WSU Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)
GAME STORYLINES
WSU travels to Louisville, Ky., for a pair of non-conference games, competing in the two-day Bellarmine Holiday Tournament. Wayne State plays the host Knights on Friday and matches up against Southern Indiana on Saturday. WSU lost its only other road non-conference game this season falling 102-72 at Indianapolis on Nov. 28. The Warriors are currently in a stretch where they play eight of 10 games on the road.
Wayne State opened conference play 4-0 and lead the GLIAC in shooting percentage (49.6 percent). The Warriors are also second in the league in scoring (79.5 points per game).
SCOUTING BELLARMINE
The Knights are off to a 3-3 start and most recently dropped a 76-52 contest Tuesday at Union University. Bellarmine faced GLIAC foe Ferris State in a home matchup on Nov. 23, winning 64-61.
Junior forward Darion Hutchinson leads the Knights at 14.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game, but hasn't played in the Knights' last two contests. Sophomore forward Sarah Galvin averages 12.8 ppg, while sophomore guard/forward Mariah Gador averages 9.3 ppg. Junior forward Morgan Clemons is second on the team at 6.3 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Mackenzie Martinez has 23 assists.
Through six games, the Knights have converted 21-of-84 (25 percent) of their three-point opportunities and are shooting 39.4 percent from the field and 66.1 percent from the foul line.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. BELLARMINE
The two teams have met just once, with the Knights earning a 77-29 victory in Louisville on Nov. 18, 1995. That game was the season-opener for WSU in the 1995-96 season. Wayne State would finish with an 8-18 record that season.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN INDIANA
The Screaming Eagles have won five of six games to open the 2013-14 season. USI is scoring 92.4 points per game in its five victories this season and 89.0 ppg overall. Entering Friday's game against Trevecca Nazarene, Southern Indiana hasn't played a game since an 87-57 win over Bluefield State on Dec. 7.
Junior center Anna Hackert is averaging 20.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game to lead the Screaming Eagles. She is shooting 64.4 percent from the field and 73.7 percent from the free throw line.
Senior guard Stephanie Carpenter is the only other player averaging in double figures for USI, as she scores 13.2 points per game. Carpenter also leads the squad with 22 assists and 12 steals. She is the team's leader in three-pointers made, converting 16-of-45 opportunities (35.6 percent) this season.
Seven players average more than 6.0 points per game. As a team, USI shoots 44.5 percent from the floor and 73.1 percent from the charity stripe. The Screaming Eagles also average 44.7 rebounds per contest.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SOUTHERN INDIANA
The Warriors are 1-8 all-time against the Screaming Eagles, but won the last matchup, 77-58, in Detroit on Dec. 30, 2011, during
Carrie Lohr's first season at Wayne State. WSU is 0-1 on a neutral court against USI.
GLIAC LEADERS
Shareta Brown leads the GLIAC in scoring at 21.0 points per contest in five games. She is also first in the league in field goal percentage (70.0 percent) and steals (2.8 steals per game), and is second in rebounding (9.6 rebounds per contest).
Kristen Long is perfect from the free throw line (11-for-11) and is the lone player in the conference with nearly two free throws made per game to not miss a shot at the foul line.
LAST TIME OUT
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.
Ondrea Hughes led the Warriors with 26 points and eight rebounds, while
Jackie Jones contributed 15 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Kayla Bridges tallied a double-double off the bench with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Destiny Lavita-Stephens 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,
Kristen Long 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.
COACH LOHR
Carrie Lohr, who was named the 12th head coach in the history of women's basketball at WSU on May 11, 2011, is in her third season guiding the Warrior program. She was voted the 2012-13 GLIAC Coach of the Year by her peers after leading Wayne State to a share of the GLIAC North Division regular-season title, the first for the WSU women's basketball program since the 1980-81 season. Lohr also guided the Warriors to their first NCAA tournament victory (63-58 over Findlay) as well as the school's inaugural appearance in the NCAA Regional Championship game.
She recorded her 200th collegiate coaching victory on March 16, 2013, with WSU's 70-60 triumph over Wisconsin-Parkside in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. BCAM selected Lohr as the 2012-13 Women's College Coach of the Year.
2012-13 RECAP
The Warriors won a share of the GLIAC North Division title, advanced to the GLIAC tournament semifinals for the second time in school history and secured an NCAA tournament berth for the second time in program history. WSU won its first two ever NCAA tournament contests and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before falling at eventual national champion Ashland, 72-63, in a game which WSU led 61-60 with 4:34 remaining.
Last season, the Warriors went 22-9 overall and 17-5 in GLIAC play while winning a share of the GLIAC North Division title. The 22 wins were one shy of the program record achieved in 1980-81 while the 17 conference wins were the most all-time.
COMCAST/XFINITY
Six games will be broadcast on Comcast Channel 900 in 2013-14. WSU entertains Tiffin on Dec. 5, Michigan Tech on Jan. 23 and Ferris State on Jan. 30. There are three televised dates in February with Wayne State hosting Northwood (Feb. 6), Saginaw Valley (Feb. 8) and Grand Valley (Feb. 22). Ryan Ermanni, Rod Beard and Joe Abramson will call the action this season. The games will also be replayed the week following the live event.
ON THE CALL
Former Tartar great Shay Lewis will handle play-by-play duties for home games on Warrior All-Access, a live video webcast of every contest from the Matthaei. Lewis scored 991 points for the Green and Gold while starting all 78 games in her three seasons (1995-98) in Detroit. She also totaled 449 rebounds, 191 assists and 139 steals.
WARRIOR ALL-ACCESS
The 2013-14 school year will mark the fourth season of Warrior All-Access at WSUAthletics.com. Not only will all home WSU basketball, football and volleyball games be available for viewing by a world-wide audience on a pay-per-view basis, but also the Warrior Daily ~ a video each weekday, available for free on WSUAthletics.com featuring interviews with WSU coaches, staff and student-athletes.
Fans wanting to watch Wayne State home events via Warrior All-Access will need a high-speed internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 or higher. Games will be sold on an individual basis with special viewing packages also available. Warrior All-Access will also feature On-Demand Audio and Video with the stored archived video and audio on WSUAthletics.com.
