Raiders Host Final Home Games

Saturday, February 17

Wright State Nutter Center

2:00 PM

Wright State University

Northern Kentucky

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Photo by: Joseph Craven

2/13/2018 4:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Coach Merriweather

By: Communications

The Raiders' stretch run is here as they will host the final two home games when Northern Kentucky comes to town Saturday at 2 pm followed by Cleveland State Monday at 5 pm. Wright State will honor its two seniors Chelsea Welch and Lexi Smith on Monday.

Wright State, 18-8 and 9-5, is currently tied for third place with Cleveland State. NKU comes to town with a record of 8-18 and 6-8, currently sits in seventh place. Welch, the reigning Horizon League player of the week, collected a double-double of 30 points and 11 rebounds in the Oakland win last Saturday. The Raiders won at Northern Kentucky in overtime 68-63 last month. WSU lost at Cleveland State 71-70 in overtime.

WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS

Welch leads the Raiders and the League at 21.5 points per game.
Emily Vogelpohl, who collected her 1,000th career points against Oakland, averages 11.2 points.
Vogelpohl needs just three rebounded for 500.
Smith needs 19 points to hit the 1,000 point mark.
Mackenzie Taylor, who had 20 points versus the Grizzlies, averages 10.7 points.
The Raiders are 9-2 at home this year.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY NORSE

The Norse have won three straight, including at Milwaukee and at home against Oakland and Detroit Mercy.
Molly Glick leads NKU with a 12.8 points per game average.
Kailey Coffey has a team high 6.4 rebounds per contest.
NKU leads the overall series 12-7 now.
The Norse are 3-8 on the road overall and 1-4 in league road games.

CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS

The Vikings will host Green Bay and Milwaukee before making the trip to Wright State
Currently, CSU has won five of the last six but are coming off a 94-56 loss at IUPUI.
Three Vikings average in double-figure scoring, led by Ashanti Abshaw at 19.4 points per game.
Olivia Voskuhl averages 7.1 rebounds.
Cleveland State leads the overall series 36-35.
CSU is 7-4 in road games overall and 5-2 in league road contests.

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