Women's Basketball | 1/27/2016 2:30:00 PM

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (8-10 overall, 3-9 GLIAC) begins a stretch of five games in 10 days with the Jan. 28 home contest versus Malone (5-12 overall, 2-10 GLIAC).  The Warriors are 2-2 in their last four matches with both losses coming in double overtime against the top two teams in the division.  After Thursday's game, WSU will play six of its next seven contests on the road before completing regular-season play at home vs. Walsh (Feb. 20) and Findlay (Feb. 25).

IN THE RANKS 
Through games of Jan. 27, WSU was ranked in the top-60 nationally in four statistical categories.  The Warriors were 49th in scoring offense (73.0), 51st in field-goal percentage (42.8%), 52nd in total steals (176) and 60th in steals per game (9.8). Individually, sophomore Shannon Wilson was 22nd in assist/turnover ratio at 2.30, while senior Brittany Streetman was 46th in total steals (43) and 51st in steals per game (2.39).

In GLIAC games through Jan. 27, the Warriors are first in field-goal attempts per game (65.1), second in both opponent three-point field goal percentage (29.3%) and opponent field-goal percentage (39.1%), third in offensive rebounds per game (134) and fourth in total rebounds per game (40.2). 

LAST WEEK'S RECAP
Wayne State topped Lake Erie 77-70 on Jan. 21.  After trailing by three at halftime (30-33), WSU outscored LEC 47-37 in the final 20 minutes.  Shannon Wilson finished with a then career-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting.  Christina Green posted 13 points and nine rebounds, while Brittany Streetman chipped in with 12 points.  The Warriors nearly shocked No. 4 Ashland on Jan. 23, but the unbeaten Eagles were able to survive with a 92-82 double-overtime win.  Shannon Wilson hit a triple at the end of regulation to force overtime and Payton Birchmeier banked in a 40-foot heave to send the game to a second overtime.  Shannon Wilson notched a career-high with 28 points, including six three-pointers.  Her six triples are tied for eighth-most in program history.  The last Warrior to hit that many treys was Brooke Bowers on Feb. 20, 2010.  Ashley Wilson scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds to notch her third double-double of the season.

CENTURY MARK IN GAMES PLAYED
On Jan. 3, seniors Brittany Streetman and Kristen Long became just the eighth set of teammates in school history to reach the 100-game played plateau in the same season.  The last duo was Deanna Crumpton and Phaebre Colbert three years ago. The first set was WSU Hall of Famer Pearly Cunningham and Ann Roy in 1985-86.  The 1994-95 squad had three teammates in Wendy Winter, Missy Cochran and Jennifer Berrios to reach the century plateau.

WSU has played 109 games over the last four seasons compiling a 76-33 record.  Streetman and Long both played in every game as freshmen, their junior season and this year.  They each missed games as a sophomore -- Long (1/9 vs. Hillsdale, 1/11 vs. Findlay) and Streetman dressed but did not play (12/18 at Ashland).  The Jan. 3 game at Ferris State was the 100th game they both had played in together.

According to the NCAA Division II women's basketball active career leader stats, Streetman is 20th in games played and Long is tied-for-21st.  The WSU school record is 113 by Lisa Gentry (1981-85).  If Streetman doesn't miss any of the upcoming games, she will equal Gentry's record on Feb. 6 vs. Ohio Dominican at home.

Long became the 31st player in school history to play 2,000 career minutes in the Tiffin contest on Jan. 14, while Streetman was the 32nd Warrior to accomplish this feat against the Dragons. 

Streetman is eighth in school history with 118 made three pointers, while Long is 23rd with 176 assists.  

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS 
Malone enters the Jan. 28 contest having lost five straight and seven of its last eight.  Junior guard Rachel Goddard leads MU in both scoring (13.7 points per game) and assists (78).  Freshman guard Chrissie Vaughn has made a team-high 44 triples along with a team-leading 22 steals.  The Pioneers shoot an average of 25 three-pointers a game, making nearly nine a contest.  Both of those totals are second in the conference behind Grand Valley State.  Senior forward Bri Libertore averages a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game, and leads the squad with 13 blocked shots.  

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
Walsh has won four of its last six games heading into Thursday's game at Findlay, including an 80-50 win at Tiffin on Jan. 23.  Senior guard Kelsey Funderburgh leas WU in scoring (13.4 points per game), steals (42) and triples (34).  Sophomore forward Brittni Clopton has a team-high 127 rebounds (7.5 per game).  The Cavaliers grab 12.8 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the conference. 

