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DDN Archdeacon: ‘She knows how to be a gamer’

Alexis Hutchison

Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News

By Tom Archdeacon

Kari Hoffman suddenly was coughing, gasping, struggling to catch her breath.

“I got to get some water here,” the Wright State coach said in a ragged voice that was no more than a whisper.

Her team had just beaten Milwaukee, 77-70, Friday night at the Nutter Center. It was the Raiders fourth win in a row.

Going into today’s huge matchup with visiting Horizon League powerhouse Green Bay, WSU is 10-6, which already is more wins than either of Hoffman’s first two Raiders teams had in their entire seasons.

But one of the first post-game questions had focused on a not-so-victorious decision.

Alexis Hutchison, a fifth-year transfer originally from Centreville High School, had led the Raiders once again. She had a game-high 24 points against Milwaukee, an effort fueled by 5-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc.