Emily Vogelpohl reaches 1,000 career points
Junior Emily Vogelpohl reached 1,000 career points as a member of the WSU women’s basketball (WBB) team this past week. She is the second WBB player to reach that milestone this season, as Chelsea Welch also accomplished the feat. Vogelpohl’s scoring ability helped the team grab two wins this past week over Detroit-Mercy, 85-55, and Oakland, 80-75. This improved their record to 18-8 on the season.
Men’s tennis team faces four game losing streak, softball swept opening weekend
The men’s tennis team find themselves on a four game losing streak after a 0-3 weekend against Louisville, Illinois Stat and Belmont. The team will be off until Feb. 24, giving them enough time to figure out how to get back on the winning track.
The WSU softball team lost all five games they played in during their invite to the Total Control Sports invitational this past weekend. The team is in their first year under head coach Laura Matthews. WSU’s offense struggled, scoring only nine runs in five games. They will look to improve on those early season numbers when they attend the FGCU/Four Points by Sheraton invitational Feb. 23-25.
Men’s basketball faces NKU in first nationally televised game of the season
Wright State will face off against Northern Kentucky (NKU) this Friday, Feb. 16 in a battle for first place in the Horizon League. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU at 9 p.m.The last time these teams faced off, WSU pulled out the close win on the road, 84-81. Friday’s game may sell out due to the time and nature of the game, but it will most certainly be the most hyped game WSU has played in so far this season. Loudon Love enters the game as the Horizon League leader in rebounds with an average of 9.9 per contest. He was named the Horizon league freshman of the week for the sixth time in nine weeks, further improving his resume for Horizon League freshman of the year. NKU and WSU enter the game as first and second in turnover margin in The Horizon League, respectively.
Baseball opens season at Tulane this weekend
WSU baseball begins their quest for a Horizon League championship this weekend as they visit Tulane for a three game weekend series. The team is coming off a season that saw them win an impressive 38 games, but ultimately fell short in the horizon league championship against UIC. WSU expects to return six offensive starters, including senior Matt Morrow’s bat that produced a .333 batting average and .427 on base percentage (OBP) last season. The Raiders are the ninth winningest team in division one over the past three seasons (2015-2017).
