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2011-12 RECORDS:
Wayne State (4-0)
Lake Erie (5-0)
Ashland (4-1)

SERIES:
WSU and Lake Erie tied 1-1
WSU trails Ashland 27-14

LAST MEETINGS:
at Ashland 81, Wayne State 61 (1/27/11)
Wayne State 66, at Lake Erie 60 (1/29/11)

LIVE STATS: http://livestats.prestosports.com/waynestate


GAMES 5 & 6 STORYLINES
After winning all four of its four non-conference games to start the season, Wayne State is ready to embark upon its GLIAC schedule this week, heading on the road to face Lake Erie on Thursday and Ashland on Saturday.

The Warriors are coming off an 84-59 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan last Saturday in Detroit.  The 5-0 Storm defeated Wheeling Jesuit, 83-54, on Tuesday.  The Eagles extended their winning streak to four games with an 81-42 triumph over St. Joseph's (Ind.) on Sunday.


ALL-TIME SERIES
WSU trails Ashland, 27-14, in the all-time series dating back to the 1983-84 season.  Wayne State defeated Ashland, 77-75, in Detroit last December on a tip-in by Amelia Davis as time expired.  The win ended a five-game losing streak to Ashland.

Wayne State split its first two meetings with Lake Erie in 2010-11, the Storm's inaugural season in the GLIAC.


KENTUCKY WESLEYAN RECAP
Wayne State improved to 4-0 on the season with an 84-59 victory over Kentucky Wesleyan (3-2) on Saturday afternoon at the Matthaei.

The game marked WSU's highest team scoring output since a 93-73 win over Mercyhurst on Jan. 26, 2008.

Deanna Crumpton led four Warriors in double figures with 14 points, shooting 6-for-12 from the field.  Paige Sickmiller and Phaebre Colbert combined for 23 points, eight steals, and 11 rebounds.

Wayne State earned its first win in five meetings with Kentucky Wesleyan and avenged an 81-72 overtime loss last November in Owensboro.

A jumper by Sickmiller put WSU up 5-4 and sparked a 12-point run for the Warriors, who led by double digits for the duration of the game.  Sickmiller had 10 points in the contest.

Wayne State went into the locker room at halftime ahead, 41-25.  Colbert was 5-for-7 from the field with a team-high 10 points and four rebounds in the first 20 minutes.  She finished the game with 13 points, six boards and four steals.

The Warriors shot 51.7 percent compared to 28.2 percent for the Panthers.  Wayne State's bench contributed 18 points to the offensive effort.


ON THE BENCH
Carrie Lohr is 4-0 as the head mentor of the women's basketball program. She was named the 12th head coach in program history on May 11 after serving as the head coach at St. Clair County Community College (SC4) in Port Huron for nine seasons (2002-11).  Lohr had a record of 166-106 (.610) in her nine years with the Skippers.

Bob Booher is in his seventh season at Lake Erie with a record of 65-95.  He became the program's all-time winningest coach last year.

Ashland's all-time leader in wins is Sue Ramsey, who in her 17th year has a record of 258-197.  Her 25-year career record, which includes eight seasons at Dayton, is 353-325.


SCOUTING LAKE ERIE
Lake Erie moved to 5-0 for the first time in school history with Sunday's 83-54 win over Wheeling Jesuit.  The Storm has outscored its opponents by an average of 38.4 points this season, and enter conference play as the top scoring and rebounding team.

Senior center Stephanie Rogers earned her third consecutive double-double, scoring a career-high 29 points with a season-best 15 rebounds.  She came into this week ranked fifth in the GLIAC in rebounding (9.0 rpg).

Senior forward Jen Caiola, who has scored in double figures in all five games, needs 17 points to reach 1,000 for her career.


SCOUTING ASHLAND
The Eagles, who are 13-2 in their last 15 games at Kates Gymnasium, posted their largest margin of victory in two years  Sunday against the Pumas.

Junior forward Kari Daugherty scored a season-high 28 points in the 81-42 win over St. Joseph's. Daugherty has three 20-point games this season and is averaging a double-double (18.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg).

Ashland leads the conference in three-point percentage (38.0) and assists per game (18.6).  Sophomore Alyssa Miller is tied for second in the GLIAC in assists (5.0 apg).