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Chelsea Welch
91
Winner Wright State WRSTW 9-2
81
Belmont BEL 9-3
Winner
Wright State WRSTW
9-2
91
Final
81
Belmont BEL
9-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wright State WRSTW 17 30 28 16 91
Belmont BEL 18 27 20 16 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Communications

Women's Basketball Picks up Big Win at Belmont

WSU wins 91-81 on the Road over OVC Favorite

The Wright State women's basketball team,15th in the latest Mid-Major Poll, went on the road to pick up an important win over the poll's #4 team Belmont Monday night 91-81.

Game Breakdown
First Half (47-45)

    *Belmont won the first quarter 18-17 as the teams exchanged leads through the half.
    *There were five ties and 15 lead changes in the first 20 minutes of action.
    *Senior Chelsea Welch has the hot hand with 18 points, including seven of eight from the field and three of three from three-point range.
    *Emily Vogelpohl and Dasia Evans each has six points.
    *Vogelpohl, Evans and Lexi Smith each have three rebounds as WSU outrebounded Belmont 17-12.
    *Boh teams are shooting better than 50% with WSU at 56.7% and BU at 52.9%
    *WSU shot 11-14 from the field in the second quarter.
    *Belmont's largest lead was seven early while WSU's largest lead was just three during the first half.

Second Half (91-81)
    *The Raiders bounced out with the first four points from Smith.
    *Wright State increased its lead by outscoring the Bruins 28-20 in the third quarter to take 75-65 led.
    *Welch led the way with 29 points while Vogelpohl chipped in 21 points
    *Smith had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
    *All ten Raiders that saw time scored.
    Welch, Vogelpohl and Smith combined to shoot 26 of 36 from the field.
    *After those 15 led changes in the first half, there were zero in the second half.
    *WSU shot 54% from the field, connecting on nine threes.

Notes
    *Belmont was the preseason favorite to win the Ohio Valley Conference
    *WSU won the points in the paint 38-30 and second chance points 23-15.
    *Wright State is now 9-2 while Belmont drops to 9-3.

Next Up
    *The Raiders end the non-conference portion with a game at Georgia Thursday at 1 pm.

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