12 Horizon) with 18 points while Heidi Schlegel had 14 off the bench.
Wright State (18-9, 11-4 Horizon) hosts Cleveland State Saturday at 2:00 in the regular-season home finale. WSU's seniors--Fox and Sandifer along with manager Grant Shellabarger--will be honored before the game.
