Feb. 15, 2011

Game Notes  -- Live Stats

* 2010-11 RECORDS:
Wayne State (7-15, 6-9 GLIAC)
Ferris State (11-11, 7-9 GLIAC)
Grand Valley (18-5, 11-5 GLIAC)

* GAMEDAYS
Feb. 17: Wayne State at Ferris State, 8:00 p.m.
Feb. 19: Wayne State at Grand Valley, 3:00 p.m.

* SERIES WITH FSU AND GVSU:
Wayne State trails Ferris State, 33-25
Wayne State trails Grand Valley, 37-23

* LAST MEETING WITH FSU AND GVSU:
02/27/10: at FSU 61, WSU 53
02/25/10: at GVSU 60, WSU 47

* LIVE STATS:
livestats.prestosports.com/waynestate

* GAME STORYLINES

The Wayne State women's basketball team enters Thursday's meeting with Ferris State University having won four of its last seven games. The Warriors outlasted Madonna University on Feb. 7, 70-65, but fell to Northwood University last Saturday, 64-47.

The Warriors sit a half game out of the eighth seed in the GLIAC tournament. FSU and Tiffin are tied for the final spot.

* 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 WSU is 123-171, while her career record stands at 237-240.

Tracey Dorrow, in her 13th season at Ferris State, has compiled a 207-154 record.

In her fourth season at Grand Valley, Janel Burgess has a 72-37 overall mark.

* SERIES NOTES

Thursday's contest will be the 59th time Wayne State and Ferris State have met. FSU holds a 33-25 advantage in the series. Grand Valley leads the series with the Warriors, 37-23.

* WARRIOR NOTEBOOK

-- Sophomore forward Phaebre Colbert is averaging 13.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg in her last nine games. Colbert has hit double figures in seven of the last nine games after not reaching double digits the first 13 contests.

-- Sophomore Paige Sickmiller has scored in double figures in five of the last seven games, tallying nine points in each of the other two games. She is averaging 12.6 ppg and collecting 7.4 rpg during the span.

-- Since entering the starting lineup at Ohio Dominican (1/22), freshman Lena Thomas has tallied at least four assists five times and accumulated 68.2 percent of her 44 assists.

-- Sophomore Deanna Crumpton is leading the team in scoring with 8.8 ppg and is tied for second in rebounding (4.6 rpg).

-- Senior Chelsea Kouri has scored in double figures three times since returning from injury against Findlay (1/8).

-- Sophomore Amelia Davis has scored in double figures in three of the last six games, and has collected at least seven rebounds in three of the last five games.

-- Freshman center Ali Bouman has shot 56.8 percent (21-37) from the floor over the last seven contests.

-- Freshman center Lauryn Robinson has grabbed multiple rebounds in five of the last six games.

* LAST TIME OUT

Wayne State and host Northwood University battled evenly for the first 27:30 of the contest, but the Timberwolves ended the game on a 23-6 run to post a 64-47 win over the Warriors on Feb. 12.

There were eight lead changes and four tied scores in the opening 20 minutes with WSU holding its largest lead (9-6) following a jumper by Colbert at the 15:51 mark.

Wayne State again held the lead at 11-10 and 13-12, before an 11-6 run by Northwood gave the host its largest lead before intermission (24-18).

The Warriors shot just 32 percent (8-of-25) in the first half, but trailed only 26-23. Colbert and Bouman each had six points in the opening 20 minutes.

WSU took its first lead of the second half, at 32-31, following a conventional three-point play by Davis.

Wayne State snapped a 36-36 tie on a triple by Crumpton at the 13:53 mark.

After a Davis lay-up knotted the game at 41 with 12:23 left, Northwood scored the next eight points until a jumper by Crumpton.

A lay-up by Bouman cut the Warrior deficit to five (50-45) with 7:43 left, but that would be WSU's last made field goal. NU would score the next 14 points until Crumpton concluded WSU's scoring with a pair of free throws.

* SCOUTING FERRIS STATE

Despite losing at Ashland on Saturday (2/12), the Bulldogs have won two of their last three games. FSU is dishing out a GLIAC-best 16.0 apg. The Bulldogs are also second in the conference in free throw percentage (77.5) and third in defensive rebounding at 34.1 rpg.

Tiara Adams is 14th in the league in scoring (12.9 ppg), while Tricia Principe is 17th (12.4 ppg). Adams also ranks 11th in rebounding at 7.0 rpg. With 5.2 apg, Becci Houdek has handed out the second-most assists in the GLIAC. Principe has hit 91.7 percent of her free throws which is second-best in the conference.

* SCOUTING GRAND VALLEY

Grand Valley has won five of its last six games entering Thursday's game with the University of Findlay. The Lakers' four-game winning streak came to end last Thursday at Ashland, 55-54.

GVSU ranks in the top three in 14 different conference statistical categories.

Briauna Taylor (15.5 ppg) and Alex Stelfox (14.8 ppg) are ranked fourth and ninth in scoring in the league, respectively. Jasmine Padin leads the GLIAC in apg at 5.2.