Youngstown State placed three players in double figures and held Wright State to a 31.7 field-goal percentage but the Penguins dropped their Horizon League opener to Wright State, 57-52, on Thursday evening at the Beeghly Center.

Youngstown State falls to 2-9 overall and 0-1 in the Horizon League while Wright State improves to 3-9 overall and 1-0 in the Horizon League.

Junior Heather Karner led the Penguins with 14 points while sophomore Velissa Vaughn and Monique Godfrey added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Trailing 25-16 with 2:39 to go in the first half, Karner drilled two 3-pointers and Vaughn converted four free throws to key a 10-5 run to close out the half and cut the Raiders' lead to four, 30-26, at halftime.

The Penguins scored six straight points to open the second half on jumpers by junior Jessica Schloemp, Karner, and sophomore Nikita LaFleur and take 32-30 lead with 17:02 to go.

The Raiders scored the next five points to regain a 35-32 lead but two more free throws from Vaughn and a jumper from Karner gave the Penguins a 36-35 advantage at the 13:55 mark.

A 9-0 run over the nextt hree minutes gave Wright State a 44-36 lead with 10:16 remaining.

Three free throws by Anjalia Lyons trimmed the deficit to five, 44-39, but a 3-pointer by Steph Comisar gave Wright State another eight-point lead, 47-39, with 7:25 left.

Godfrey's 3-pointer at the 4:23 mark capped a 9-3 YSU run and cut the WSU lead to two, 50-48.

Wright State's Sierra Crayton scored four straight points to extend the Raiders' advantage to six, 54-48, at the 3:27 mark.

Godfrey hit another 3-pointer cut the lead to 54-41 and a free throw by Lauren Branson brought the Penguins within two, 54-52, with 2:13 left.

Comisar converted three charity tosses with under 12 seconds left to seal the victory.

YSU hosts Butler, Saturday, Dec. 30, at 2:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.