Women’s Basketball returns home for Pink Game against Oakland

Wednesday, February 19

Dayton, OH

7 PM

Wright State University

Oakland

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Women’s Basketball returns home for Pink Game against Oakland

2/18/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball team will return home for their annual Pink Game on Wednesday, February 19, taking on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. The game is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff and will stream on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION
Wednesday, February 19 – 7 p.m. – Watch – Live Stats – WSU Game Notes

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State defeated Youngstown 78-76 in overtime on Thursday, February 13, shooting 37.9 percent from the field, 24.1 percent from three, and 70 percent (21-of-30) from the free-throw line.

Amaya Staton recorded a season-best 23 points and matched her career high with 16 rebounds for a double-double, her tenth of the season. Joining in the double-figure scoring were Lauren Scott with 13 points and Macie Taylor with 10 points. Claire Henson added nine points for the Raiders, leading the team with six assists.

Henson added nine rebounds, while Olivia Brown chipped in five. The Raiders also tallied six steals and one block.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
Oakland is currently 8-17 on the season, sitting seventh in the Horizon League with a 6-10 conference record. The Golden Grizzlies are on a four-game losing streak, recently falling to Milwaukee 61-49.

As a team, Oakland is shooting 39.2 percent from the floor, 28.3 from three, and 68.9 on the free throw line. The Golden Grizzlies are second in the league in steals per game (9.8) and fourth in blocks per game (3.3).

Leading the way for Oakland is Maddy Skorupski, averaging 16.0 points per game, third in the HL, with a 39.6 field goal percentage. Skorupski leads the league and ranks No. 11 in the nation with 76 steals on the season, sitting No. 12 nationally with 3.04 steals per game. Macy Smith's 32.9 three-point percentage ranks seventh in the HL, averaging 2.08 threes per game. Madison Royal-Davis leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game, leading the team with 1.00 blocks per game.

HISTORY VS. OAKLAND
The Raiders hold a 21-8 all-time record over the Golden Grizzlies, as the two went 1-1 last season, each winning at home. The two last met in December, as Oakland came out on top 84-70.

HORIZON LEAGUE RANKS
The Raiders rank in the top of the Horizon League stats, sitting third in bench points per game (21.4), and second with 12.46 free throws per game.

Amaya Staton leads the league in blocks with 42 on the season, ranked No. 47 nationally, averaging 1.62 blocks per game. Staton also leads the HL with 217 rebounds, averaging 8.3 per game. Staton leads the HL with ten double-doubles on the season, sitting No. 36 nationally.

STATON: PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Amaya Staton became the second Raider to earn Horizon League weekly honors, being named the Player of the Week on Monday, February 17. A native of Lorain, Ohio, Staton led the team to a 78-76 overtime win at Youngstown State on Thursday, February 13. The graduate forward tallied her tenth double-double of the season, recording a season-best 23 points and matching a career high 16 rebounds. Staton ended the night shooting 7-of-12 from the floor, going nine-of-ten on the free throw line.

STATON DOMINATES EARLY
Graduate forward Amaya Staton secured her seventh double-double of the season in just two periods in a 75-67 win over Northern Kentucky on Saturday, February 1. Staton was in double-figures in scoring and rebounding at the half, tallying a team leading 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first 20 minutes. Staton ended the day recording 16 points while grabbing 13 off the backboard.

SAGESTER: FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
On January 13, junior guard Rylee Sagester was the first Raider to earn Horizon League weekly honors, being named the Freshman of the Week. A native of West Alexandria, Ohio, Sagester helped the team to their first two HL wins, defeating Detroit Mercy, 67-64, and Youngstown State, 77-62. Over the two games, Sagester shot 53.8 percent from the floor and 62.5 percent from three, going five-of-eight from behind the arc. She averaged 10 points per game, leading the team alongside Claire Henson with 15 points against UDM, sinking four-of-five from three.

SHOWING OFF IN THE CLASSROOM
The Wright State women's basketball team shines both on and off the court, as all 13 student-athletes achieved a cumulative grade point average of a 3.0 or better after the Fall 2024 Semester. Additionally, the team ended the Fall semester with the highest term grade point average of the department, combining for a 3.753. Cumulatively, the team holds a 3.615 grade point average.

UP NEXT
Wright State will stay close to home, traveling to Northern Kentucky on Saturday, February 22 for a 1 p.m. game. Fans can keep up with the action through live stats or the ESPN+ livestream.