GAME NOTES IN PDF FORMAT

2011-12 RECORDS:
Wayne State (6-4, 2-3 GLIAC)
St. Joseph's (5-3, 1-1 GLVC)
Southern Indiana (6-3, 0-2 GLVC)

SERIES:
WSU trails St. Joseph's 3-2
WSU trails Southern Indiana 8-0

LAST MEETINGS:
at SJC 90, WSU 82 (12/10/2011)
at USI 81, WSU 71 (11/12/2010)

VIDEO: Warrior All-Access

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


GAMES 11 & 12 STORYLINES
The Wayne State University women's basketball team will close out the calendar year with a pair of non-conference games this week, hosting St. Josephs (Ind.) College on Thursday, Dec. 29, and the University of Southern Indiana on Friday, Dec. 30, at the Matthaei.

Wayne State split two GLIAC contests before the holiday break, including a 74-56 victory over Ohio Dominican on Dec. 15.  The Warriors lost a 70-66 decision to Tiffin on Dec. 17.

St. Joseph's has been idle since earning a 90-82 win over the Warriors on Dec. 10 in Rensselaer.  Southern Indiana has played just one game in the last four weeks, an 81-39 victory over Salem International on Dec. 17.

STEFANI MUNRO Dec. 15 vs. Ohio Dominican 11 PTS, 13 REBS, 10 ASST The triple-double achieved by Stefani Munro on Dec. 15 vs. Ohio Dominican is believed to be the first in program history. It is also one of only six triple-doubles recorded in NCAA Division II women's basketball this season.

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Pumas' eight-point triumph three weeks ago gave SJC its third straight victory over Wayne State and a 3-2 lead in the all-time series.

Wayne State has yet to record a win against Southern Indiana in the all-time series which dates back to 1997.  The Screaming Eagles defeated the Warriors, 81-71, last November at USI.  The prior three meetings were all decided by five points or less.


OHIO DOMINICAN RECAP
Stefani Munro finished with a triple-double in the Warriors' 74-56 win over the Panthers on Dec. 15 at the Matthaei.

One of four Warriors to score in double figures, Munro totaled 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, achieving career-highs in the latter two figures.

Phaebre Colbert tied her career-best with 25 points, shooting 12-for-16 from the field.  Juanita Cochran had 14 points, as she and Colbert narrowly missed double-doubles with nine rebounds apiece.  Cochran also contributed four blocks.

Wayne State (49.2) nearly doubled ODU's shooting percentage (26.3) and led for 36 of the game's 40 minutes.


TIFFIN RECAP
Wayne State's 70-66 loss to Tiffin on Dec. 17 was its first home setback of the season. Colbert finished with 11 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for her second double-double of the year.

Munro followed up on her triple-double two days prior with a career-best 19 points along with eight assists.  Cochran contributed eight points, 15 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Wayne State (44.4 percent) out-shot Tiffin (35.1), including a 51.6 field goal percentage in the second half.  However, turnovers and free throw shooting plagued the Warriors, who are 5-1 on their home floor this season.

The Warriors finished 13-for-27 from the free throw line, while the Dragons shot 21-for-26.


ON THE BENCH
Carrie Lohr is 6-4 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.

SJC's Brandon Turner is in his fourth season at his alma mater with a record of 22-68.

USI graduate Rick Stein is 211-145 in his 13th year at the helm.  The program's all-time wins leader, Stein guided USI to the 2011 GLVC East Division title and the 2010 NCAA tournament.


SCOUTING ST. JOSEPH'S
Senior guard Montrell Mills came into the holiday break as the top scorer in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, averaging 18.9 points per game.  Mills had a monster game against the Warriors on Dec. 10, finishing with 24 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Senior guards Britney Cruse (15.4 ppg) and Tatiana Ortiz (13.8 ppg) also rank among the top 10 in the GLVC in scoring. Cruse is the team's leading rebounder (4.6 rpg).

St. Joseph's has the fourth-highest scoring average (74.1 ppg) in the conference, and the best turnover margin (+8.0).


SCOUTING SOUTHERN INDIANA
The Screaming Eagles have outscored their opponents by an average of 18.8 points per game this season, tops in the GLVC.

The scoring workload is handled primarily by freshman forward Anna Hackert (12.4 ppg) and senior guard Kristen Raker (11.4 ppg).  Hackert is also the team's leading rebounder (6.4 rpg).

Freshman forward Mary O'Keefe was named GLVC Player of the Week (Dec. 19) after scoring a season-high 13 points in USI's 81-39 win vs. Salem International.  O'Keefe is averaging 10.2 points and 4.0 rebounds over the last five games.