YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad concluded exhibition play Tuesday evening with a 70-43 setback at Eastern Michigan University.

The Warriors led 4-0 in the early going with junior Christina Green (Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup) scoring all four points from the paint.  EMU did not make its first field goal until the 6:31 mark of the opening quarter, and Wayne State would manage just four points in the final seven minutes on a pair of buckets by Green.  The Eagles led 11-8 after the first 10 minutes despite WSU holding an 8-0 edge in points off turnovers.

Wayne State pulled within one twice (11-10, 13-12) early in the second stanza on a basket by freshman Brooke Wallace (Oberlin, Ohio / Amherst Steele) and a pair of free throws by sophomore Nina Foster (Lansing, Mich. / Everett), respectively.  Eastern Michigan went on a 17-2 run as WSU's lone points came on a fast-break hoop by Foster until senior Brittany Streetman (Warren, Mich. / Lincoln) sank two foul shots with 79 seconds left before intermission.  Senior Ashley Wilson (Portage, Mich. / Northern) contributed a lay-up off a feed from sophomore Payton Birchmeier (Corunna, Mich.) in the final minute to cut the Warriors deficit to 12 (30-18).

WSU tallied 10 of the first 16 points in the second half, the last three coming on a triple by Streetman to pull the Warriors within eight (36-28) with just under four minutes left in the third period.  EMU closed out the quarter on a 13-5 run to grab a 49-33 advantage after 30 minutes.

The Eagles out-scored the Warriors 21-10 over the final 10 minutes.

Green totaled a team-high 12 points to lead WSU, while Foster added eight points and six rebounds.  Sophomore Shannon Wilson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills) chipped in a team-best seven rebounds as the Warriors held a 48-45 edge on the glass.

Cha Sweeney led Eastern Michigan with 19 points and four steals, while making 10-of-12 from the foul line.  Phillis Webb added 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds.

Both teams struggled from the field with Wayne State shooting 27 percent (17-of-63) compared to 34 percent (22-of-64) for Eastern Michigan.  WSU was just 1-of-19 (5 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Eagles shot 11 percent (2-of-18) from three-point range.  The Warriors were 8-of-14 (57 percent) from the charity stripe with EMU making 73 percent (24-of-33) of its free throw attempts.

Wayne State will begin regular-season play this Saturday at the GLIAC/GMAC Challenge in Painesville, Ohio.  WSU will face Ohio Valley at 6 p.m. on Saturday and Salem International at 1 p.m. on Sunday.