Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State women’s basketball coach Katrina Merriweather showed her frustrations on the sidelines at times Friday night, but was satisfied with the outcome for her team.
Despite some struggles, the Raiders took care of Oakland 69-58 at the Nutter Center.
The floodgates opened early as the Raiders started the game on an 11-0 run. Oakland (4-15, 1-7) then made a hard charge to outscore WSU 20-10 and pull within one at 21-20 with 5:04 left in the second quarter. At the half it was only a 33-26 advantage.
The Raiders began to pick up the pace offensively during the third quarter, making the margin 54-44 entering the fourth. With 4:03 remaining in the final frame the lead would balloon to 18 at 64-46, and it was smooth sailing from there.
The victory moved WSU to 15-5 overall and 7-1 in the Horizon League, tied for the top spot with Green Bay.
It was a 51-43 rebound advantage for WSU and a noticeable mismatch on the offensive boards of 19-9, and Symone Simmons had 16 boards to pace the Raiders.
