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Subject WSU Women's Basketball Appears in Final Division I Rankings

Women's Basketball Appears in Final Division I Rankings

Wright State appears in the top 100 in three categories as a team and
four times individually as the final Division I women's basketball stat
rankings were released following the national championship game earlier
this week.

Freshman guard Shey Peddy, who was the Horizon League Newcomer of the
Year as well as being selected to both the First Team and the
All-Defensive Team, finished 73rd in scoring at 16.7 points per game.
That average was good for third among all Division I freshmen, trailing
just Maya Moore of Connecticut (17. and Jantel Lavender of Ohio State
(17.6).

Peddy also ranked 13th in steals per game at 3.2 per contest, making her
the top freshman in that category, and was 29th in field goal percentage
at .539, putting her sixth among freshman overall and the leader at the
guard position.

Senior Whitney Lewis finished second in three-point percentage at .475,
trailing only Sonya Rogers of Montana, who was at .486.

Team wise, the Raiders wee 17th in three-point percentage at .370, 30th
in field goal percentage overall at .442 and 44th in steals per game at 10.3

After starting the season 2-8, the Raiders closed the regular season by
winning 12 of 19 games, which included tying for second place in the
Horizon League with an 11-7 mark. The #2 seed in the League tournament,
Wright State advanced to the championship game for the second time in
four years before falling to Cleveland State.

Team Rankings

Category Rank Actual
Three-Point Percentage 17th .370
Field Goal Percentage 30th .442
Steals Per Game 44th 10.3


Individual Rankings

Category Player Rank Actual
Points Per Game Shey Peddy 73rd 16.7
Steals Per Game Shey Peddy 13th 3.2
Field Goal Percentage Shey Peddy 29th .539
Three-Point Percentage Whitney Lewis 2nd .475

Matt Zircher
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