DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball program returns to the Nutter Center for home contests against Cleveland State on Friday, January 20, and Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday, January 22. Both games will broadcast live on ESPN+, while live stats will also be available. 

THE SLATE
Jan. 20 vs. Cleveland State | 6 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes
Jan. 22 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | 1 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders dropped a 73-68 heartbreaker at Oakland last Sunday. WSU trailed 70-68 with 1:28 remaining in regulation but had three chances on offense to equal the score or take the lead. However, each opportunity fell short, including a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Three Raiders scored in double figures, led by Isabelle Bolender with a season-high 15 points and six rebounds. Michigan native Cara Vankempen and Makiya Miller finished with 10 points apiece, while Emily Chapman pulled down a season-best seven rebounds. 

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS
Cleveland State is tied for first place in the Horizon League standings with a 16-2 overall record and a 7-1 mark against conference opponents. CSU opened its season with a loss at nationally-ranked Iowa State but proceeded to go on a program-record 16-game winning streak. The impressive run ended last weekend against Green Bay at home. 

The Vikings rank first in the HL in several categories, including points per game (74.4), scoring margin (17.1), free throws made per game (16.39), rebounds per game (41.22), blocks per game (4.4), and steals per game (10.1). First Team All-Horizon League guard Destiny Leo leads the team in scoring (15.9 ppg), while senior forward Brittni Moore is averaging 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest.

HISTORY VS. CSU
Thursday's game will be the 83rd career meeting between the two teams, with Wright State owning a 42-40 advantage in the all-time series. The Raiders fell to CSU 86-60 on the road last season. Channing Chappell scored in double figures with 11 points in the loss.

SCOUTING THE 'DONS
Purdue Fort Wayne is 6-12 on the season and 3-5 in HL play. The Mastodons snapped a five-game losing streak last week with a 72-62 victory over Milwaukee at home. PFW has also beaten Detroit Mercy and Robert Morris in the conference portion of its schedule.

Junior guard Amellia Bromenschenkel leads the 'Dons in scoring (11.8 ppg) and rebounding (4.9 rpg), while all-conference guard Shayla Sellers has eight double-figure scoring performances. As a team, Purdue Fort Wayne tops the HL in turnovers forced per game (19.56) and ranks second in blocks per game (3.6) and steals per game (9.7). 

HISTORY VS. PFW
WSU leads the all-time series 10-7. The Raiders fell to Purdue Fort Wayne 83-58 in the lone matchup between the two teams last year. Channing Chappell pulled down a career-high seven rebounds and dished out a team-leading three assists in the loss.  

HOT FROM DEEP
Bryce Nixon leads the Horizon League in 3-pointers (43) and 3-pointers per game (2.39), while also ranking second in 3-point percentage (41.3%). The senior guard is averaging a team-high 11.9 points per game, highlighted by a career-best 24 points versus Southern Indiana (12/17), 20 points at Eastern Illinois (11/28), and an 18-point performance on six 3-pointers at Detroit Mercy (1/13). She has scored in double figures in a team-best 11 games.

SHOWING OFF RANGE
The Raiders rank 10th in the country and first in the HL with 9.1 3-pointers per game. Wright State tied a school record with 15 threes in its victory at Detroit Mercy (1/13). The trio of Bryce Nixon, Kacee Baumhower, and Emily Chapman combined to go 14-of-18 (77.7%) from beyond the arc in the winning effort. WSU added 13 treys versus Green Bay (1/6) and has netted double-figure 3-pointers on eight occasions. The Raiders have combined for 46 threes on 113 attempts (40.7%) over their last four games alone.

TOUGH TESTS
Thirteen of the 17 Division I opponents Wright State has faced this season boast winning records, which include seven programs with five or fewer losses and six teams in the NET top 100. WSU squared off against a pair of teams that reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 last season (Ohio State and Tennessee) during the non-conference portion of its schedule in addition to the Mid-American Conference's top-two teams (Toledo and Bowling Green).

CHAP AT HER BEST
Emily Chapman has proven to be a threat in her first year with the Raiders, as she leads the team in 3-point shooting (45.5%), rebounding (3.5 rpg), assists (1.9 apg), and steals (0.9 spg) while ranking second in shooting percentage (48.8%) and third in scoring (8.8 ppg). The Proctorville, Ohio native poured in a season-best 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Tennessee (12/11) and has scored in double figures in three of her last five games. The 5-5 senior guard has been WSU's leading rebounder in five games and tallied a season-high four steals at IUPUI (1/1). 

FINDING A GROOVE
Kacee Baumhower has reached double-figure scoring in five of her last six games, highlighted by a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and a 5-of-6 clip on 3-pointers at UDM (1/13). The sophomore guard is averaging a team-high 12.4 points on 42.9% (34-of-80) shooting in conference-only play. Baumhower leads the team in free throw makes (27) and free throw attempts (45) while also ranking second in rebounding (3.2 rpg) and blocks (0.4 bpg).

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Makiya Miller collected Horizon League Freshman of the Week honors (12/26) after averaging 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.0 steals over two games at the Hawk Classic in Philadelphia, Pa. Through 18 games, Miller leads WSU freshmen in scoring (6.9 ppg), assists per game (1.7), and minutes per game (23.8). She scored in double figures in her opening three games as a Raider, becoming the first freshman player in the last 17 seasons to do so. 

TAKE NOTICE
Lauren Scott has shot 38.7% (12-of-31) on 3-pointers, good for third on the team. The freshman guard has gone an improved 9-of-15 (60%) from deep in home games, highlighted by a 3-for-4 mark on threes against Green Bay (1/5). 

WRIGHT FIT
Bryce Nixon joined Wright State with 317 career points over four collegiate seasons (105 games). The transfer guard has totaled 215 points (11.9 ppg) in just 18 games with the Raiders.

UP NEXT
The Raiders will head back on the road for games against Youngstown State on Thursday, January 26, and Robert Morris on Saturday, January 28.