DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (8-9, 3-8 GLIAC) topped Lake Erie (5-12, 2-9 GLIAC) 77-70 on Thursday night, which began a three-game home stand for the Warriors. After trailing by three at halftime (30-33), WSU outscored LEC 47-37 in the final 20 minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED- Lake Erie jumped out to a 5-0 lead at the 8:38 mark.
Shannon Wilson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills) tied the game at 10-10 with a layup with 4:45 left to play in the opening quarter.
Sara Ruhstorfer (Grand Blanc, Mich. / Flint Powers Catholic) kept the game tied at 16-16 with a jumper with less than one minute to play. LEC's Shelby Carpenter knocked down one of her four triples on the night to give the Storm a three-point lead, 19-16, after 10 minutes.
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Shannon Wilson started the second quarter with a three-pointer to tie the game at 19-19. The game remained deadlocked at 23-23 before LEC went on a 9-0 run powered by three treys to take a 32-23 lead at the 3:11 mark. In the final 2:46,
Brittany Streetman (Warren, Mich. / Lincoln) scored five points to keep the Warriors within striking distance at halftime, with LEC leading 33-30.
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Ashley Wilson (Portage, Mich. / Northern) connected on back-to-back jumpers including a three-pointer to give WSU its first lead of the night, 35-33. The run reached 17-1 (dating back to the second quarter) after a three-point play from
Payton Birchmeier (Corunna, Mich.), giving WSU a 40-33 advantage. Two free throws from Christine Dawson trimmed LEC's deficit to two, 42-40, with 5:32 remaining in the third quarter. At the 3:30 mark, a
Shannon Wilson 10-foot jumper extended WSU's lead to 50-45. The Storm's Dawson tied the game at 50-50 with a three-point play with 1:15 left in the third stanza. An offensive rebound and a put back from Birchmeier gave the Warriors their lead back, 52-50. Streetman followed with a jumper of her own as time expired to give WSU a 54-50 lead with the fourth quarter to play.
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India Hawkins (Lansing, Mich. / Everett) made her first appearance of the night and drilled a triple to start the fourth quarter, giving WSU a 57-52 lead. LEC tied the game at 57-57 with 7:41 left to play on Carpenter's eighth field goal of the game. Hawkins continued her solid fourth quarter with a jumper to give WSU a 64-57, capping a 7-0 run at the 5:31 mark. Christine Green (Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup) extended WSU's lead to eight (70-62) after back-to-back layups at the three-minute mark. A three-point play from
Shannon Wilson with 2:33 on the clock gave the Warriors their largest lead of the night at 73-62. WSU would control the final minutes and collect the 77-70 victory.
LEADING THE WARRIORS-
Shannon Wilson finished with a career-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Green posted 13 points and nine rebounds, while Streetman chipped in 12 points.
LEADING THE STORM- Carpenter paced Lake Erie's offense with 24 points, while Kayla Gabor tallied 21 points.
BOX SCORE NOTES- WSU shot 50.3 percent (32-54) compared to LEC's 40.3 shooting percentage.
- The Warriors won the rebounding battle 36-23.
- Wayne State was able to win despite 27 turnovers, which the Storm turned into 26 points.
- The Warriors used 27 points of their bench to help in the victory.
UP NEXT- Wayne State will host No. 4 Ashland on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game can be seen on Comcast 900.
