No. 5 Michigan Raises Elite Eight Banner and Routs Wright State 109-52 Despite Jayden Terry's 24 Points

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Three days after the biggest regular-season win in program history, Michigan raised its 2026 Elite Eight banner before tipoff at Crisler Center on Sunday, Nov. 8. Then the Wolverines made sure nobody thought about a letdown.

No. 5 Michigan never trailed, scored 62 points in the first half and beat Wright State 109-52. Olivia Olson filled the box score with 19 points, seven assists and five steals in 22 minutes, and six Wolverines scored in double figures.

Sophomore Jayden Terry was the bright spot for the Raiders, scoring 24 points on 6 of 9 shooting and 12 of 14 at the free throw line.

Here is the official box score (opens in a new tab), Wright State's recap (opens in a new tab) and Michigan's recap (opens in a new tab).

A brutal first half

Wright State's problems started with the ball. The Raiders committed 13 turnovers in the first quarter and managed only six field goal attempts, making three. Michigan turned those mistakes into 17 first-quarter points.

Dallas Loughridge got the Wolverines on the board almost two minutes in, hitting a 3 off a Wright State turnover, and Michigan scored 18 of the first 20 points. Syla Swords and Olson combined for 16 points without missing a shot in the opening 10 minutes, and Michigan led 30-9 after one.

The second quarter was more of the same. Michigan made 13 of 17 shots and scored 32 points, the fifth-most points in a half in program history, according to Michigan. Wright State went 1 of 7 from the field in the period, and the Wolverines took a 62-19 lead into halftime.

Terry fights through it

Terry deserves credit for refusing to go away. The sophomore, in only her third game with Wright State, attacked the basket all afternoon and kept getting to the line. She made 12 of her 14 free throws and added three rebounds and four steals in 31 minutes.

It was the third straight standout game for Terry, who had seven steals in her Raiders debut at Loyola Chicago and 16 points against Ohio Christian. She now has 50 points through three games.

Rylee Sagester added 10 points, going 5 of 6 at the line. Maja Dilen scored seven points, including a 3, and handed out three assists. Grace Okih added five points and four rebounds, and Allie Daniels scored five off the bench.

Michigan's depth on display

The Wolverines had too many weapons. Swords scored 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting. Loughridge had 15 points and six assists, making 3 of 4 from deep. Te'Yala Delfosse, who scored a career-high 22 in the win over UConn, added 11 points, five rebounds and four blocks. Kendall Dudley scored 11 on 5 of 6 shooting, and Ashley Sofilkanich added 10.

Michigan's bench scored 38 points. Jessica Fields set a career high with nine points and grabbed six rebounds, and Devin Cosgriff had a career-high seven. Courtney Ogden added nine points. Every available Wolverine played at least nine minutes, and 10 of the 11 players who checked in scored, which tells you how comfortable the afternoon was for the home team.

As a team, Michigan shot 58.1 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3, making 12 of 24. The Wolverines had 24 assists on 43 baskets, scored 60 points in the paint and 22 on the fast break, and blocked nine shots.

The turnover story

The numbers that decided the game were simple. Wright State turned the ball over 28 times. Michigan had 17 steals and turned the giveaways into 43 points. Wright State scored 16 points off Michigan's 12 turnovers.

Brown, Okih and Terry each had six turnovers for the Raiders. Michigan's pressure was relentless, and Olson's five steals led the way.

Wright State also struggled to get shots up at all. The Raiders took 36 field goal attempts, making 13, while Michigan took 74. It was a 38-shot gap, and it mostly came from turnovers and Michigan's 15 offensive rebounds.

Wright State wins the fourth

There was one positive stretch to take home. With Michigan's reserves on the floor, Wright State won the fourth quarter 19-16. The Raiders shot 56 percent from the field in the period, according to Wright State, and made 23 of 28 free throws for the game, an 82.1 percent mark.

That free throw shooting is worth noting after the Raiders went 6 of 11 at the line in their home opener and were outscored by five at the line in their loss at Loyola.

Michigan led by as many as 65 points in the second half. Even so, the Raiders never stopped attacking the rim, and their 23 made free throws were more than Michigan attempted all afternoon. For a young backcourt, that aggressiveness is something to build on.

Context: the week Michigan had

It is hard to overstate how big the previous Thursday was in Ann Arbor. Michigan's 77-66 win over No. 2 UConn was the first top-five women's game in Crisler Center history and the highest-ranked opponent the program has ever beaten, according to Michigan. It also ended UConn's 39-game regular-season winning streak, according to NCAA.com.

Delfosse scored a career-high 22 points with nine rebounds in that game, Olson had 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals, and Ogden scored 12 in 13 minutes off the bench. Loughridge handed out nine assists in her Michigan debut. Michigan broke open a 57-55 game in the fourth quarter with a Dudley layup off an Olson steal and back to back 3s from Delfosse.

The banner raised before the Wright State game came from last season's run, when Michigan finished 28-7, earned the highest NCAA tournament seed in program history as a No. 2 and reached the Elite Eight before losing to Texas, according to NCAA.com. With most of that core back as juniors, the expectations are now much bigger.

What it means

For Michigan, this was a good way to follow a historic week. The Wolverines beat UConn 77-66 in their opener, the highest-ranked win in program history, and handled their next opponent with the focus of a contender. The win over UConn pushed Michigan to No. 2 in the AP poll released the next day, the highest ranking in program history.

For Wright State, this was a measuring stick game, and the measurement was clear. The Raiders scheduled a trip to one of the best programs in the country on purpose, and they will see better defensive pressure here than anywhere in the Horizon League. The lessons from a 28-turnover afternoon, like getting the ball inbounds against traps and making the simple pass early, will pay off in February if they stick. The Raiders are not built to handle elite pressure yet, and 28 turnovers will beat anyone. But they kept competing, won the final quarter and found a scorer in Terry who can get to the line against anyone.

Wright State fell to 1-2 in front of 3,608 fans. The Raiders visit Indiana State on Friday, Nov. 13, and return to the Nutter Center against Marshall on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Michigan heads to New York to face Columbia on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Catch up on Wright State's season with our recaps of the buzzer-beating loss at Loyola Chicago and the 103-25 home-opening win over Ohio Christian. On the men's side, the Michigan and UConn programs met as well. Read about UConn's title game rematch win over the Michigan men. For more Raiders coverage, visit our Wright State team page.

Sources: official box score, Wright State Athletics and Michigan Athletics.

Photo: Wright State Athletics (file photo from Nov. 6, 2026)