Raiders drop heartbreaker at Northern Kentucky Saturday

Saturday, February 21

Highland Heights, KY / Truist Arena

1 PM

Wright State University

10-19,6-12Horizon

Northern Kentucky

14-15,11-7Horizon

Wright St.

Northern Ky.

Photo by: Joseph Craven

Raiders drop heartbreaker at Northern Kentucky Saturday

2/21/2026 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY- The Wright State women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on the road to the rival Northern Kentucky Norse, falling 62-68.

Wright State (10-19, 6-12 HL) will return home on Wednesday, February 25, to take on Cleveland State. Join the Raiders pregame for an on-court ceremony honoring the 2026 Wright State women's basketball senior class. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Breezie Williams finished with a team-high 17 points to lead two other Raiders in double digits Saturday afternoon. Ellie Magestro-Kennedy (13) and Lauren Scott (10) joined Williams in double figures. It is the second consecutive game that Magestro-Kennedy, Scott, and Williams have all scored in double digits after all eclipsing 10 points in Wednesday's win over Milwaukee. Maja Dilen finished with seven rebounds to lead the Raiders, coming up one shy of her career best set against Wilberforce in November. Claire Henson and Grace Okih trailed Dilen closely, each snagging six rebounds of their own. Henson also set a new career-best in steals with four.

Both teams struggled out of the gate, combining for 17 points on 8-13 shooting. Each team knocked down four shots, with the Raiders holding a one-point lead thanks to a made three-pointer by Williams.

Northern Kentucky would outscore the Raiders 22-14 in the second quarter to hold a seven-point lead over Wright State going into the locker room at halftime.

The Norse would start the second half on an 11-4 run, jumping out to their largest lead of the game, 14 points, with 5:51 remaining in the third quarter. Wright State would respond with a run of its own to shrink the Northern Kentucky lead back down to seven entering the final quarter.

After scoring the final two buckets of the third quarter, Williams took over the Wright State offense, scoring nine points in the final 10 minutes to help cut into the Northern Kentucky lead. Scott would hit a big floater with 20 seconds remaining to cut the Norse lead down to one point. The Raiders would turn the ball over twice in their final two possessions of the game while the Norse iced the game with five free throws.

Abby Wolterman finished with a game-high 19 points to lead the Norse, joined in double digits by Mya Meredith and Taysha Rushton with 15 and 10 points, respectively.

In the box score, Wright State led Northern Kentucky in rebounds (40-36), second chance points (9-4), and fast break points (10-6). The Raiders trailed the Norse in points in the paint (32-38) and bench points (9-13).