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Post-Game Wrap-Up

DAYTON, Ohio (March 5, 2011) - Angela Rodriguez led the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's basketball team with 19 points, including five 3's for the second-straight game, but it was not enough as Wright State shot 50 percent from the field in an 86-69 victory Saturday afternoon at the Nutter Center.

The Panthers (12-17, 9-9 Horizon) saw their three-game winning streak snapped, but secured the No. 5 seed in next week's Horizon League Championship with a UIC loss. The Raiders (18-11, 11-7 Horizon) will be the No. 4 seed and host Milwaukee Wednesday in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. central time.

"Wright State played a great basketball game," UWM head coach Sandy Botham said. "They dictated and had us back on our heels in the first 20 minutes. They went on a huge run and broke the game open. I thought we regrouped, played more aggressively in the second half and got the ball inside trying to get to the free throw line more. We didn't do that in the first half and settled for threes."

In addition to Rodriguez, Sami Tucker also reached double-digits in scoring with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Lindsay Laur also had 10 rebounds, but was held to single-digits in scoring for just the second time this season with eight points.

LaShawna Thomas led Wright State with 19 points and nine assists. She was one of four Raiders in double-figures as Maria Bennett scored 16 and Ta-Mayra Davis and Molly Fox had 14 points apiece.

WSU used a 31-5 run to end the first half and effectively put the game out of reach. The Panthers led 19-16 at the midpoint of the half, but would not score for nearly six minutes as the Raiders scored 14-straight points to start the run.

Milwaukee did outscore the home team in the second half, 45-39, but could get no closer than 14 points down the stretch.

The Panthers shot 33.3 percent for the game, making 11 three-pointers and tying a season-high with 34 three-point attempts. Meanwhile, Wright State shot 50 percent for the game, including 59.4 percent in the decisive first half. UWM forged a 44-40 rebounding advantage, including 20 on the offensive end, and committed just 14 turnovers, but in the end the shooting discrepancy was too much to overcome.