On Wednesday Feb. 18, Wright State University (WSU) and Milwaukee University (UWM) women’s basketball played at The Nutter Center and wore pink in support of the Pink Ribbon Good Dayton Region.
A Game for a Cause
WSU women’s basketball team were not only able to celebrate a win against UWM but also got to honor who they coach and play for. This was more than just a game, as the team was raising money for the Dayton community to help support the non-profit organization, Pink Ribbon Good (PRG) Dayton Region.
The Pink Ribbon Good official website shares the mission statement and purpose behind the organization.
“Pink Ribbon Good exists to serve every person and family affected by breast and gynecological cancer. We provide free healthy meals, rides to treatment, housecleaning essentials, and peer support so no one is alone in the fight," the website reads.
Recap of the Game
WSU finished the game 77-55, with an early lead they were able to carry through the entirety of the game. This game was led by threes across the board between guard Rylee Sagester, number 14, guard Breezie Williams, number 12 and guard Ellie Magestro-Kennedy, number 10.
Standout player of the game, graduate student and guard for the WSU Raiders Lauren Scott, had 15 points at the end of the game with threes throughout the game.
Scott talked about her performance and what winning this game means.
“I think it’s obviously a lot of fun, hitting threes. You know, it feels good, but I think too it brought everybody else together. Once one starts hitting everybody kind of comes along and then we bring the momentum in other ways defensively. It fuels us, so I think it was good and it helped us win for sure,” Scott said. “It’s super special, obviously playing for all the fighting women out there is important and their struggle is so much harder than anything we can do on that court.”
Not only was this game carried by threes with the Raiders, but the Panthers also put up many threes throughout the game.
Head Coach Kari Hoffman talked about the continual shooting and scoring from both teams.
“To shoot 8 for 11, you know that’s a stat I’ll take every second I can. But I would say it was a game of the three-point line and [UWM] really strives to let them fly,” Hoffman said.
WSU has now won three games back-to-back. Their next game, and the last home game of season, will be on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at the Nutter Center at 7 p.m.
