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Women’s Basketball Goes 2-0 Over Robert Morris University

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The Women’s basketball team was scheduled to play the 8-1 IUPUI Jaguars over the weekend, but due to contact tracing for COVID-19 in the Jaguars’ program, the games were canceled. 

Instead, the Raiders faced off against the Robert Morris Colonials in two games at home, winning game one 48-58 and game two 51-58. With these wins, the Raiders have won their last seven in the Horizon League, and with a 9-1 HL record, are on a good track for a high placement in the League. 

The star players in this weekend’s games were WSU’s Jada Roberson with 16 rebounds and 22 points over both games, RMU’s Esther Castedo with 18 points, and WSU’s Tyler Frierson, whose 13 rebounds in game one gave them a huge advantage over the Colonials. 

Game One 

Frierson won the tip, and connected with Roberson for the first points on the board. Roberson continued to dominate early, putting in six points before the Colonials could respond.   

The Raiders played aggressively all game, focusing on crashing the glass and drawing out fouls.  This play allowed them to bring the score to 22-13 early in the second quarter. But the Colonials punched back, ending the half by taking advantage of their shots and bringing the score back to 26-25, only one point behind Wright State. 

While rebounds were even in the first quarter, the Raiders won rebounds in the third quarter, with Frierson and Roberson scoring rebound baskets on offense, and drawing out foul after foul.  Going into the fourth quarter, the Raiders had taken 18 free throws to the Colonials five. 

The Raiders shared the scoring and held defensively, with drives from Angel Baker and Shamarre Hale pushing the Raiders to a 54-45 lead. Every player from Wright State was able to stay one step ahead of Robert Morris to secure the win 58-48. 

Game Two 

Frierson won the tip again, but Robert Morris forced a turnover and Sol Castro put in the first basket. After executing some successful set plays and Baker scoring some fast-break points off of turnovers, the Raiders were able to find a quick 9-4 lead. 

While WSU was dominant on rebounds 28-14, RMU’s Castedo was able to keep them in the game with six points in the second quarter, bringing the halftime score to 27-25. 

WSU started fast in the third quarter, with Frierson putting in a basket in the paint while drawing a foul, and KK White draining a three from a rebound for a five-point WSU play. 

But, Morris hit two quick back to back three-pointers at the end of the quarter to tie the game at 37-37. 

In the fourth quarter, WSU showed no signs of stopping, with Shamarre Hale and Frierson dominant up close. Solid defense followed by a breakaway offense gave them a 50-40 lead with 3:00 left to play. 

While RMU used all of their timeouts and applied a full court press to salvage the game, it wasn’t enough to catch the Raiders. They ended the game with their second straight Horizon League win 58-51. 

After this weekend’s games, Coach Katrina Merriweather commented that while they are grateful with their wins, they do have some things to improve on. 

“We’re always thankful for the win,” She said. “However, we care a lot about what the wins look like, and we are not very pleased.” 


Noah Kindig

Sports Reporter

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