DAYTON- The Wright State women's basketball team set a new program best for points scored in a single game with 122 points. Their first time eclipsing 100 points since November 10, 2017, against Northwestern (OH).
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Wright State (2-1) will continue its four-game home stand on Sunday, November 16, as Evansville visits the Nutter Center. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m.
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The Raiders led wire-to-wire on Wednesday night, taking the lead just 19 seconds into the game and never looking back. Â
Breezie Williams led all players in points for the second game in a row, following up her 27-point performance with another 20-point performance in just 14 minutes Wednesday night.
Ellie Magestro-Kennedy (17),
Elaina Rager (17),
Rylee Sagester (17), and
Grace Okih (16) all scored double-digits, with Okih and Rager setting new career highs. All 11 available Raiders saw action on the court tonight, with each player scoring at least four points.
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Wright State was making it rain from downtown, tying the program record in three-pointers made with 18. The Raiders did it shooting an impressive 47.4% from beyond the arc.
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The Raiders jumped all over Wilberforce in the first half, taking a 47-point lead into the halftime locker room. WSU was able to extend that lead thanks to a 13-point run in the middle of the second quarter. Williams and Rager led all players in points with 13 and 12, respectively, after the first 20 minutes.
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The second half was much of the same from Wright State, outscoring Wilberforce 54-26 in the final 20 minutes. Freshmen
Maja Dilen and
Elaina Rager saw big minutes for
Kari Hoffman's squad down the stretch, with each playing 10+ minutes for the first time in their collegiate careers.
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In the box score, the Raiders led in rebounds (56-28), points in the paint (42-18), second chance points (24-9), fast break points (13-9), and bench points (66-24).
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