Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State women’s basketball coach Kari Hoffman wasn’t sure what she had in this year’s roster after bringing in seven new players. But she knew what needed to be addressed to make her team more competitive this season.
The Raiders finished 349th in the country in rebounding margin last year, getting pummeled by 14.5 per game.
Only Hartford, at minus-15.4, was worse.
“That was the first thing we started with this summer. Literally, it was the first thing we did in practice,” Hoffman said.
“It’s just helpful when you have more players out there that love to rebound. Our returners have seen how that has helped us this year. They’ve really changed and have gotten in there to battle as well.”
The Raiders still aren’t brutes on the boards, but they’ve lowered that differential to minus-4.5, which is why they’re off to a solid start this season.
