VALPARAISO, Ind. – Every time Wright State center Michael Karena touches the basketball, defenses swarm to him. It is not because he is a prolific scorer; it is because of the options that are available to Karena. Last Wednesday versus Oakland, Karena got into foul trouble late, meaning open chances for players like Grant Benzinger […]
At one point in Wednesday’s game versus Oakland, Wright State had four freshmen and a junior walk-on on the floor at the same time trying to battle one of the Horizon League’s top teams. Relying on freshmen this year, especially during conference play, has been a regular occurrence for the Raiders. The four freshmen regularly […]
For the third straight game, Wright State rallied from a double-digit deficit only to fall short late as the Raiders dropped a 76-67 decision to Oakland Wednesday night marking WSU’s sixth consecutive loss. The Raiders have lost six in a row for the first time since the start of the 2008-09 season. WSU has also […]
Wright State’s Grant Benzinger became the first Horizon League freshman to score at least 30 points this season in the Raiders’ 76-67 loss Wednesday night to Oakland. Benzinger became the first Raider freshman in 26 years to score over 30 in a game. Benzinger scored 19 of his game-high 31 points in the second half […]
Wright State senior point guard Reggie Arceneaux faced adversity before even setting foot on WSU’s campus, and he set a milestone while fighting an injury this season. Arceneaux’s journey to Wright State included being displaced from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He and his family relocated to Arkansas, and later to North Carolina, where Arceneaux […]
