Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
With the uncertainties of the coronavirus, Wright State’s Katrina Merriweather prepared herself to roll with the punches this season — not only for her own sanity, but to model it for her players.
But the fifth-year women’s basketball coach had to deal with a couple of roundhouses maybe sooner than she expected with the Raiders’ first two games being canceled because of COVID-19.
Her team is down to seven healthy players, most of whom have practiced only sporadically, which is why the home opener Wednesday against Toledo was shelved. And then Butler contacted the school and said it didn’t have enough players to host their Nov. 29 game.
The next scheduled games are Dec. 2 at home against Bradley and Dec. 6 at Michigan. The Horizon League season starts at Detroit with back-to-back games Dec. 12 and 13.
“It’s really unfortunate for the kids,” Merriweather said. “It’s a roller-coaster. I don’t think it’s anyone’s fault. It’s the nature of where we are.
“All we’re doing right now is making sure we take care of them mentally and then make sure we have a plan to keep them as active as possible, so, when they get back, we can keep them free from injuries.”
