DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (5-4 overall) concluded its pre-holiday schedule with a 90-76 setback at home against No. 7-ranked Lewis University (10-1 overall) Sunday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The visiting Flyers tallied the first 17 points of the contest as the Warriors were held scoreless until a triple by senior Brittany Streetman (Warren, Mich. / Lincoln) with just over five minutes left in the opening period.

LU answered with a lay-up by Jessica Kelliher and a conventional three-point play by Mariyah Brawner-Henley to increase its lead to 19 (22-3).  WSU sophomore Shannon Wilson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills) drained a three, and Streetman added a fast-break bucket off a feed from Wilson.

A 10-5 run by Wayne State cut its deficit to eight (27-19) in the final seconds of the opening stanza with senior Ashley Wilson (Portage, Mich. / Northern) leading the way with five points.  Lewis' Tierney Lockett hit a jumper at the end of the period to give the Flyers a 29-19 advantage after 10 minutes.

The Warriors finished the first quarter shooting 6-of-14 after starting 0-for-5 with three turnovers before getting on the scoreboard.

WSU pulled within eight at 31-23 on a fast-break lay-up by Shannon Wilson, but LU responded with a 16-4 run over the final 8:30 of the second period gave the Flyers a 47-27 lead at intermission.  Wayne State made just 1-of-13 from the floor in the second quarter compared to 7-of-15 for Lewis.

LU's Brawner-Henley led all scorers after 20 minutes with 17 points and six rebounds.

Wayne State trailed by at least 17 points until the final 65 seconds.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Streetman totaled a career-high 26 points which included five triples equaling a career-best set against Ferris State on Feb. 21, 2013.

Shannon Wilson set a career-high with five triples in scoring 17 points.

Junior Ajai Meeks (Detroit, Mich. / Pershing) grabbed a team-best six rebounds.

LEADING THE FLYERS
Brawner-Henley recorded a game-best 31 points and 11 rebounds, while Kelliher chipped in 19 points to lead for Lewis players in double figures.  Alyssa Siwek dished out a game-high nine helpers while adding 11 points.

TEAM NOTES
Wayne State shot 43 percent (26-of-61) from the floor, while the Flyers made 62 percent (34-of-55) of its field goal attempts.  The Warriors were 13-of-32 (41 percent) from beyond the arc, while LU was 6-of-10 (60 percent).  WSU made 11 of its 13 free throw attempts (85 percent) with Lewis shooting 67 percent (16-of-24) from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will conclude the non-conference portion of its schedule with a Dec. 30 contest at Cedarville.  Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m.