HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – The Wright State women's basketball team used a giant third quarter to pull past Northern Kentucky 90-83 as Rachel Loobie turned in a career-high 24 points as four Raiders finshed in double figures scoring.
 
Wright State (12-8, 6-3 Horizon) scored 36 points in the third quarter as they shot 74 percent over the 10-minute stretch, with the Raiders tying their first half point total that saw them trail by two at the break.
 
The Raiders now get set for their longest road trip in Horizon League play next week, first taking on Milwaukee on Friday night before visiting Green Bay for a Sunday afternoon contest. After the Wisconsin trip, Wright State will then have six of its next seven games at home inside the Nutter Center.
 
Wright State tallied the first seven points of the third quarter before a brief flurry from Northern Kentucky (3-14, 1-7), however it was the Raiders who ended up with a 15-4 run over a three-minute stretch to break open the tight game. NKU tallied 26 points in the fourth quarter to make things interesting, but the Raiders had 18 points of their own in the final 10 minutes to hold off the push, with the hosts unable to get the margin into single digits until the final minute of the afternoon.
 
Loobie finished with 24 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor, adding a 4-of-5 mark from the free throw line with eight rebounds, three assists and a pair of blocks to pace four Raiders in double digits scoring. Alexis Hutchison also finished with 24 points, filling her stat line with four steals, three rebounds and three assists, while Lauren Scott added 12 rebounds and Kacee Baumhower chipped in 10 points and six rebounds.
 
Buoyed by the 74 percent third quarter shooting, Wright State finished the afternoon shooting 59 percent overall (36-of-61) and was 6-of-15 (40 percent) from three-point range, adding a 12-of-23 mark (52 percent) at the free throw line. Northern Kentucky ended up with a 51 percent shooting mark (30-of-59) while connecting on 4-of-13 (31 percent) three-pointers and adding a 66 percent (19-of-29) mark at the free throw stripe.
 
Wright State finished with a 36-31 advantage on the boards, while the Raiders passed out 15 assists and tallied 56 points in the paint.
 
Carter McCray finished with the afternoon's lone double-double to lead Northern Kentucky in the loss, finishing with 25 points and 11 rebounds.