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Wright State women’s basketball enters week tied for second place in Horizon League
The Wright State women’s basketball team will travel to face the Horizon League’s two Wisconsin schools this week while tied for second place in the Horizon League.
The Raiders (15-8, 8-3) held second place alone after an 80-70 victory against fourth-place UIC on Thursday, but the dropped into a tie for second with Detroit after a 74-66 loss to sixth-place Loyola on Saturday.
Here are a few notes about the team:
Big performance
WSU senior forward Molly Fox combined a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds for a big performance against Loyola on Saturday. She is averaging 14.7 points and 9.7 rebounds for the season.
Continuing big season
Freshman guard Kim Demmings had 22 points, 10 assists and three rebounds against UIC, followed by 14 points, six assists and four rebounds against Loyola. She is averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists while improving to 18.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists in Horizon League games.
Stopping good shooting
The Raiders rank 42nd nationally in field goal percentage defense, allowing 35.5 percent per game. But they are just 206th in scoring defense, allowing 63.3 points per game.
Solid rebounders
Fox ranks 29th nationally in rebounding, at 9.7 per game, while senior forward Shaunda Sandifer ranks 48th nationally at 9.3 rebounds per game. Sandifer adds 8.1 points per game.
This week
The Raiders will face ninth-place Milwaukee on Thursday before traveling to face first-place, undefeated and ninth-ranked Green Bay on Saturday.
Horizon League standings
1) Green Bay (20-0, 10-0)
2) Wright State (15-8, 8-3)
Detroit (12-11, 8-3)
4) UIC (13-9, 6-5)
Butler (10-12, 6-5)
6) Loyola (10-12, 5-6)
7) Youngstown State (10-12, 4-7)
8) Cleveland State (8-14, 3-8)
9) Milwaukee (6-15, 2-8)
10) Valparaiso (6-16, 2-9)
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