Sunday, January 27
Dayton, OH
2:00 PM
Wright State University
vs
Detroit Mercy
Photo by: Tim Janz
@WSU_WBasketball Hosts Detroit Mercy Sunday
1/26/2019 11:18:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Wright State women's basketball team will host Detroit Mercy for the second game of their four game homestand. Tipoff in the Nutter Center is slated for 2:00pm on Sunday, January 27th.
Wright State
The Wright State women's basketball team (15-5, 7-1) started off their homestand with a 69-58 win on Friday night against the Oakland Grizzlies. In Friday night's game against the Grizzlies, Emily Vogelpohl led all players with 19 points and shot 3/8 from deep. Symone Simmons hauled in 16 rebounds against the Grizzlies and now stands just five short of tying Wright State's all-time rebound record.
On the season, the Raiders are led on offense by three players who are averaging in double-digits, Michal Miller (13.5ppg), Mackenzie Taylor (12.4ppg), and Angel Baker (10.0ppg). Symone Simmons leads the Raiders in rebounds with 173 in total, an 8.7 average. Simmons is currently second in the Horizon league in total rebounds, just one behind the leader.
Detroit Mercy
The Detroit Mercy Titans (3-16, 1-7) are coming off a 56-68 loss to the Northern Kentucky Norse on Friday afternoon. In the first of their four game road swing, the Titans were led by senior guard Brittney Jackson who netted 20 points in the loss. Junior wing Zoey Oatis added 12 points, six rebounds, four steals, and two blocks, freshman guard Jess Bicknell added nine points and freshman forward Paige Bellman recorded eight points, three blocks and three steals against the Norse.
The Titans have two players averaging double-digits on the season, led by Lexey Tobel (11.4ppg) and Brittany Jackson (10.1ppg). Tobel is also the team's second leading rebounder (4.9rpg), while Ashley Miller hauls in an average of 5.2 rebounds per game.
Series History
Wright State
The Wright State women's basketball team (15-5, 7-1) started off their homestand with a 69-58 win on Friday night against the Oakland Grizzlies. In Friday night's game against the Grizzlies, Emily Vogelpohl led all players with 19 points and shot 3/8 from deep. Symone Simmons hauled in 16 rebounds against the Grizzlies and now stands just five short of tying Wright State's all-time rebound record.
On the season, the Raiders are led on offense by three players who are averaging in double-digits, Michal Miller (13.5ppg), Mackenzie Taylor (12.4ppg), and Angel Baker (10.0ppg). Symone Simmons leads the Raiders in rebounds with 173 in total, an 8.7 average. Simmons is currently second in the Horizon league in total rebounds, just one behind the leader.
Detroit Mercy
The Detroit Mercy Titans (3-16, 1-7) are coming off a 56-68 loss to the Northern Kentucky Norse on Friday afternoon. In the first of their four game road swing, the Titans were led by senior guard Brittney Jackson who netted 20 points in the loss. Junior wing Zoey Oatis added 12 points, six rebounds, four steals, and two blocks, freshman guard Jess Bicknell added nine points and freshman forward Paige Bellman recorded eight points, three blocks and three steals against the Norse.
The Titans have two players averaging double-digits on the season, led by Lexey Tobel (11.4ppg) and Brittany Jackson (10.1ppg). Tobel is also the team's second leading rebounder (4.9rpg), while Ashley Miller hauls in an average of 5.2 rebounds per game.
Series History
- Detroit Mercy holds a slight edge in the all-time series 28-26
- Last season Wright State went 2-0 against Detroit with scores of 85-55 and 88-60
- The Titan's most recent win over the Raiders came in the 2017 Horizon League Tournament, a 71-52 score
- Detroit's most recent win in the Nutter Center came in overtime on 2/20/16, a 93-95 loss for the Raiders
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