DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball team returns to the Nutter Center on Wednesday night after two weeks as the Raiders welcome Oakland to town in the first of two home games inside the Nutter Center this week. Wednesday's game is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff and fans can keep up with the action by watching on ESPN+ or following live stats.
GAME INFORMATION
Wednesday, January 31 - 7 p.m. -
Watch - Live Stats - WSU Game Notes
LAST TIME OUT
Wright State slipped up Sunday afternoon on the road, falling to Horizon League-leading Green Bay by a 77-59 score. The Raiders shot 43 percent and saw nine different players contribute in the scoring column, led by
Alexis Hutchison's 17 points, while she added six rebounds and five assists to her final stat line.
Rachel Loobie pulled down a game-high seven rebounds as she and
Lauren Scott both tallied eight points and two steals, while
Jada Tate chipped in seven points and
Claire Henson added six points of her own off the bench.
HOME COOKIN'
The Raiders got off to a 5-0 start at home for the first time since the 2015-16 season and the Raiders currently have six home victories and counting. Wright State's next home win will tie its combined seven-win total from head coach
Kari Hoffman's first two seasons at the helm of the Raiders. Including Wednesday's game, the Raiders have six remaining home games inside the Nutter Center.
KNOW THE FOE
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Oakland is currently 9-10 overall and 5-6 in the Horizon. The Golden Grizzlies are 3-5 on the road but have won two of four road contests in the month of January with victories at RMU (Jan. 7) and last time out at IUPUI on Jan. 28.
- Two players - Brooke Quarles-Daniels and Markyia McCormick - are averaging double digits scoring at 12.9 points and 10.9 points per game respectively. Miriam Ibezim leads Oakland on the glass with a 7.1 rebounds per game average.
QUICK HITTERS
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Alexis Hutchison leads the HL with an 19.2 points/game scoring average, a mark that jumps slightly to 19.5 points/game in Horizon League contests.
- The Raiders have the top two FT shooters in the HL, led by
Kacee Baumhower at 90.9% and followed by
Alexis Hutchison at 82.3%.
- Wright State's is second in the HL in three-pointers made per game (8.2) and team free throw percentage (77.4%).
NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Wright State is No. 25 nationally with its 77.4 percent Free Throw Percentage.
Kacee Baumhower's 90.9 free throw percentage is No. 9 nationally.
Alexis Hutchison is No. 12 nationally with 423 total points scored while her 19.2 points/game mark is No. 30. Hutchison's 383 field goal attempts are No. 4 nationally with her 156 field goals made No. 14.
FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Wright State is currently No. 36 nationally with its 8.2 three-pointers made per game average. The Raiders have connected on double digit three-pointers as a group in 8 of their 21 contests to date. The Raiders connected on a season-best 14 triples at Robert Morris (Dec. 31) and hit 12 threes against Milwaukee (Jan. 5), West Virginia (Dec. 18) and Eastern Illinois (Dec. 9), with 11 triples against Slippery Rock (Nov. 20).