Wright State welcomes Robert Morris to Nutter Center

The Wright State women's basketball teams returns to the Nutter Center to welcome newest Horizon League opponent Robert Morris* for a pair of games this weekend. The Raiders and Colonels will square off on Friday and Saturday, with both games set for 2 p.m. tipoffs.

Fans can follow both games via live stats each day. Check the schedule page for streaming updates.

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*Wright State was originally set to play IUPUI, but COVID-19 protocols within the Jaguar program prompted the schedule change.

The Wright State women's basketball swept Cleveland State on January 8 and 9, in convincing fashion to tally its fourth and fifth consecutive HL victories. On Friday, head coach Katrina Merriweather tallied her 100^th career coaching victory as the Raiders cruised to a 64-54 victory. Friday's contest would see 10 different players contribute, as three ended in double-figures led by senior Tyler Frierson's 14 points and game-leading seven rebounds. Angel Baker and Emani Jefferson both added 11 points for the Raiders.

Saturday saw Wright State go on a 7-0 run over the first three minutes and twenty seconds of the contest, holding the Vikings to just four points over the 10 minute period. Junior Angel Baker tallied her sixth consecutive double-digit game (eighth overall), as the Indianapolis native tallied 15 points and a team leading six assists, while Jada Roberson added 10 points for Raiders.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

After spending the previous 35 seasons competing in the Northeast Conference (NEC), RMU became a member of the Horizon League on July 1. The step up in competition will be evident, as the Horizon League ranked 22nd of 32 conferences in RPI last season, compared to the NEC's 30th ranking.
The Colonials were tabbed to finish fifth in its maiden Horizon League voyage this season, according to a preseason poll of the league's coaches. RMU received 88 points in the voting,
Charlie Buscaglia, Coach B, as he is respectfully called, enters the 2020-21 campaign eight wins shy of the 100-win milestone, owning a 92-37 (.713) head coaching record. He became the first head coach in NEC history to win four consecutive Coach of the Year awards, and left the league tied for the lead in that department. Buscaglia was bestowed with the Best Coach designation in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's College Basketball Decade in Review in 2019, and set school records for most wins by a first-year head coach (22, 2016-17) and single-season wins (25, 2017-18).

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Players Mentioned

Angel Baker

Tyler Frierson

Emani Jefferson

Jada Roberson

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