Given little chance against 15th-ranked Arkansas, they knocked down two clutch 3-pointers in the final 65 seconds to overcome a two-point deficit and seize a 66-62 NCAA victory.
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When they tried to dig deep to come up with the same effort from two days earlier, they discovered they had nothing left in the tank.
Baker averaged 25 points in carrying Wright State to the Horizon League tournament championship and scorched the Razorbacks for 26.
It was the first ever win for WSU women in the NCAA Tournament. And the first time since 2012 a No. 13 seed had knocked off a No. 4 in the tournament.
“We said, ‘They’re going to make tough shots. These things are going to happen, and you’ve just got to stay strong.’ That’s what they did.”
They’ll play either No. 5 Missouri State or No. 12 UC Davis in the second round Wednesday at a time to be determined. Those teams meet in a first-round game Monday night.
Wright State University’s first filmed musical, “The Theory of Relativity,” will stream online Friday, March 26 through Sunday, March 28.
The Raiders’ first two days were spent in quarantine at the Marriott Rivercenter, and they’ve had limited mobility since then.
Wright State University spent about $10 million from tuition and public funds for its inter-collegiate athletic programs in 2019-2020, about $800 per student.
Many students who commit to WSU say that the affordability and program options are some of their top deciding factors in choosing a university.