GREEN BAY – The Wright State women's basketball team saw four players reach double figures scoring, but host Green Bay always had an answer on Saturday afternoon as the Raiders fell 78-67 in Horizon League action.
Wright State (0-4, 0-2 HL) now gets set to play at home inside the Nutter Center for the first time this season, as the Raiders welcome Xavier to town for a Wednesday afternoon matchup set for a 2 p.m. tipoff.
On Saturday,
Destyne Jackson turned in her fourth double-digit scoring game of the season, finishing with a team-high 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting with a trio of three-point baskets.
Channing Chappell added 13 points of her own, filling her final stat line with a team-leading four assists while pulling down three rebounds.
Jada Roberson and
Deesh Beck each ended the afternoon with 10 points, while
Shamarre Hale posted a season-best eight points while leading Wright State with six rebounds.
Wright State continued its trend of getting scoring from everyone, as nine different Raiders scored, leading to 22 bench points.
The Raiders shot 45 percent (22-of-49) from the floor and hit nine three-pointers, outscoring Green Bay (2-2, 1-1 HL) in the second half. The hosts extended their lead to 21 points on a basket with 4:45 remaining to grab its largest margin, only to see the Raiders close the game on a 13-3 scoring run in what turned into an afternoon of scoring runs on both sides.
Wright State pulled down 26 total rebounds, including 21 on the offensive glass, while forcing four steals and 12 total turnovers that resulted in 13 points off the Green Bay giveaways. Green Bay's Hailey Oskey finished the afternoon with a game-high 21 points, while Brooklyn Blackburn was the hosts' only other double-figure scorer, chipping in 15 points.