Both Wright State Basketball teams are now at the top of the Horizon League standings with wins this past weekend. The women faced off against Cleveland State and the men played Youngstown State. The women won 78-52 and the men won 82-54.
Women’s game
It was a great game for the Raiders as they took on Cleveland State. Wright State dominated during the game, holding Cleveland State to their third lowest point total of the season. The Raiders outscored and outrebounded their opponents, with fifty-two rebounds compared to Cleveland State’s forty-two.
Leading scorers for the night included Tyler Frierson with sixteen points, Symone Simmons with fourteen and Michal Miller with ten.
Men’s game
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The men hosted Youngstown State for the last home game of the regular season and held a Senior Day celebration. The current class of seniors are the winningest class in the Division I era of the school; the class includes Mark Hughes, Parker Ernsthausen, Alan Vest and Adam Giles.
The win keeps the Raiders in first place in the Horizon League and secures a home game during the Horizon League Tournament.
The Raiders dominated over the Youngstown State Penguins.
Leading scorers for Wright State included Loudon Love with a career-high twenty-six, Mark Hughes with fourteen and Cole Gentry with twelve.
Both teams continue Horizon League play as they look forward to the all-important Horizon League Tournament in March.
