Women’s basketball ties school record with come-from-behind victory over Detroit Mercy

Detroit — Wright State’s women’s basketball program tied the school record for one game with 15 3-pointers in an 82-69 come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Mercy at Callihan Hall on Friday night.

Casey Baumhower The Raiders (2-15, 1-6 HL) took their first Horizon League win of the season, posting a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 5-of-6 shooting on 3-point shooting to go. 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Bryce Nixon Scored 18 points in a career-best six-three. Emily Chapman He scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shots and 3 makes from deep. Lauren Scott When Makiya Miller Added 6 points each from the bench.

Wright State turned 15 UDM turnovers into 22 points and earned eight steals in the process. Baumhower and Miller paced the defensive effort with his three stolen bases. Rachel Ruby In just three minutes of action, he had eight of the Raiders’ 30 total rebounds. This includes his four innings on the attacking side.

Edge with 51.4% (18/35) shooting marks and 24-to-12 rebounds to the Titans (3-13, 1-6 HL).

The Raiders took a 16-3 run off the break to go 47-42 with 5:33 left in the third quarter. Thanks to his 10 points for Baumhower and his 3-for-6 points for Nixon, WSU pushed the lead to his 56-49 by the end of the quarter.

The Detroit Mercy held the deficit in the single digits, trailing 67-60 with 5:25 remaining in the fourth quarter. However, the Raiders responded with his 10-2 run, and at 2:42 he led 77-62, putting the game out of reach.

His comeback in the second half was triggered by scoring 11 out of 14 points on 3-pointers. Nixon made five of his six threes in the half, and Baumhower and Chapman both made perfect his 3-for-3s over the arc. In total, WSU edged UDM 51-30 in his last 20 minutes.

The Raiders continue their road trip against Oakland on Sunday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m.