PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (10-14 overall, 5-13 GLIAC) suffered a 58-40 setback at Lake Erie College (8-16 overall, 5-13 GLIAC) Thursday evening.  The Warrior defeat coupled with wins by Northwood and Northern Michigan, eliminated WSU from GLIAC post-season possibilities.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Warriors shot just 33 percent (4-of-12) from the floor in the opening quarter and had 11 turnovers.  Following three consecutive miscues by WSU to start the contest, a jumper by freshman guard India Hawkins (Detroit, Mich. / Edison) knotted the game at 2-2 90 seconds into the match.

After a jumper by senior Ashley Wilson (Portage, Mich. / Northern) cut the Wayne State deficit to two (6-4), the Storm tallied the next 10 points as the Warriors were scoreless for nearly 5:30 until a basket by freshman Brooke Wallace (Amherst, Ohio / Steele) made it 16-6.  A triple by sophomore guard Shannon Wilson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills) in the final minute kept the margin at 10 (19-9) after the first period.

A Shannon Wilson bucket started the second quarter scoring, but a three-minute drought led to Lake Erie taking a 25-11 lead.  WSU was outscored 11-9 over the final 5:30 of the second stanza.

Wayne State trailed 36-20 at halftime after having 17 turnovers and making just 8-of-26 from the field, including 2-of-9 from behind the arc.

In the third period, the Warriors were 3-of-5 from three-point range, but 0-for-7 on two-point field goals and 1-of-4 from the foul line and were outscored 11-10.

The fourth quarter was much of the same as the Storm held an 11-10 scoring edge.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Senior guard Brittany Streeetman (Warren, Mich. / Lincoln) made three triples in scoring a team-best 12 points, while sophomore Payton Birchmeier (Corunna, Mich.) also connected on three shots from beyond the arc in totaling 11 points.  Shannon Wilson grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

TEAM STATS RECAP
The Warriors shot 27 percent (15-of-55) from the floor and 29 percent (7-of-24) from three-point range.  WSU connected on just 3-of-11 free throw attempts (27 percent).

Lake Erie was limited to 31 percent (19-of-62) from the field, along with a 3-of-25 (12 percent) performance from behind the arc.  The Storm made 17-of-24 foul shots (71 percent).

Wayne State had a 47-42 rebounding edge, but 26 WSU turnovers led to 30 points for LEC.

LEADING THE OPPOSITION
Kayla Gabor led Lake Erie with a game-high 20 points, along with nine rebounds.  Sami Narducci contributed 11 points and six steals, while Shelby Carpenter recording eight steals and seven rebounds.

WSU NOTES
Streetman became the school's all-time leader in games played with 114, while senior Kristen Long (Durand, Mich.) moved into a tie for second place with Lisa Gentry at 113 games played.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play at No. 6 Ashland on Saturday with a 1 p.m. tip-off at Kates Gymnasium.