The DBJ sat down with these women leaders to discuss how this came together and what it means for Wright State.
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After watching how they competed against those high-end mid-majors, anyone connected with the team couldn’t help but feel optimistic about the future.
“I’m just so grateful for all this,” said Staton. “I know it sounds so cliché, but at the end of the day I truly am where I am meant to be right now.”
“You want a competitive balance,” Sargent said, meaning a mix of top-tier teams, mid-majors and those not expected to pose much of a challenge.
“Best-case scenario, we punch our ticket the way we have in the past and win our conference tournament, and that helps you a great deal with seeding.”
In this – the 39th meeting between WSU and Miami – the Raiders had their own pair of road warriors.
“To add this means that we’re expanding our reach from just serving the students at Wright State University, to serving the veterans in the state of Ohio.”
Indiana State came into the Nutter Center 0-2 Tuesday night and left with a 68-51 victory. Wright State dropped to 0-3.
The messages were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, according to the Associated Press.
In just a two-day span, Wright State launched its new season against two opponents at the opposite ends of the basketball spectrum.