Kim Demmings, Wright St. rally for Horizon crown

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For Wright State to reach the NCAA women’s tournament for the first time, the Raiders had to accomplish another first for the program.

Thanks to a resurgent second half by conference player of the year Kim Demmings, they did both.

Demmings shook off a foul-plagued first half and scored 22 of her 26 points after the break, helping Wright State rally for an 88-69 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday in the championship game of the Horizon League women’s tournament.

Demmings, limited to just nine minutes in the first half with three fouls, hit five 3-pointers in the second half as the Raiders overcame a 10-point deficit against the Phoenix, who were 27-0 at home against Wright State.

“It feels good, it’s obviously a feeling we’ve never had, so I don’t know how the ride back’s going to after a win,” said Wright State coach Mike Bradbury. “Probably better than the loss.”

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