Women’s Basketball to take on Robert Morris for Senior Day

Saturday, March 1

Dayton, OH

2 PM

Wright State University

Robert Morris

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Women’s Basketball to take on Robert Morris for Senior Day

2/28/2025 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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DAYTON — The Wright State women's basketball team will host Robert Morris for the final regular-season game on Saturday, March 1. The game is set for a 2 p.m. tipoff, with a Senior Day ceremony for Amaya Staton taking place pregame.

GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, March 1 – 2 p.m. – Watch – Live Stats

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State fell to Cleveland State 81-46 on Wednesday evening. The Raiders finished shooting 30.5 percent from the field, as Amaya Staton led the team with her seventh consecutive double-double, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds. Olivia Brown contributed seven points, while Rylee Sagester added six, hitting back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter. Abbie Riddle dished out a team-high four assists, followed by Henson with two.

SCOUTING THE COLONIALS
Robert Morris is 13-15 overall and 9-10 in Horizon League play, currently fourth in the standings. The Colonials recently defeated Youngstown State, 76-53, after previously falling to Cleveland State, 85-53.

As a team, RMU is shooting 39.7 overall, 27.7 percent from three, and 71.3 percent on the free throw line. The Colonials are second in the league in blocks per game (3.5) and third in turnovers forced per game (15.96).

Leading the way for RMU is Noa Givon, averaging 10.1 points per game. Mya Murray leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game, ranking ninth in the league in blocks per game (.89). Danielle Vuletich leads the team, shooting 52.5 percent from the field, while Katelyn Chomko's 38.0 three-point percentage is a team best.

HISTORY VS. ROBERT MORRIS
Robert Morris hold a 8-6 all-time series over Wright State. The teams last met in January, as the Colonials won 74-53. Last season, the Raiders took the 2023-24 series, defeating the Colonials with an average 5.5-point margin of victory, highlighted by their overtime win at RMU.

LEAGUE STANDINGS
Wright State is currently tied for sixth in the Horizon League, sitting alongside IU Indy and Northern Kentucky with a 7-12 conference record. Above them are Green Bay and Purdue Fort Wayne, tied for the top spot with an 18-1 record, followed by Cleveland State securing the three seed (14-5). Robert Morris (9-10) is the No. 4 seed with a win or Detroit Mercy loss, or the No. 5 seed with a loss and UDM win. Youngstown State and Oakland are tied for ninth with a 6-13 HL record, while Milwaukee rounds out the league going 5-15 in conference.

Wright State is guaranteed to host a first-round game, either as the No. 6, 7, or 8 seed.

HORIZON LEAGUE RANKS
The Raiders rank near the top in Horizon League statistics, sitting third in bench points per game (20.8) and in free throws per game (12.38).

Amaya Staton leads the league and ranks No. 40 nationally with 49 blocks this season, averaging 1.69 blocks per game. Staton also leads the HL with 251 rebounds, averaging 8.7 per game. The graduate forward leads the HL with 13 double-doubles on the season, sitting No. 22 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 finished the night shooting 7-of-12 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.

STATON HAS 'EM SEEING DOUBLE
Amaya Staton is no stranger to double-figure stats, recording a double-double in the last seven games—the first Raider to do so in recent program history. Staton's streak began against Northern Kentucky, posting 16 points and 15 rebounds. She followed with 22 points and 11 rebounds against IU Indy, then 13 points and 11 rebounds at Purdue Fort Wayne. At Youngstown State, Staton put up a season-high 23 points while matching a career best 16 rebounds. Staton recorded her fifth consecutive double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Oakland, extending it to six with 12 points and 13 rebounds at NKU. Most recently, Staton recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds at Cleveland State.

SAGESTER: FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
On January 13, redshirt freshman guard Rylee Sagester became the first Raider to earn Horizon League weekly honors, named Freshman of the Week. A native of West Alexandria, Ohio, Sagester helped the team to its first two HL wins, defeating Detroit Mercy, 67-64, and Youngstown State, 77-62. Over those two games, Sagester shot 53.8 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from three, making 5-of-8 from deep. She averaged 10 points per game, tying Claire Henson for the team lead with 15 points against UDM, including 4-of-5 from three.

SHOWING OFF IN THE CLASSROOM
The Wright State women's basketball team excels both on and off the court, with all 13 student-athletes achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better after the Fall 2024 semester. Additionally, the team posted the highest term GPA in the department, finishing with a 3.753. Cumulatively, the team holds a 3.615 grade point average.