WSU’s women's basketball team got the win on Tuesday, Nov. 14 by beating Eastern Illinois 81-46. It was the Raiders second win of the season.
The game started out competitive with the score sitting at 19-13 after the first quarter. From the second quarter on, WSU would dominate on both sides of the ball.
Wright State forced several turnovers and even a shot clock violation in the second quarter. They were extremely aggressive against EIU’s offense, which proved to be very effective. During the second quarter that lasted 10 minutes, WSU only allowed seven points, less than a point a minute.
WSU fell into a bit of an offensive slump towards the end of the second quarter, only scoring four points in the final four minutes. Nevertheless, WSU took a 36-20 lead into halftime.
The second half brought much of the same. At the end of the third quarter WSU led 56-29, once again allowing less than a point a minute, with only nine in 10 minutes. The fourth quarter saw WSU’s offense come to life as they scored 25 points in the final 10 minutes.
Chelsea Welch has an outstanding game with 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Mackenzie Taylor and Nia Sumpter each scored in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Lexi Smith also added 10 points with 5-8 shooting off the bench.
In their first two regular season games, WSU has outscored their opponents
187-98, with an average margin of victory of close to 45 points.
