Game Notes

* 2010-11 RECORDS:
Wayne State (0-5, 0-0 GLIAC South)
Lake Erie (1-2, 0-0 GLIAC South)
Ashland (5-0, 0-0 GLIAC South)

* SERIES:
First meeting between WSU and LEC
Ashland leads Wayne State 26-13

* LAST MEETING WITH ASHLAND:
Jan 18, 2010: AU 76 - WSU 66

* LIVE STATS:
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* VIDEO:
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* GAME STORYLINES
This is the first meeting between Wayne State and Lake Erie.
WSU was ousted twice by Ashland last season, and trail the all-time series 26-13.

* ON THE BENCH
Gloria Bradley, the longest tenured women's basketball coach in Wayne State University history, is in her 11th season at WSU and her 18th as a head coach. Bradley's record at Wayne State is 116-161, while her career record stands at 230-230. Her 230 wins ranks 47th amongst active coaches in Division II.

Bob Booher is in his sixth season as the head mentor of the Lake Erie women's basketball program. During his tenure, Booher has guided the Storm to a 58-75 record. Last season, he became the program's all-time winningest coach.

Sue Ramsey is in her 16th season as the head coach of the Ashland women's basketball team. Ramsey has 335 wins in her 23-year career as a head coach. At Ashland, she is 240-186. Ramsey is the program's career leader in victories and has guided the Eagles to the NCAA Division II playoffs twice (2003-04, 2005-06).

* SERIES NOTES
While this will be the first meeting between Wayne State and Lake Erie, the Warriors will take on Ashland for the 28th time.

WSU's last win against the Eagles came at home, 58-52, on Dec. 8, 2007. Since then, Ashland has won five straight in the series.

The teams met once in the GLIAC Tournament on Feb. 28, 2006. The visiting Warriors fell in that contest, 88-79.

From Feb. 3, 2000 to Feb. 15, 2001, WSU won four straight.

* WARRIOR NOTEBOOK
­- Coming off the bench, sophomore Tyler Hardy scored a career-high 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Her former career-best of 17 points was set earlier in the season at Kentucky Wesleyan (11/14). Hardy leads the Warriors in scoring and ranks 12th in the GLIAC with 12.8 ppg.

­- Junior point guard Kiara Smith set career-high point totals not once, but twice at Lewis (11/19) and Wisconsin-Parkside (11/21). Smith started the two-game trip by tallying a career-high 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and then in her first start of the season against the Rangers, she put in a 17-point effort. Her previous high was 15 last season at Hillsdale College (1/9/10). Smith is the second-leading scorer (10.0 ppg.).

­- Sophomore center Chelsea Davis scored in double-digits for a second straight game, with 10 points and four rebounds at Northern Kentucky (11/27). She had a season-high 11 points and five rebounds at Lewis (11/19).

­- Junior point guard Felicia Thomas tied a career-high with 15 points at Wisconsin-Parkside (11/21). Thomas is the Warriors third-leading scorer with 8.8 ppg.

-- Sophomore Deanna Crumpton has started every game in her Wayne State career. Last season, Crumpton was only the second true freshmen in school history to start 27 games.

* SCOUTING LAKE ERIE
Lake Erie will play its first game in 11 days after losing to Northern Kentucky, 75-55, at the United Electric/Metro Medical Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 20.

The Norse started the game on a 17-2 run, but the Storm climbed within six at the half.

The momentum yielded as Lake Erie was outscored by 14 in the final 20 minutes.

Stephanie Rogers led the Storm in the contest with 14 points and six rebounds.

In their first game of the tournament, the Storm were outscored 15-4 in overtime, falling 92-81 to host Bellarmine. Jen Caiola scored a game-high 24 points.

Lake Erie won its home-opener over Ursuline, 90-67 on Nov. 15. The Storm tied a school record by hitting 14 three-pointers. Britt Busson had a game-high 17 points, including five three-pointers.

Lake Erie was picked to finish fifth in the GLIAC South Division coaches' poll.

* SCOUTING ASHLAND
Ashland has started 5-0 for the second time in three years.

Jena Stutzman is averaging a team-high 15.6 ppg. Stutzman scored 20 points last Sunday in an 80-45 win over Wheeling Jesuit. She was named this week's GLIAC South Division player of the week, after averaging 15.7 ppg., 4.0 rpg., and 2.0 steals per game.

The Eagles were 3-0 last week, winning at Walsh (66-53) and winning home games against Urbana (83-53) and Wheeling Jesuit (80-45) at the teams own Holiday Inn Express Classic.

Ashland triumphed in its season-opener at Mercyhurst, 80-66, and then won their home-opener over Central State, 71-50.

Ashland was picked to finish third in the GLIAC South Division coaches' poll.

* LAST TIME OUT
Wayne State concluded its season-opening five-game road trip with a 66-52 setback at Northern Kentucky Saturday afternoon.

A slow start put the Warriors behind early and they were unable to catch up.

Down 13 to start the second half, the Warrior defense came out firing on all cylinders, holding NKU without a field goal for the first 5:25 and just one point total. Meanwhile, WSU was able to score five points on a free throw by Deanna Crumpton, a field goal by Lauryn Robinson and hoop by Chelsea Davis to make it a 39-30 game.

A bucket by junior guard Paige Sickmiller cut the margin under 10 at 41-32.

Following the media timeout at the 9:59 mark, the Warriors outscored the hosts 10-8 over the next five minutes.

However, Wayne State managed just one field goal in the final 6:30 and was unable to complete the comeback. WSU did make 13-of-15 foul shots in the final 20 minutes.

Hardy scored a game-high 24 points, while Davis added 10 points. Sophomore Latosha Beasley grabbed a game-best eight rebounds.