
@WSU_WBasketball Travels to Milwaukee
2/6/2019 1:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Wright State women's basketball team will hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Panthers on Thursday night. The Raiders are hitting the road again after going 4-0 in their home stand. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00pm EST, 7:00pm CT and will be available to view on ESPN+.
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Wright State
The Raiders are coming off a 66-59 win against the IUPUI Jaguars in the Nutter Center last Saturday. In the win, four Raiders scored in double-digits on Saturday with Michal Miller leading with 13 points. Symone Simmons and Mackenzie Taylor both tallied 12 points and Emily Vogelpohl added 11 points. Emily Vogelpohl and Symone Simmons led the in rebounds, both hauling in nine each.
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On the season, two players are averging double-digits on offense. Michal Miller leads the team with 12.8 points and right behind is Mackenzie Taylor with a 12.3 average. Symone Simmons leads the team, and the conference, in rebounds by gathering in 9.0 each contest.
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Milwaukee
The Panthers (10-11, 5-5) are coming off a 45-59 loss against the Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday.  Forward Ryaen Johnson scored a career-high 12 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks to help spark a strong fourth-quarter comeback attempt Saturday for the Milwaukee women's basketball team, before just falling short in a 59-45 contest.
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The Panthers are led by a balanced attack on offensive with their top player averaging in double-digits. Megan Walstad is putting in an average of 11.2 points per game. Jamie Reit is second on the team with an average of 9.6 points per contest. Walstad, the 6 foot 2 forward is the second-leading rebounder for the team, she is able to haul in 5.5 each game. Ryaen Johnson, the other Panther forward, is having a strong season on defense and has posted 51 blocks so far while also collecting 5.6 balls each outing.
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Series History
As of 2/6/2019
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Wright State
The Raiders are coming off a 66-59 win against the IUPUI Jaguars in the Nutter Center last Saturday. In the win, four Raiders scored in double-digits on Saturday with Michal Miller leading with 13 points. Symone Simmons and Mackenzie Taylor both tallied 12 points and Emily Vogelpohl added 11 points. Emily Vogelpohl and Symone Simmons led the in rebounds, both hauling in nine each.
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On the season, two players are averging double-digits on offense. Michal Miller leads the team with 12.8 points and right behind is Mackenzie Taylor with a 12.3 average. Symone Simmons leads the team, and the conference, in rebounds by gathering in 9.0 each contest.
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Milwaukee
The Panthers (10-11, 5-5) are coming off a 45-59 loss against the Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday.  Forward Ryaen Johnson scored a career-high 12 points to go with 11 rebounds and three blocks to help spark a strong fourth-quarter comeback attempt Saturday for the Milwaukee women's basketball team, before just falling short in a 59-45 contest.
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The Panthers are led by a balanced attack on offensive with their top player averaging in double-digits. Megan Walstad is putting in an average of 11.2 points per game. Jamie Reit is second on the team with an average of 9.6 points per contest. Walstad, the 6 foot 2 forward is the second-leading rebounder for the team, she is able to haul in 5.5 each game. Ryaen Johnson, the other Panther forward, is having a strong season on defense and has posted 51 blocks so far while also collecting 5.6 balls each outing.
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Series History
- In the teams' first meeting of the season, Wright State came away with a 61-57 win at the Nutter Center
- Wright State is 30-27 all-time against the Panthers
- Raider Head Coach Katrina Merriweather is 4-1 against the Panthers
- Milwaukee's most recent win against Wright State came on 2/1/2018 when the Panthers won 59-53
As of 2/6/2019
- Wright State (18-5, 10-1)
- Youngstown State (17-5, 9-2)
- Green Bay (13-7, 8-2)
- IUPUI (13-9, 7-4)
- Cleveland State (9-13, 6-5)
- Northern Kentucky (7-14, 6-5)
- Milwaukee (10-11, 5-5)
- Oakland (4-18, 1-10)
- Detroit Mercy (3-19, 1-10)
- UIC (3-19, 1-10)
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