The Wright State women's basketball team got back in the win column as they cruised to an 85-55 win over Detroit Mercy Thursday night at the WSU Nutter Center.

Three Raiders scored in double-figures led by junior Emily Vogelpohl with 18 points and four steals.  She now needs just eight points for 1,000.  Senior Chelsea Welch added 17 points and three steals while Mackenzie Taylor ended with 11 points and eight assists.  Symone Simmons grabbed a game-best 10 rebounds.

The game stayed close throughout the first half as the Raiders led 31-25 at halftime but WSU exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Titans 31-13 while shooting 67% from the field.  The Raiders shot 43% overall and outrebounded UDM 41-31.

Wright State is now 17-8, 8-5 while the Titans fall to 1-22, 1-10.

GAME SUMMARY

First Half Highlights

• The Raiders held a 13-10 lead after the first quarter and 31-25 at the halftime buzzer.
• Vogelpohl had 11 points and four steals as Welch had nine points.  Simmons had nine rebounds.
• WSU shot 31% from the field with just one three pointer that was named by Vogelpohl.
• Detroit Mercy shot 39% with just one three as well.
• Wright State did well on the boards with a 24-19 advantage.

Second Half Highlights

• The Raiders exploded in the third quarter to take a big lead, outscoring the Titans 31-13.
• WSU hit 12 of 18 from the field in the third period.
• Taylor scored all of her 11 points in the second half.
• The WSU bench scored 19 of its 22 points in the second half.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• WSU dominated in the paint 42-14 and off turnovers 35-11.
• Wright State led for almost 37 minutes of the game with only two early lead changes.
• The Raiders had 14 steals while the Titans posted 29 turnovers.
• Kiana Adderton came off the bench for nine points.

POST-GAME REACTION

"We have been sluggish lately bu this is a team that is used to winning so they were able to play much better.  We are a team that has been able to pick up each other--one minute we get 15 rebounds from one and the next, we get a 10 from another."
        --WSU head coach Katrina Merriweather

NEXT UP

• The Raiders will host Oakland Saturday at 4:30 pm.
• The Grizzlies are 11-12, 4-8 after losing 66-59 at Northern Kentucky Thursday night.
• WSU won the first meeting at Oakland by a score of 77-57.