Women's Basketball Falls to Cleveland State

Monday, February 19

Wright State Nutter Center

5:00 PM

Wright State University

19-9, 10-6HL

Cleveland State

19-9, 11-6HL

Cleveland State

Wright State

Photo by: Allison Rodriguez

2/19/2018 3:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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By: Communications

The Wright State women's basketball team lost Monday night to Cleveland State 70-63 at WSU's Nutter Center.

The Raiders were led by senior Chelsea Welch led the way with 18 points and nine rebounds while Emily Vogelpohl pitched in a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Lexi Smith, who collected her 1,000-career point, finished with 13 points.

Wright State is now 19-9 and 10-6 while Cleveland State goes to 19-9 and 11-6.

GAME SUMMARY

First Half Highlights

The Vikings took the first quarter of 17-9 over the Raiders, shooting 54%.
Lexi Smith had four points to lead the Raiders after 10 minutes.
CSU took a 27-21 lead into the locker room.
Chelsea Welch led the Raiders at halftime with 10 points.
Welch and Emily Vogelpohl each had five rebounds.

Second Half Highlights

Cleveland State had a 50-36 lead after three quarters.
Smith scored her 1,000 career-point midway through the quarter.
The Raiders made a run after being down 19 they cut the lead to just four with under a minute to play.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Wright State did not lead during the game while CSU led by 19 in the fourth quarter.
The Raiders outscored the Vikings 28-18 and 18-14 off turnovers.
Wright State shot 33% from the field for the game while CSU shot 45%.
The Raiders outrebounded the Vikings 44-41
Welch ended with 18 points and nine rebounds while Vogelpohl had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Smith finished with 13 points.

POST-GAME REACTION

"This is their third game in five days and we weren't able to take advantage of that. It is about being the tougher team and for 40 minutes, nothing else matters except what we are doing on the floor."
--WSU head coach Katrina Merriweather

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