The Wright State women's basketball team battled against UT Arlington all evening before the Mavericks held on late to hand the Raiders a 68-62 loss on Wednesday evening in Arlington, Texas.
With the loss, Wright State falls to 3-3 overall while UT Arlington improves to 4-3 overall. The Raiders remain in Texas and take on SMU Friday night, with tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
A back-and-forth contest all night, the Raiders trailed by one after the first 10 minutes but responded to take a 30-26 lead into the locker room at halftime. The third quarter was the difference, as UT Arlington outscored Wright State 23-14 out of the halftime break to take a five-point lead into the fourth quarter.
The Raiders cut the margin down to four points with 3:40 remaining before UT Arlington responded with the next five points to extend the lead up to nine. Wright State went on a quick four-point run to pull within four points with 1:28 to go, but was unable to get any closer as the Mavericks held on for the win.
Angel Baker finished with a team-high 23 points for the Raiders, adding two assists, four rebounds and three steals.Â
Michal Miller scored eight points of her own, pulled down four rebounds and had a team-leading five assists.
Tyler Frierson and
Alexis Stover both contributed six points, respectively.
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Wright State shot 37.9 percent for the game, while UT Arlington finished the night shooting 47.9 percent. Wright State hit seven three-pointers, but was just 5-for-9 from the free throw stripe as UT Arlington went to the line 22 times (15-for-22, 68.2 percent).
The Raiders won the battle on the boards, out rebounding the Mavericks 38-34 overall while pulling down more offensive rebounds. UT Arlington had a 31-26 advantage on the defensive glass.
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