Women's Basketball | 2/11/2016 5:34:00 PM

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (10-13 overall, 5-12 GLIAC) begins its second three-game road swing in the last two weeks with a Thursday contest at Lake Erie (5:30 p.m.).  WSU will play Saturday at No. 6 Ashland (1 p.m.), before completing its road slate at Malone on Feb. 18 (6 p.m.).  The Warriors conclude regular-season play at home vs. Walsh (Feb. 20) and Findlay (Feb. 25).

IN THE RANKS
Through games of Feb. 10, WSU was ranked in the top-70 nationally in three statistical categories.  The Warriors were 54th in field-goal percentage (42.8%), 58th in scoring offense (72.0) and 68th in total steals (211).  Individually, sophomore Shannon Wilson was 38th in assist/turnover ratio at 2.03, while senior Brittany Streetman was 45th in total steals (53).  Senior Ashley Wilson is ranked 36th in free throw percentage (.857).

In GLIAC games through Feb. 10, the Warriors are second in field-goal attempts per game (63.8), and fourth in opponent three-point field goal percentage (29.6%), opponent field-goal percentage (39.5%), offensive rebounds per game (12.0) and total rebounds per game (39.2).

LAST WEEK'S RECAP
Wayne State dropped a league road contest, 64-58, at Tiffin on Feb. 4, as GLIAC teams began the second round of divisional play.  A cold third quarter and a stretch of seven minutes to start the fourth quarter where WSU made just one field goal proved to be the difference.  Ashley Wilson paced WSU's offense with 20 points, while Brittany Streetman added 13 points.

The Warriors fell to Ohio Dominican, 70-62, at the Matthaei on Feb. 16.  Wayne State could not hold onto a 32-26 halftime lead as turnovers and stretches of cold shooting plagued the Warriors.  Shannon Wilson notched her fifth 20-point game of the season with a game-high 25 points including five three-pointers.  Streetman was the only other Warrior who scored in double digits as she contributed in 11 points.  She also grabbed seven rebounds.

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 114 games over the last four seasons compiling a 78-36 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 leaders, Streetman is tied-for-18th in games played and Long is tied-for-24th.  The WSU school record of 113 was set by Lisa Gentry (1981-85) and equaled by Streetman last Saturday at home vs. Ohio Dominican.

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 tied-for-seventh in school history with 132 made three pointers, while Long is 19th with 189 assists.  

SCOUTING THE STORM
Lake Erie has lost four in row, three of which have been at home.  Sophomore guard Kayla Gabor leads LEC in scoring (14.6 points per game), three-pointers made (36) and rebounding (112 boards).  Senior guard Shelby Carpenter is second in both scoring (9.3 ppg) and triples (22), while sophomore center Christine Dawson is shooting a team-best .462 (55-119) from the field.  Senior guard Sami Narducci has a team-high total of 65 assists, with Carpenter contributing a squad-best 68 steals.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES
After having its 21-game winning streak come to an end on Feb. 4 at Walsh (79-68), Ashland won 78-50 over Malone on Feb. 6.  Sophomores Andi Daugherty and Laina Snyder are leading the Eagles in scoring at 15.6 ppg and 14.7 ppg, respectively.  Senior guard McKenzie Miller leads AU in both triples (45) and assists (94), while sophomore forward Julie Worley is shooting a squad-best .592 (61-103).  Snyder (206 rebounds) and Daughterty (171 boards) have helped AU out-rebound its opponents by nearly 200 boards on the season.  Snyder has a team-best 74 steals.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Wayne State has a 7-2 advantage in the all-time series against Lake Erie, including a 3-1 mark at LEC's Osborne Center.  WSU also posted a pair of victories in Painesville back in November during the GLIAC/GMAC Challenge.  The Warriors have won their last six games against the Storm, including the last two at the Osborne Center.

WSU trails 15-34 in the all-time series against Ashland.  The Eagles extended their series winning streak to three games with a 92-82 double overtime victory in Detroit last month.  Wayne State is 6-18 all-time at Kates Gymnasium, but did post an 87-78 triumph on Dec. 18, 2013.  That win in Ashland was the first for WSU since Jan. 11, 2007.

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 tied Julie Filpus (1990-94) for seventh place (132 triples) by making three shots from behind the arc last Saturday against Ohio Dominican.  Streetman's next three pointer will tie her for sixth place with Hall of Fame guard Ebony Vincent (2000-04).  Shay Lewis ranks fifth in three-pointers made with 144.

This season, Streetman is averaging 13.4 points per game and is shooting 33.3 percent (41-for-123) from beyond the arc.  She has scored in double figures 17 times this year and tallied a then career-high 26 points against Lewis on Dec. 20.  The 40-point effort at Findlay on Feb. 1 marked her fifth game this year of at least 20 points.  Streetman ranks 14th in school history (min. 30 made) with a 33.2 career three-point field goal percentage (132-397).  She has 10 games with multiple tripes, including a career-best seven vs. the Oilers.

CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP
Head coach Carrie Lohr is in her fifth season and has an 90-50 (.643) record at WSU, along with a 256-156 (.621) career mark.  The Jan. 2 game at Grand Valley State marked her 400th contest as a collegiate head coach (272 at SC4 and 140 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.

LOOKING BACK AT 2015-16
Seven of WSU's 13 losses have been by eight points or less, and over the last five setbacks the Warriors have been outscored by an average of four points in regulation with two of the defeats coming in double overtime against the top two teams in the GLIAC South Division.

SHARETA MAKING A STATEMENT OVERSEAS
Former Warrior All-American and 2014-15 WBCA Division II National 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 five games for Alvik, who went 6-10 before the holidays (6th in the standings out of 10 teams).  Since Brown arrived, Alvik is 5-0 including a 90-66 win over Udominate (who beat Alvik twice 88-40 & 83-63) and is ranked second in the league.

Alvik plays Visby on Feb. 12 before a two-week break from competition.

In the Jan. 31 victory (88-64) over Norrkoping, Brown led the team with 21 points and 13 rebounds, along with three helpers.  She was 10-for-18 on two-point field goal attempts and played 33 minutes.

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 five games, Brown is averaging nearly 28 minutes per contest, 12.6 rebounds (31 offensive, 32 defensive) per game, in scoring 105 points (21.0 ppg).  She has also connected on 40-of-64 (62.5%) two-point field goal attempts, 2-of-7 triple tries, and 19-of-33 (57.6%) from the free throw line, dished out 15 assists, notched 10 steals and blocked four shots.

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 conclude the road portion of its 2015-16 schedule with a trip to Canton, Ohio, to face Malone on Feb. 18th.  It will be the last basketball game vs. the Pioneers, who will join the G-MAC for 2017-18.  The Warriors will host Walsh on Saturday, Feb. 20th, which is also WSU Athletic Hall of Fame day.