Raiders take on Detroit Mercy Friday night

DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball team looks to keep its momentum rolling on Friday night as the Raiders welcome Detroit Mercy to town for a 7 p.m. contest inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders are coming off a Wednesday home win, while Detroit Mercy fell Wednesday on the road. Fans can keep up with Friday's action by watching on ESPN+ or following live stats.

GAME INFORMATION
Friday, February 2 - 7 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats - WSU Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State erased an early first quarter deficit on the way to an 80-68 victory over Oakland on Wednesday night as four Raiders finished with double digit scoring nights. Alexis Hutchison finished with a game-high 21 points as part of a double-double with 10 rebounds, while she filled her stat line with six assists and four steals against just one turnover. Kacee Baumhower tallied 18 points of her own with six rebounds and a pair of assists, while Cara VanKempen chipped in 10 points. Jada Tate made her first start as a Raider and turned in 10 points of her own, her second double-digit scoring effort of the season.

SETTING THE WAY
Wright State's Jan. 31 win over Oakland was their seventh victory in Horizon League action this season, the most HL wins the Raiders' have had under head coach Kari Hoffman. Five of the Raiders' six HL wins a season ago came after January 28, while they also added a road victory in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament on the road against Oakland.

KNOW THE FOE
- Detroit Mercy is currently 14-9 overall and 7-5 in the Horizon. The Titans are 6-8 on the road and are coming off a road loss at Northern Kentucky on Wednesday and are 2-4 in HL road games.
- As a team, Detroit Mercy leads the Horizon League in rebounds per game (38.8), total rebounds (893), defensive rebounds per game (28.3), total defensive rebounds (650), and rebounding margin (5.4).

QUICK HITTERS
- Alexis Hutchison leads the HL with an 19.3 points/game scoring average, a mark that jumps slightly to 19.6 points/game in Horizon League contests.
- The Raiders have two of the top three FT shooters in the HL, led by Kacee Baumhower at 88.1% and followed by Alexis Hutchison at 82.4% in third.
- Wright State's is second in the HL in three-pointers made per game (8.1) and team free throw percentage (77.7%).

NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Wright State is No. 20 nationally with its 77.7 percent Free Throw Percentage. Kacee Baumhower's 88.1 free throw percentage is No. 29 nationally. Alexis Hutchison is No. 10 nationally with 444 total points scored while her 19.3 points/game mark is No. 31. Hutchison's 396 field goal attempts are No. 5 nationally with her 164 field goals made No. 13.

FROM WAY DOWNTOWN
Wright State is currently No. 41 nationally with its 8.1 three-pointers made per game average. The Raiders have connected on double digit three-pointers as a group in eight 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).

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Players Mentioned

Kacee Baumhower

Alexis Hutchison

Jada Tate

Cara VanKempen

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