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Ashland, Ohio -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad remained unbeaten in league play with an 87-78 triumph at Ashland University (5-2 overall, 3-1 GLIAC) Wednesday evening against the defending national champions.  With the victory, WSU improves to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in the GLIAC.

Junior Ondrea Hughes (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix) led the Warriors with 26 points and eight rebounds, while classmate Jackie Jones (Detroit, Mich./Martin Luther King) contributed 15 points, six assists and five rebounds.  Junior forward Kayla Bridges (Canton, Mich.) tallied a double-double off the bench with 12 points and 12 rebounds.  Junior Destiny Lavita-Stephens (Grand Blanc, Mich./Goodrich) sank three triples to finish with nine points and three assists.

Suzy Wollenhaupt led the Eagles with 26, while Taylor Woods added 21 points.

WSU shot 49 percent (30-of-61) from the floor compared to 43 percent (25-of-58) for AU.

The Warriors held a strong edge in rebounding by a 41-28 margin.

Wayne State never trailed in the first 27 minutes after recording the first nine points of the contest on three triples by Lavita-Stephens, sophomore Kristen Long (Corunna, Mich./Durand) and Lavita-Stephens again.

The score was tied four times in the second half with two lead changes (Ashland's only lead was 53-51), however the game was tied at 51, 53, 55, 57 prior to the Warriors going on a 6-0 run highlighted by back-to-back conventional three-point plays by Jones.

After Jones' six consecutive points the lead was never fewer than three the rest of the game.

Wayne State continues its road swing this weekend by competing the Bellarmine Holiday Classic in Louisville, Ky. on Friday and Saturday.

Notes:

It was Ashland's first league loss at home since Jan. 29, 2011.  The Eagles were 45-1 in their past 46 regular-season conference games (does not include an 8-1 GLIAC Tournament mark over the past three seasons).