Women’s Basketball set to Host Indiana State for Home Opener

Tuesday, November 12

Dayton, OH

7 PM

Wright State University

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Women’s Basketball set to Host Indiana State for Home Opener

11/11/2024 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball program will return home for its season opener, hosting Indiana State on Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. The game will stream on ESPN+ and have live stats provided.

GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday, November 11– 7:00 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats - WSU Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State is coming off a loss at Evansville on Sunday afternoon. The Raider's had a late rally, but fell short 65-63. The Raiders shot 34.3 percent from the floor and 27.8 percent for three. The Raiders were led by Claire Henson and Macie Taylor's career high 14 points each. Two other Raiders saw double-figure points as Makiya Miller and Amaya Staton both tallied 11 points. Staton accounted for a fourth of Wright State's rebounds, recording eight on the day, followed by Henson with seven. Henson led the team with three assists, followed by Taylor with two.

SCOUTING THE SYCAMORES
Indiana State went 11-21 in the 2023-24 season, going 6-14 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Under direction of first-year head coach Marc Mitchell, the Sycamores are currently 0-2 on the season, falling 71-59 to Western Kentucky in the season opener, and to No. 8/9 Iowa State on Thursday, 64-42.

Sophomore guard Keslyn Secrist leads the team, averaging 16.5 points over the two games, with 11 total defensive rebounds. Chloe Williams leads the team in rebounds (7) and blocks (3), while Deja Jones leads in assists (8). The Sycamores have shot 33 percent overall from the floor and 21.9 percent for three, going 20-of-30 on the line.

HISTORY VS. INDIANA STATE
This will be the tenth meeting between Wright State and the Sycamores, as the Raiders hold the all-time series record 6-3. The series dates back to 1987, last seeing each other in the 2023-24 season after a nearly 20-year hiatus. In this meeting, the Raiders came out on top 72-63.

RAIDER RETURNERS
Wright State returns six Raiders from the 2023-24 season — juniors Claire Henson, Makiya Miller, and Lauren Scott, redshirt-sophomore Macie Taylor, and redshirt-freshmen Ellie Magestro-Kennedy and Rylee Sagester.

NEW FACES
The Raiders welcomed nine signees, six transfers and three freshmen, for the 2024-25 season. Olivia Brown (Akron), Lexi Bugajski (App State), Chloe Chard-Peloquin (Canisius), Makenzie Drout (App State), Abbie Riddle (Bowling Green), and Amaya Staton (Merrimack College/Cleveland State) will be coming to Wright State as transfers. Anna Azzara, Florrie Cotterill, and Elle Bruschuk will enter the season as freshmen.

CAREER HIGH SEASON OPENER
The Raiders opened the 2024-45 season at Wisconsin, as Claire Henson and Makiya Miller each saw career-highs with double-digit points in the 95-68 final. Miller ended the night with a career high 22 points, marking eight double-figure scoring games in her collegiate career. Miller matched a career high of six rebounds, previously recorded at Michigan State (01/13/23) and Ohio Christian (11/17/22). Joining Miller in double-figures was Henson, tallying 12 points, another Raider career high. Chloe Chard Peloquin matched a career best of seven rebounds in her Wright State debut, recording five points.

PRESEASON POLL
The Raiders finished sixth in the 2024 Horizon League preseason poll with 58 points, which the league's 11 head coaches voted on. Cleveland State (117 points) was selected to win the conference after receiving all seven first-place votes, closely followed by Green Bay (114 points) with four first-place votes.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
The Raiders ended their 2023-24 campaign ranked No. 38 nationally with its 7.9 three-pointers made per game average. Wright State connected on double digit three-pointers as a group in 10 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 Cleveland State (Feb. 7) and Slippery Rock (Nov. 20).

NONCONFERENCE TESTS
Wright State's non-conference schedule features ten matchups, opening against Wisconsin (November 5), staying on the road to play the University of Evansville (November 10). return for the 2024-25 home opener, hosting Indiana State on November 12. WSU will stay home to host Tennessee State before their last November road match at Bellarmine on November 21. The Raiders will host their last nonconference matches on November 24 and November 26, taking on Ohio and Findlay, respectively. WSU will close its non-conference slate with games against Grand Canyon (December 18), Georgia Southern (December 19), and Florida Atlantic (December 21) at the GCU Classic.

BASKETBALL RUNS IN THE FAMILY
Sophomore guard Lauren Scott is the granddaughter of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Gary Williams, who led the Maryland men's basketball program to its first-ever NCAA Tournament Championship in 2002. He also served as head coach for American (1978- 82), Boston College (1982-86), and Ohio State (1986-89). Currently, he is Maryland's Senior Managing Director for Alumni Relations and Athletic Development.

HORIZON LEAGUE SLATE
Each Horizon League team will play a 20-game double round-robin schedule. Wright State's conference schedule gets underway at Detroit Mercy on December 4 and concludes in the Nutter Center on March 1 versus Robert Morris.

RAIDER LEADERSHIP
Wright State is set for its fourth season under the direction of head coach Kari Hoffman, who was introduced as the eighth head coach in program history in May 2021. Hoffman led the team to have large improvements in the 2023-24 season, putting up an 18-15 overall record, going 11-9 in conference play, a large turnaround from the previous year's 6-14 league record. She guided the Raiders to a Horizon League Championship semifinals appearance, as graduate guard Alexis Hutchinson was named to the Horizon League First Team. In her second year at WSU, Hoffman guided the Raiders to a four-win improvement, a Horizon League Championship quarterfinals appearance, and a 6-5 record over the program's last 11 games. Hoffman joined the Raiders after serving as the head coach at nearby Cedarville University for five seasons, where she won 106 games, led the Yellow Jackets to three regular season conference titles, and was named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021. Hoffman also earned NCCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year honors in 2019 and 2020. In addition to Hoffman, assistant coaches John Leonzo, Megan Leuzinger, and Patrick Bain enter their third season at Wright State. Director of Operations Emily Chapman joined the coaching staff in August 2023.

GET YOUR TICKETS
Season tickets for the Raider women's basketball campaign are on sale through WSURaiders.com or by contacting the ticket office at (937) 775-4934, starting as low as $60.

MOBILE TICKETING
With the WSU Raiders app in place, Wright State has transitioned to 100% digital ticketing and parking. Making this transition has allowed the WSU Athletics Ticket Office greater flexibility with the distribution of tickets and parking passes, while providing the ability to seamlessly issue modifications for any game within hours. Fans can review the Mobile Ticket Guide for more information.

UP NEXT
Wright State will stay at home, hosting Tennessee State on Friday, November 15 for education day. The game is set for an 11 a.m. tip off and will stream on ESPN+ and have live stats provided.