DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball program opens its 2024-25 season on Tuesday, November 5, at Wisconsin inside Kohl Center. The non-conference matchup will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT and stream on the Big Ten+ network. Live stats will also be provided.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Tuesday, November 5 – 7:30 p.m. ET - Watch - Live Stats - WSU Game Notes
 
SCOUTING THE BADGERS
The Badgers went 15-17 last season, finishing tenth in the Big 10 with a 6-12 conference record. After falling to Penn State in the second round of the Big 10 tournament, Wisconsin went on to compete in the WNIT, taking down Southern Indiana and Illinois State before falling to Saint Louis University in the quarterfinals.
 
Going into her fourth year as head coach, Marisa Moseley returns key players Serah Williams, Halle Douglass, Natatlie Leuzinger, and Ronnie Porter, who together totaled 37.6 points per game and 21.1 rebounds per game. The Badgers welcome transfers Tess Myers from Dusquesne and CarterMcCray from fellow Horizon League school Northern Kentucky. Junior forward Serah Williams held a spot on both the Coaches and Media Preseason All-Big Ten Teams. Last season, she averaged 17.4 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, and 2.8 blocks per game, being named the 2024 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The six-foot-four forward dominated in the Big Ten last season, leading the conference in offensive rebounds per game (3.1) and blocks per game (2.8), and recorded a double-double in 15 of 17 Big Ten matchups.
 
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.
 
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 on the road for a matchup at Evansville on Sunday, November 10. The non-conference matchup will tip-off at 2 p.m. and stream on ESPN+.