Raiders ready for Valentine's Night contest

DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball team continues its homestand inside the Nutter Center on Wednesday night when the Raiders welcome Youngstown State for a Valentine's Night contest. 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, February 14 - 7 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats - WSU Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT
A fourth quarter push lifted Wright State team to a 70-66 home victory over Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday afternoon, moving the Raiders into third place in the Horizon League standings. Alexis Hutchison scored 14 of her team-leading 22 points in the second half as she shot 50 percent from the floor and added six rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists, while Rachel Loobie tallied the afternoon's lone double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds – notching six points and five rebounds in the fourth quarter while adding a 6-of-6 mark at the free throw line.

HOW THEY ARE STACKING UP
With three weeks remaining in the regular season, Wright State enters Wednesday's contest sitting in third place in the Horizon League standings with a 9-6 Horizon League record. The Raiders are looking up at Cleveland State and Green Bay, who both currently are 12-2 in HL action, and are one game up in the win column from Purdue Fort Wayne (8-6), Detroit Mercy and Milwaukee (both 8-7) and two wins ahead of Wednesday's opponent, Youngstown State (7-8). As the standings currently sit, the Raiders closest foes in terms of the standings over their final five regular season contests are home against Youngstown State (7-8) on Wednesday and at Detroit Mercy (8-7) in the regular season finale on March 2.

KNOW THE FOE
- Youngstown State is currently 11-14 overall and 7-8 in the Horizon. The Penguins are currently 3-7 in true road contests.
- The Penguins have won three straight games, including the two on the road, and have won six of 10 contests since the calendar flipped to January

QUICK HITTERS
- Alexis Hutchison leads the HL with an 19.2 points/game scoring average, while she's second in scoring with 19.3 points/game in HL contests.
- The Raiders have the top two FT shooters in the HL, led by Kacee Baumhower at 86.7% and followed by Alexis Hutchison at 83.3%.
- Wright State's is second in the HL in three-pointers made per game (8.2) and team free throw percentage (78.4%).

NATIONALLY SPEAKING
Wright State is No. 10 nationally with its 78.4 percent Free Throw Percentage. Kacee Baumhower's 86.7 free throw percentage is No. 35 nationally. Alexis Hutchison is No. 13 nationally with 499 total points scored while her 19.2 points/game mark is No. 33. Hutchison's 439 field goal attempts are No. 6 nationally with her 184 field goals made No. 17.

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Players Mentioned

Kacee Baumhower

Alexis Hutchison

Rachel Loobie

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