Wright State University
10-2
Mount St. Joseph
1-7
Women Set Margin of Victory Record Against Mount St. Joseph
12/15/2015 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Wright State women's basketball team set a school record for margin of victory in a game Tuesday night as the Raiders defeated Mount St. Joseph 117-26 at WSU's Nutter Center.
WSU never trailed in the contest, scoring the first five points and then breaking the game open with a 25-2 run to end the first quarter.
After scoring 34 points in the opening stanza, Wright State added 25 more in the second, 37 in the third and 21 in the fourth to finish just one point short of the school record for points in a game, set last New Year's Eve in a 118-70 decision over Central State in the C.J. McLin Gymnasium.
The 91-point margin of victory breaks the previous school record of 63, set in a 103-40 decision over Capital on January 5, 1980 and tied in a 107-44 home win against Cincinnati Christian earlier this season on December 8.
Wright State shot 53 percent overall and hit 14 of 15 free throws while Mount St. Joseph shot 18 percent for the contest and was just three of five at the line. The Raiders led in points in paint (72-10), points off of turnovers (47-4), second-chance points (32-2) and fast-break points (28-0).
WSU had six players score in double figures, led by Symone Simmons with 18 off the bench. Simmons also added eight rebounds and five steals. Kim Demmings had 15 points in just 13 minutes of action while Lexi Smith posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Two other Raiders scored in double figures off the bench as Mackenzie Taylor had 13 and JJ Williams 11 along with seven assists. Overall, Wright State's reserves outscored the Lion bench 71-10. Emily Vogelpohl was the final WSU player in double figures with 11.
Wright State (10-2), which ties the 1986-87 squad, in the final year for the program in Division II, for the best 12-game start in school history, hosts its first Power 5 opponent since the 2009-10 season (Vanderbilt on December 2) on Sunday, December 20, as the Raiders welcome in the Georgia Bulldogs for a 2:00 contest. That game will be the first of a doubleheader with the WSU men facing Bowling Green at 4:30.
