Raiders in Action for Homecoming
10/7/2015 4:00:00 AM | General
Homecoming
The Raiders will be a large part of the 2015 Homecoming events, and we ask all Wright State Alumni to be a part of it too on October 10.
Alumni, friends, family and fans can watch as the Raider men's and women's soccer, volleyball and softball teams all have events that day plus the Homecoming Festival.
Both soccer teams take on Horizon League foes at Alumni Field (Rinzler Complex) as the women play Oakland at 3 pm while the men play Valparaiso at 7 pm. The softball team will challenge its alumni at 3:30 at the WSU Softball Field, and the volleyball team will be in action against League foe and rival Cleveland State in McLin Gym at 4 pm.
Everyone is invited to join us for the annual Homecoming Festival in the parking lot of the Rinzler Student Sports Complex. Enjoy live music from Wright State alumni, The Kate Hasting Band and American Idol top 16 finalist, Alexis Gomez. Live music will begin at 5:30 p.m. While at the festival participate in the annual chili cook off, grab a bite to eat from a local food truck, try to beat the AROTC maze, sign up a team to compete in the cornhole tournament, and catch up with fellow alumni in Alumni Association tent. There will be a separate tent just for former student-athletes.
Men's Soccer
The Wright State men's soccer team, 6-3-1 and 1-2-1, will host Valparaiso Saturday at 7 pm.
The Raiders, coming off a tough 2-1 loss at UIC last Saturday, have been led by junior Peguy Ngatcha, who has posted five goals and two assists while freshman Jackson Dietrich holds two goals and six assists. Junior Tyler Blackmer has played in all ten games with a goals against average of 0.67 with five shutouts.
Valpo lead the Horizon League with a record of 6-2-2 and 2-0-1 and currently ride an eight-game streak without a loss, including a four-game winning streak. Isaiah Madrid paces the Crusaders with five goals and an assist while Nico Campbell has given up six goals in ten games. WSU lost 5-2 at Valpo last year.
This game will be shown live on ESPN3.
Women's Soccer
The Wright State women's soccer team will host Oakland Saturday at 3 pm.
The Raiders, now 4-5-1 and 1-1-1, are coming off an important 1-0 victory on the road at UIC last Saturday. Sophomore Bryce Hueber picked up the goal, assisted by fellow-sophomore Sarah Colvin. Senior Halle Pyle picked up the shutout win and now holds a goals against average of 0.78 in nine games. Senior Natalie Sedlock and Hueber lead the Raiders with six points each.
Oakland is currently 3-5-5 and 2-1-1 after picking up a 3-1 home win over Valparaiso Saturday. Joan Sieja, Cecilie Dokka and Alice Palmer pace the Grizzlies with three goals each. The Raiders lost 3-0 at Oakland last year.
This game will be shown live on EPSN3.
Volleyball
The Wright State volleyball team will host Cleveland State Saturday at 4 pm this week after defeating Northern Kentucky Tuesday night 3-0.
The Raiders, 12-8 and 1-4, have been led by sophomore Katie Klusman's 288 kills and senior Marisa Aiello's .303 hitting percentage. Sophomore Jessie Thornton has a team-high 318 digs and sophomore Maddie Lohmeier has 791 assists
Katie Klusman posted a double-double of 14 kills and 16 digs for the Raiders while Megan Hopkins also had 14 kills in hitting .333 for the match. Maddie Lohmeier dished out 37 assists and added seven digs, five kills and four block assists while Jessie Thornton recorded 19 digs.
Fans can catch both matches by clicking on the video link at wsuraiders.com.
Tennis
The Wright State men's tennis team will compete in the UT Rocket Invitational Friday through Sunday while the women's team will play in the Bronco Invitational in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The women are coming off action in the Pink Invitational in Morgantown, West Virginia. Picking up wins for the Raiders were Karoline Haller in Flight A singles and Taylor Culbertson in Flight C singles. The men's tennis team competed at the Purdue Invitational Sunday in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Swimming & Diving
The Wright State men's and women's swimming & diving teams will head to Notre Dame to take part in the Dennis Stark Relays Friday night at 5 pm.
The Raiders opened the season at the Butler Double Dual Sunday afternoon. The men went 3-0 while the women went 2-2.
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Schedule at a Glance |
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10.09 |
at UT Rocket Invitational |
All Day |
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10.09 |
at Bronco Invitational |
All Day |
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10.09 |
at Dennis Stark Relay Meet |
5:00 PM |
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10.10 |
at UT Rocket Invitational |
All Day |
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10.10 |
at Bronco Invitational |
All Day |
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10.10 |
vs. Oakland |
3:00 PM |
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10.10 |
vs. Alumni Game |
3:30 PM |
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10.10 |
vs. Cleveland State |
4:00 PM |
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10.10 |
vs. Valparaiso |
7:00 PM |
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10.11 |
at UT Rocket Invitational |
All Day |
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10.11 |
at Bronco Invitational |
All Day |