SCOUTING THE OILERS 
Findlay has lost four straight games since a 79-60 victory over Hillsdale on Jan. 9.  The Oilers started GLIAC play on a five-game wining streak before a 75-35 setback at Grand Valley State on Jan. 3.  Sophomore guard Haley Horstman leads UF in scoring (12.1 points per game), assists (45) and steals (25).    Findlay leads the conference in three-point field goal percentage (40.4 percent) and junior guard Karli Bonar has drained a team-high 49 triples.  Freshman forward Anna Hintz leads the Oilers in both rebounds (6.2 per game) and blocks (17). 

ALL-TIME SERIES
Wayne State has a 5-1 advantage in the all-time series against Malone, including a 2-1 mark at home.  WSU's lone setback to the Pioneers was a 61-53 loss in a 2014 GLIAC Semifinal contest.  The Warriors have won each of the two home regular-season meetings by seven points (69-62 and 81-74).

WSU trails 2-3 in the all-time series against Walsh, which began in Feb. 2013.  The Warriors have lost the last two meetings against the Cavaliers with the most recent loss (71-72) during the 2015 GLIAC Quarterfinals.  Wayne State holds a 2-1 record in the Matthaei winning both contests by 10 or more points (79-57 and 97-87). 

The Warriors are tied (19-19) with Findlay in the all-time series, which began in Nov. 1990.  WSU has won the last four meetings since a 67-60 setback in the GLIAC Semifinals during the 2012-13 season.  Wayne State and the Oilers have had six contests go into overtime (3-3). 

STREETMAN HITS A MILESTONE
Playing in her 100th career game on Dec. 30, senior Brittany Streetman moved into eighth place on the WSU all-time list for three-pointers made with three triples against Cedarville.

Streetman passed Beth Wilson (1988-92) and trails Julie Filpus (1990-94) by 15 for seventh place.

This season, Streetman is averaging 12.2 points per game and is shooting 31.4 percent (27-for-86) from beyond the arc.  She has scored in double figures 12 times this year and tallied a career-high 26 points against Lewis.  The Cedarville contest marked her fourth game this year of at least 20 points.  Streetman ranks 14th in school history (min. 30 made) with a 32.8 career three-point field goal percentage (118-360).

CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP
Head coach Carrie Lohr is in her fifth season and has an 88-47 (.654) record at WSU, along with a 254-153 (.625) career mark.  The Jan. 2 game at Grand Valley State marked her 400th contest as a collegiate head coach (272 at SC4 and 135 currently at WSU).  Lohr is the second coach to lead the Warriors to the NCAA Tournament, but the first coach to have its squad earn an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons, including an appearance in the Midwest Regional Championship game in both 2013 and 2014. 

SHARETA MAKING A STATEMENT OVERSEAS 
Former Warrior All-American and WBCA Division II Player of the Year, Shareta Brown (2013-15) signed a professional contract with Alvik (Bromma, Sweden) in December after earning a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.  

Brown has played three games for Alvik, who went 6-10 before the holidays (6th in the standings out of 10 teams).  Since Brown arrived, Alvik is 3-0 including a 90-66 win over Udominate (who beat Alvik twice 88-40 & 83-63) and is ranked second in the league.  In the Jan. 22 win (80-67) over Fryshuset, Brown had game-high totals of 25 points and 12 rebounds, along with three steals and two assists.  She was 7-for-10 on two-point field goal attempts, made her lone triple attempt and was 8-of-14 from the charity stripe.

In the Jan. 17 victory (90-66) over Udominate, Brown tied for game-high scoring honors with 23 points.  She also contributed six rebounds, four assists and a steal.  The former Warrior connected on 8-of-11 two-point field goals, drained 1-of-3 from beyond the arc and made 4-of-5 free throws.  In her professional debut on Jan. 13, Brown notched a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds in a 73-65 win over Telge.  She had two steals and shot 60 percent (6-for-10) on two-point field goals and went 4-for-6 from the charity stripe.  In her first three games, Brown is averaging 25 minutes, 10 rebounds (18 offensive, 12 defensive) per game, in scoring 64 points (21.3 ppg).  She has also connected on 21-of-31 (67%) two-point field goal attempts, 2-of-4 triple tries, and 16-of-25 (64 percent) from the free throw line, dished out six assists and notched six steals.

COMCAST/XFINITY
Every women's basketball home game in 2016 will be broadcast live throughout the state of Michigan on Comcast CN900.  Sean Baligian, Rod Beard, and Joe Abramson will call the action.  

WARRIOR ALL-ACCESS
All Wayne State home women's basketball games can be watched via Warrior All-Access for a $5.95 per game fee.  All nine home contests in 2016 will be available on All-Access from the Comcast feed.

NEXT UP
Wayne State will be on the road for five of the next six games, before finishing the regular-season at home.  The Warriors will visit Findlay on Feb. 1 for a 5:30 p.m. tip, then play at Tiffin with a 5:30 p.m. start on Feb. 4.