DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (11-13 overall, 6-11 GLIAC) dropped its fourth straight game falling 81-63 to GLIAC North-leading Ferris State University (17-5 overall, 14-2 GLIAC) on Thursday night at the Matthaei.

The Warriors had an early 3-2 lead following a triple by junior guard Paige Sickmiller (Romeo, Mich.), but the Bulldogs regained the advantage with an 8-0 run.

FSU's lead was never less than four, and was as much as 11 (32-21) with just under five minutes remaining in the first half before WSU went on a 12-5 run to pull within four (37-33) at the break as Sickmiller sank a jumper in the final seconds.

The Warriors out-shot the Bulldogs 52 percent (14-of-27) to 37 percent (13-of35) in the opening 20 minutes, but the Bulldogs' five made three-pointers combined with six made free-throws was the difference in the first half.

The second half, however, was a different story. Ferris State would open the half with an 11-2 run, but the Warriors would battle back and make it a five-point deficit at 53-48 after a Sickmiller triple on a feed from senior guard Stefani Munro (Harrison Twp., Mich. / Mt. Clemens) at the 13:18 mark.

Ferris State would then go on a 21-4 scoring burst over the next six minutes to put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs shot 61 percent (17-of-28) in the second half to just 25 percent (7-of-28) for the Warriors.

Sickmiller led three Warriors in double figures with 22 points. Junior forward Phaebre Colbert (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern) finished with 13 points and junior forward Deanna Crumpton (Kentwood, Mich. / East Kentwood) had 12.

The Bulldogs' Nikki Arner led all scores with 27 points.

The Warriors' final home game of the 2011-12 campaign will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday against Grand Valley.