Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach Katrina Merriweather did all she could to refocus her team after its momentous NCAA victory over Arkansas, and the players themselves had enough inner drive against Missouri State to get the job done.
But something was different when they took the court for the second round at the UTSA Convocation Center on Wednesday.
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.
“They were physically and emotionally spent from two days ago,” Merriweather said. “They tried, but they just didn’t have it in them.
“We took a huge step, and it’s going to take another huge step to get to the Sweet 16 someday, that’s for sure.”
Fifth-seeded Missouri State pulled away after a close first half and cruised to a 64-39 victory, earning a second straight trip to the Sweet 16 and another clash with top-seeded Stanford.
