Saturday, December 30
Wright State Nutter Center
1:30 PM
Wright State University
10-4, 1-1HL
56
vs
51
Milwaukee
10-4, 1-1HL
1
2
3
4
F
Milwaukee
13
12
15
11
51
Wright State
14
13
14
15
56
Photo by: Allison Rodriguez
Raiders Hold on for Win over Milwaukee
12/29/2017 2:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Wright State Women Win 10th of the Season
The Wright State women's basketball team held on, scoring the final six points of the game to secure the 56-51 win over Milwaukee Saturday afternoon at the WSU Nutter Center. Senior Chelsea Welch posted her fourth-straight 20-point game as she paced the Raiders with 21 points.Â
GAME SUMMARY
First Half Highlights
"Milwaukee is a very well-coached team. We can put the ball in Chelsea's hands, and with a great supporting cast, fell comfortable. It's familiarity of conference foes that makes this fun."
       --WSU Head Coach Katrina Merriweather
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GAME SUMMARY
First Half Highlights
- The Raiders led 27-25 at halftime after leading 14-13 at the end of the first quarter.
- Wright State spread the scoring and were led by senior Chelsea Welch's seven points as Mackenzie Taylor and Lexi Smith each had six points.
- Symone Simmons had six of the Raiders' 18 rebounds.
- Milwaukee had 11 turnovers compared to just four for WSU.
- Wright State had the largest lead of eight points at 12-4 early.
- Stephanie Kostowicz had 11 points to pace the Panthers
- The Raiders held on for a 56-51 decision as Welch came alive to finish with 21 points and nine rebounds. It was her eighth game of at least 20 points.
- Smith ended with 12 points and Vogelpohl had 10 points.
- Simmons grabbed 12 boards.
- The Panthers took the lead at 51-50 with 2:02 remaining but the Raiders outscored UWM 6-0 for the win.
- UWM had 19 turnovers while the Raiders had just seven.
- The lead changed 11 times with four ties.
- The Raiders outscored the Panthers 34-26 in the paint.
- WSU is now 10-4, 1-1.
"Milwaukee is a very well-coached team. We can put the ball in Chelsea's hands, and with a great supporting cast, fell comfortable. It's familiarity of conference foes that makes this fun."
       --WSU Head Coach Katrina Merriweather
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NEXT UP
- The Raiders will play at Oakland Thursday, January 4 at 7 pm. The game wll be shown on ESPN3.
- Oakland is currently 8-5, 1-1 after defeating Youngstown State 58-48.
Team Stats
UWMW
WRSTW
FG%
.333
.338
3FG%
.250
.150
FT%
1.000
.538
RB
49
37
TO
19
7
STL
3
7
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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