Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
The goal for the Wright State women’s basketball team was getting the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tourney and a bye into the quarterfinals, but ending the regular-season with two lopsided losses derailed that dream.
The next-best outcome, though, would be to earn a first-round home game. And that’s what the Raiders did with an overall solid finish, going 7-7 in their final 14 games to claim the eighth seed.
They’re 9-21 overall and 7-13 in the league and will face No. 9 Youngstown State (12-18, 7-13) at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Nutter Center.
The men’s team hosts IU Indy at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
“That’s a big accomplishment from where we started,” fourth-year coach Kari Hoffman said of staying at home. “We have a young crew that went through the valley and kind of fought their way out of it. I’m proud of our resilience.”
The Raiders won both games against YSU, prevailing 77-62 at home Jan. 12 and 78-76 on the road Feb. 13.
