Raiders begin road trip with two games in Wisconsin

Friday, February 10

Milwaukee, WI

8 PM ET

Wright State University

Milwaukee

Photo by: Joseph Craven

2/9/2023 10:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball team made the trek to Wisconsin for a pair of Horizon League games. The Raiders open their road trip at Milwaukee on Friday, February 10, at 8 p.m. ET, followed by a 1 p.m. ET meeting at Green Bay on Sunday, February 12. Both matchups will air on ESPN+. Live stats will also be available.

THE SLATE
Feb. 10 at Milwaukee | 8 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | Game Notes
Feb. 12 at Green Bay | 1 p.m. ET | Watch | Live Stats

LAST TIME OUT
The Raiders are coming off a 93-80 loss at IUPUI last Saturday. IUPUI led for the entirety of the game after opening the Horizon League contest on a 12-0 run. Lauren Scott scored a season-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while Emily Chapman totaled 14 points and four rebounds. Kacee Baumhower (12 pts) and Isabelle Bolender (11 pts) also reached double figures.

Wright State opened last week with an 80-70 victory over Northern Kentucky. The Raiders shot 53.8% (28-of-52) from the field and 40% (8-of-20) on 3-pointers while tying a season-high in free throw makes with 16 on 20 attempts. Bryce Nixon poured in a game-high 23 points to lead the way. Baumhower added 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Milwaukee is tied for seventh place in the Horizon League standings with a 6-8 record. The Panthers opened conference play 4-2 overall but have followed with just two wins in their last eight games. MKE snapped a four-game losing skid last Sunday with a 62-57 win at Detroit Mercy.

Kendall Nead leads MKE in scoring (11.6 ppg), while Megan Walstad is averaging 8.4 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per contest. Defensively, the Panthers hold top-five HL marks in blocks per game (3rd, 3.0), scoring defense (4th, 61.2), field goal percentage defense (4th, 38.2%), and rebound margin (4th, 2.7).

HISTORY VS. MKE
The all-time series is tied 33-33. The Raiders have finished on the losing side in their last three meetings against Milwaukee, including a 72-61 defeat on January 7 this season. Emily Chapman paced WSU in this year's matchup with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go along with four rebounds and four assists.

SCOUTING THE PHOENIX
Green Bay is tied for first in the HL standings with a 19-4 overall record and a 12-2 mark in conference action. The Phoenix have won their last five conference games, outscoring opponents by an average margin of 17.2 points. Green Bay also boasts key non-conference victories over Wisconsin (70-60), North Dakota State (70-52), and Illinois State (63-49).

On the season, Green Bay leads the conference in several categories, including assist-turnover ratio (1.24), field goal percentage (44.7%), field goal percentage defense (33.4%), scoring defense (53.2), and fewest turnovers per game (12.4). Sydney Levy leads the team in scoring (11.5 ppg), while Cassie Schiltz is averaging 8.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

HISTORY VS. GREEN BAY
The Phoenix lead the all-time series, 69-7. Green Bay earned a 72-51 victory over Wright State in January 2023. WSU netted 13 3-pointers in the loss, led by Kacee Baumhower and Lauren Scott with three apiece.

MILESTONE WATCH
Emily Chapman is nearing 1,500 career points (currently at 1,480 points) and 500 career rebounds (currently at 470 rebounds) in her collegiate career. The guard spent her first four seasons at nearby Cedarville University, where she was a two-time All-GMAC selection and NCCAA All-America Second Team selection in 2021. Fellow Cedarville transfer Isabelle Bolender is up 900 points over 80 collegiate games.

CATCHING FIRE
Cara VanKempen opened the season 0-of-12 on 3-pointers over eight games. However, the senior forward has upped her 3-point average to 40.4% (19-of-47) on the season by shooting 54.3% (19-of-35) from deep in her last 16 games.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Lauren Scott earned the latest Horizon League Freshman of the Week (2/6) after averaging 11.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists over two games. The freshman guard shot 57.1 percent (8-of-14) overall, 50% (3-of-6) on 3-pointers, and 80% (4-of-5) on free throws in the span. She finished with a season-high 16 points in just 18 minutes of play against IUPUI (2/4) while adding seven points on 3-of-5 shooting in WSU's 80-70 victory over Northern Kentucky (2/2).

SHOWING OFF RANGE
The Raiders rank third in the country and first in the HL with 9.7 3-pointers per game. Wright State has netted double-figure 3-pointers on 12 occasions, including seven times in its last ten games. WSU made a school record 18 3-pointers versus Cleveland State (1/20) and added 15 threes (matched previous school) in the span.

SCORING THREAT
Bryce Nixon ranks second in the Horizon League in 3-pointers per game (2.38) and total 3-pointers (57) while ranking third in 3-point percentage (39.3%). The senior guard is averaging a team-high 12.3 points per game, highlighted by a career-best 24 points versus Southern Indiana (12/17), 23 points against NKU (2/2), and 20 points at Eastern Illinois (11/28). She has scored in double figures in a team-best 15 games.

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 (46.8%), rebounding (3.4 rpg), assists (2.5 apg), and steals (1.0 spg) while ranking second in shooting percentage (49.7%) and third in scoring (8.9 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 nine games. The 5-5 senior guard has been WSU's leading rebounder in five games and tallied four-plus assists in six of her last ten games.

FINDING A GROOVE
Kacee Baumhower has reached double-figure scoring in ten of her last 12 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 11.6 points on 44.6% (58-of-130) shooting in conference-only play. Baumhower leads the team in free throw makes (37) and free throw attempts (61) while also ranking second in rebounding (3.3 rpg) and blocks (0.4 bpg).

TOUGH TESTS
Thirteen of the 19 Division I opponents Wright State has faced this season boast winning records, which include seven 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).

SHE'S JUST A FRESHMAN
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 24 games, Miller leads WSU freshmen in scoring (6.0 ppg), assists per game (1.7), and minutes per game (21.9). 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 39.6% (19-of-48) on 3-pointers, good for third on the team. The freshman guard has gone an improved 15-of-28 (53.6%) from deep in home games, highlighted by 15 points on a 3-of-5 mark on threes against Cleveland State (1/20).

WRIGHT FIT
Bryce Nixon joined Wright State with 317 career points over four collegiate seasons (105 games). The transfer guard has totaled 294 points (12.3 ppg) in just 24 games with the Raiders.

UP NEXT
The Raiders will continue their four-game road swing at Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday, February 16, and Cleveland State on Saturday, February 18.