Four Raiders finished in double-figures as the Wright State women's basketball team held off a determined Detroit Mercy team inside the Nutter Center on Thursday evening and the Raiders walked away with a 67-61 victory to begin a four-game homestand.
With the win, the Raiders improve to 11-8 overall (6-2 Horizon League), while Detroit Mercy falls to 2-17 overall (2-6 Horizon League). Wright State remains at home as welcomes Oakland to town on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. inside the Nutter Center.
Despite winning the opening tip, Wright State was trailing 22-16 at the end of the first quarter but came into the second quarter fighting. outscoring outscore Detroit Mercy 21-12 to head into the locker room with a three-point lead at 37-34. The third quarter was quiet as both teams combined to scored a total of 19 points. The final 10 minutes were a different story, as it was a back-and-forth before the Raiders ultimately held on and walked away with the victory.
Tyler Frierson had a game-high 17 points in route to her third double-double of the season, pulling down 11 rebounds and finishing the contest shooting 7-for-16 from the field.
Alexis Stover added 15 points of her own, connecting on three of her five three-point attempts and finishing 6-for-12 from the field.
Anisja Harris and
Shamarre Hale both contributed 10 points, respectively. Hale also had a game-leading 13 rebounds.
Wright State shot 35.4 percent for the game, while Detroit Mercy finished the contest shooting 40 percent. The Raiders headed to the line 21 times, converting on 16 (76.2 percent), while the Titans had 18 such opportunities and converted 15 (83.3 percent). The Raiders out rebounded the Titans 45-31, while Detroit Mercy recorded a 21-16 edge in points off the bench. The Raiders finished the contest earning 32 of their 67 points in the paint and 20 of those points came off of second chance opportunities.