WSU Women's Basketball Game Notes (PDF)

Setting the Stage	Wayne State Women's Basketball
Opponent	Lake Superior
Time	Thursday / 5:30 PM
Location	Detroit, Mich. (Matthaei Center)
Web	Twitter: @WayneStWarriors | Live Stats | #WarriorWBB
Video/Audio	Warrior All Access
Opponent Information	Lake Superior Women's Basketball

GAME STORYLINES
Wayne State will look to end a three-game losing skid in its regular-season finale with Lake Superior.  
    
Wayne State is tied with Michigan Tech for the overall lead in the GLIAC with one game remaining.  The Warriors can clinch the No. 1 seed for the GLIAC Tournament with a victory over the Lakers, as WSU holds the tiebreaker over MTU.
    
The Warriors have already clinched a home quarterfinal game in the GLIAC Tournament.  WSU will host an opponent to be determined in a first round matchup at 7 p.m. on March 5 in the Matthaei Center.
    
The Green & Gold continue to lead the league in scoring at 78.8 points per game and the Warriors rank third in the country in field goal percentage (47.8 percent).

SCOUTING LAKE SUPERIOR
The Lakers have lost seven straight entering their season finale against the Warriors.  LSSU is 3-9 on the road this season, with victories coming over Northern Michigan, Ohio Dominican and Malone.
    
Junior Stephanie Fisher leads the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game.  She is tied-for-fourth in the GLIAC in three-pointers made this season with 55.  She is shooting 28.8 percent from beyond the arc.
    
Senior Raven Trammell averages 9.2 points per contest for LSSU.  Senior Laura VanEs leads the Lakers at 6.9 rebounds per game and is fourth in the conference in blocks per game at 1.7.
    
Head coach Shannon Eggers is in her second season as leader of the Laker women's basketball team.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LAKE SUPERIOR
The Warriors are 30-38 all-time against LSSU.  WSU has won the last seven games in the series.  Wayne State is 17-15 at home against the Lakers in the series and has earned wins in its last three games at home.  Head coach Carrie Lohr is 5-0 against Lake Superior in her Warrior coaching career.

IN THE RANKINGS
After being ranked inside the USA Today Sports' Top 25 Coaches Poll for six straight weeks, the Warriors dropped out in this week's poll, which was released Tuesday (Feb. 25).  WSU is still receiving 26 votes overall, putting them in a tie for 30th overall in the poll.
    
Wayne State is also ranked No. 31 in the Massey Ratings and 63rd in the Bennett Rankings

GLIAC/NATIONAL LEADERS
Individually, Shareta Brown is first in the conference in scoring (21.0 ppg), total points (503) and field goal percentage (64.8 percent).  Her field goal percentage mark also leads the nation.  She is second in the GLIAC in field goals made (177) and rebounding (11.7 rpg).  Brown also has the third most steals in the league (53).  She is tied for sixth in the country in double-doubles (15), ranks seventh in rebounding and 15th in scoring average nationally.
    
Jackie Jones is second in the league in assists per game (4.8), but first in total assists (119).  She is also 23rd nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.02).  Imari Redfield and Kayla Bridges are third and seventh, respectively, in the league in field goal percentage.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Shareta Brown was named GLIAC North Player of the Week on Tuesday (Feb. 4), following a week in which she had three consecutive double-doubles to lead the Warriors to a 3-0 record.
    
It's the second time this season that Brown has earned the weekly conference accolade and third time this season that a WSU player has been selected for the award. Imari Redfield earned the award on Jan. 6, with Brown receiving it a week later on Jan. 13.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
WSU is 9-2 at home this season and the Warriors are 21-5 in their last two seasons when playing at the Matthaei Center.  Wayne State had a 17-game win streak over two seasons before falling against Saginaw Valley at home on Feb. 8.

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
The Warriors are taking aim at a few team records this season.  Wayne State is averaging 78.8 points per game, above the old mark of 77.3 set by the 2002-03 squad.  WSU has a better field goal percentage (47.8) to this point than the current team record of 45.3 percent set during the 1994-95 campaign.

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU
Shareta Brown became just the seventh player in program history to record 500 points in a season, after scoring 22 points against Grand Valley on Feb. 22.  Her 503 points this season is tied for sixth all-time in a season.  The record for points scored in a season is 586 by Monice Thomas in 1980-81.  
    
Brown has also set the WSU single-season record for free throws made (134) and has the top field goal percentage to date in a single season (64.8 percent).  Her 280 rebounds this season ranks sixth for a single-season total and she is just 12 boards away from ranking fourth in single-season rebounding.

LAST TIME OUT
The Wayne State University women's basketball team fell in a thriller Saturday (Feb. 22), as the No. 21-ranked Warriors dropped their third straight game in a 65-64 loss to Grand Valley State University at the Matthaei Center.
    
The Warriors had a nine-point lead, 64-55, with 4:20 remaining in the game after Ashley Wilson completed a three-point play. The Lakers would go on to score the final 10 points of the game. Grand Valley pulled to within two points, 64-62, with 1:57 remaining on a triple by Piper Tucker.
    
Wayne State had a shot clock violation with 14.7 seconds left and after a timeout, GVSU's Dani Crandall drove to the basket with under 10 seconds remaining, drawing a foul and converting on a lay-up. Her bucket tied the game, 64-64, with 6.8 seconds left and a free throw to come. After a WSU 30-second timeout, Crandall connected on the free throw to give the Lakers a 65-64 lead. With fouls to give, Grand Valley fouled with 4.7 seconds left. Wayne State then called a timeout with 3.0 seconds remaining before inbounding one final time.  On the final inbound of the game, Crandall nearly stole the ball and the Warriors were unable to get a final look at the rim.
    
WSU jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first five minutes of the game as Ondrea Hughes scored the final three points on the run on a triple. WSU would go up 16-4 in the first 10 minutes of the game after Brittany Streetman connected on a triple from the corner. Wayne State would lead by as much as 15 points in the first half and led at the break, 37-25.
    
Grand Valley went on a 25-15 run to open the second half and closed to within two points, 52-50, on a Kayla Dawson lay-up with 9:30 left in the game. WSU used a 12-5 run to nearly regain its double-digit advantage, 64-55, but Wayne State would only get off two shots in the final four minutes, while turning the ball over four times in that stretch.
    
Shareta Brown led the Warriors with her 15th double-double of the season, totaling 22 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Brown became just the seventh player in program history to score 500 points in a season. She has 503 points following her scoring output Saturday. The last player to score 500 points in a season was Jodi Young, who did it in consecutive season in 2002-03 and 2003-04. Imari Redfield added 14 points and seven boards. Jackie Jones had five points, six rebounds and six assists for Wayne State.

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.

COMCAST/XFINITY
Ryan Ermanni, Kevin Brechmacher and Joe Abramson will call the action on Comcast CN 900 for WSU's GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal, to be held at 7 p.m. on March 5.  Comcast televised six women's basketball games during the 2013-14 regular season.

WDTK RADIO
Former WSU women's basketball standout Shay Lewis and play-by-play broadcaster Russ McNamara will call of WSU's postseason games on WDTK Radio.  The radio broadcast is available at 1400 AM and 92.7 FM in Detroit.  Fans may also listen online at wdtkam.com.