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MARQUETTE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team was out-scored in both halves Saturday as the Warriors dropped an 84-69 road contest at Northern Michigan University.
WSU, the No. 19-ranked team in the most recent coaches poll, falls to 16-3 in the GLIAC and 19-4 overall. Northern Michigan improved to 13-6 in the conference and 16-7 overall.
The game was a back-and-forth battle in the opening 20 minutes, with Wayne State leading 22-19 midway through the first half. The Wildcats went on a 11-2 run, however, to take a 30-24 lead with 4:40 left before the break.
Wayne State shot 54.2 percent in the first half, but turned the ball over 10 times. Northern Michigan had a 37.1 percent shooting clip in the first half. Junior
Shareta Brown (Pontiac, Mich. / Grand Blanc) led the Warriors with 13 points at the break, while senior
Imari Redfield (Detroit, Mich. / Country Day) added 10 points for WSU.
Wayne State pulled to within two points, 40-38, 22 seconds into the second half on a lay-up by junior
Ondrea Hughes (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Loy Norrix), but Northern Michigan scored the next seven points to take a nine-point lead, 47-38. Northern Michigan soon went up by double figures and WSU would never get within 10 points the rest of the game.
The Warriors shot 44.8 percent in the second half and 49.1 percent for the game, but were just 2-of-11 from beyond the arc. WSU was also 15-for-19 from the foul line.
Northern Michigan missed just one free throw shot the entire game and none in the second half. The Wildcats were 26-for-27 from the foul line overall, including making all 17 shots in the second half. NMU also had the advantage in rebounding, 36-29. NMU was also efficient from three-point range, sinking 10-of-23 shots (43.5 percent).
Brown led the Warriors with 19 points and nine rebounds. Redfield added 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Hughes was the third Warrior in double figures with 11 points. Junior
Ashley Wilson (Portage, Mich. / Northern) added eight points and five boards off the bench for Wayne State.
Alyssa Colla was 10-of-15 from the field and scored a game-high 26 points to lead NMU. Abbey DeBruin added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Wildcats.
The Warriors will look to rebound Thursday at Ferris State for a 6 p.m. contest.
