DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (11-16 overall, 6-15 GLIAC) will conclude its 2015-16 campaign on Feb. 25 celebrating Senior Night as
Kristen Long,
Brittany Streetman and
Ashley Wilson will be recognized prior to tip-off.
IN THE RANKS Through games of Feb. 24, WSU was ranked in the top-75 nationally in five statistical categories. The Warriors were 67th in total steals (242), 69th in opponent three-point field goal percentage (29.3%), 72nd in total rebounds (1,053), 73rd in field-goal percentage (41.9%) and 74th in scoring offense (70.6 points per game). Individually,
Ashley Wilson was ranked 44th in free-throw percentage (84.8%), while sophomore Shannon Willson was 58th in assist/turnover ratio at 1.88 and Streetman was 61st in total steals (57).
In GLIAC games through Feb. 24, the Warriors were second in both field-goal attempts per game (63.2) and in opponent three-point field goal percentage, third in offensive rebounds per game (12.0) and fourth in both rebounds per game (39.0) and defensive rebounds per game (27.0).
LAST WEEK'S RECAPWayne State dropped a league road contest, 72-69, at Malone on Feb. 18.
Shannon Wilson led the Warriors with 17 points, while
Ashley Wilson added 13 points and six rebounds.
Brooke Wallace tallied 10 points and grabbed six boards.
WSU snapped a six-game losing streak by defeating Walsh, 79-75, on Feb. 20 at the Matthaei. Wayne State completed the season sweep over the Cavaliers with the victory.
Shannon Wilson scored 21 points, while Long added a season-high 15 points and a team-high five assists. Streetman totaled 11 points, while Wallace pulled down a career-high nine rebounds.
CENTURY MARK IN GAMES PLAYEDOn Jan. 3, Streetman and 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 118 games over the last four seasons compiling a 79-39 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-14th in games played and Long is tied-for-20th. On Feb. 11 at Lake Erie, Streetman passed Lisa Gentry (1981-85) in career games played to set a WSU school record. Long also passed Gentry to rank second on Feb. 13 at Ashland.
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 ranked sixth in school history with 140 made three pointers, while Long is 17th with 202 assists.
SCOUTING THE OILERSFindlay enters the Feb. 25 contest at Wayne State having lost back-to-back contests (78-73 at Walsh on Feb. 18 and 74-70 at home vs. Malone on Feb. 20). UF is currently ninth in the GLIAC standings with a 10-11 conference mark. Sophomore guard Haley Horstman leads UF in scoring (12.2 points per contest), assists (62) and steals (33), while senior forward Margaret Wuebker averages 11.9 points per game and grabs 6.0 rebounds per contest. Findlay drains nearly six triples a game with junior guard Karli Bonar making a team-high 74 triples.
ALL-TIME SERIESWayne State trails, 19-20, in the all-time series against Findlay, which began in Nov. 1990. The Warriors had won four straight contests before losing 87-80 at Findlay earlier this month despite 40 points by Streetman. WSU has an 11-7 record at home vs. the Oilers including a 93-70 triumph in Midtown Detroit last season.
STREETMAN HITS A MILESTONEPlaying in her 100th career game on Dec. 30, Streetman moved into eighth place on the WSU all-time list for three-pointers made with three triples against Cedarville.
Streetman passed Hall of Fame guard Ebony Vincent (2000-04) for sixth place by making three shots from behind the arc on Feb. 11 at Lake Erie. Streetman needs four triples to tie Shay Lewis for fifth place with 144. Jodi Young (2002-04) ranks fourth in three-pointers made with 146.
This season, Streetman is averaging 13.0 points per game and is shooting 33.3 percent (49-for-147) from beyond the arc. She has scored in double figures 20 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 33.3 career three-point field goal percentage (140-421). She has 12 games with multiple triples, including a career-best seven vs. the Oilers.
CONSISTENT LEADERSHIPHead coach
Carrie Lohr is in her fifth season and has an 91-53 (.632) record at WSU, along with a 257-159 (.612) career mark. The Jan. 2 game at Grand Valley State marked her 400th contest as a collegiate head coach (272 at SC4 and 144 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 2015-16Eight of WSU's 16 losses have been by eight points or less, and over five of the last eight 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 six games for Alvik, who went 6-10 before the holidays (6th in the standings out of 10 teams). Since Brown arrived, Alvik is 6-0 including a 90-66 win over second league-ranked Udominate (who beat Alvik twice 88-40 & 83-63).
Alvik will take a two-week break from competition with its next contest on March 6 against Mark.
In the Feb. 12 win (87-50) over Visby, Brown lead the team with 20 points and 12 boards. She played 28 minutes and shot 61.5% (8-for-13) on two-point field goals.
Alvik defeated Telge, 81-56, on Feb. 6. Brown recorded a double-double with 20 points and 20 rebounds. She went 9-for-15 on two-point field goal attempts and notched six helpers and three steals.
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 six games, Brown is averaging nearly 28 minutes per contest, 12.5 rebounds (47 offensive, 48 defensive) per game, while scoring 125 points (20.8 ppg). She has connected on 48-of-77 (62.3%) two-point field goal attempts, 2-of-10 triple tries, and 23-of-40 (57.5%) from the free throw line, dished out 23 assists, notched 15 steals and blocked four shots.
COMCAST/XFINITYEvery 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-ACCESSAll 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.