TIFFIN, Ohio -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (10-12, 5-11 GLIAC) dropped a league road contest at Tiffin (6-15, 4-12 GLIAC) on Thursday night, 64-58, as GLIAC teams begin 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 would prove to be the difference as the Dragons avenged a Jan. 21st WSU victory in Detroit.
HOW IT HAPPENED-
Ashley Wilson (Portage, Mich. / Northern) began the scoring with a jumper at the 9:43 mark of the first quarter. However, TU's Ali Schirmer capped an 8-2 run with a three-pointer at the seven-minute mark, giving the Dragons an 11-9 lead. After a
Nina Foster (Lansing, Mich. / Everett) layup the game was tied at 11-11 with five minutes to play in the opening quarter. Bre Nauman put the Dragons up 20-16 with a jumper with 1:37 remaining, which would be the score at the conclusion of the first stanza.
- The Warriors started the second quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 25-20 lead at the 6:50 mark. The run included a three-point play from
Ashley Wilson. Another Nauman jumper plus a free throw completed a three-point play to tie the game at 27-27 with 4:13 to play before halftime. WSU ended the half on an 8-2 run including two baskets from
Brittany Streetman (Warren, Mich. / Lincoln) put the intermission score at 35-29. The Green & Gold outscored Tiffin 19-9 in the second period. WSU held TU to just one made field goal over the final four minutes.
- A jumper and a trey from Schirmer to start the third quarter trimmed the deficit to three (37-34) after two minutes of play. Streetman and
Shannon Wilson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills) helped the Warriors slow the rally with two buckets to extend WSU's lead to 41-34 at the 6:13 mark. Nauman kept the home team close (43-42) with a triple at the 4:17 mark. After a three-point basket from
Ashley Wilson to give WSU a 46-42 lead at the three-minute mark, Tiffin went on an 8-0 run to take a 50-46 lead at the end of the third quarter. Tiffin outscored Wayne State 21-11 in the third stanza.
- The TU run reached 13-0 to start the fourth quarter as the Dragons jumped out to a 55-46 lead at the 9:11 mark.
India Hawkins (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) connected on WSU's first field goal since
Ashley Wilson's triple with three minutes to play in the third quarter at the 8:33 point of the final quarter. Nauman stretched TU's lead to double digits (59-48) with a three-pointer at the seven-minute mark. Back-to-back layups from
Ashley Wilson cut the home lead to 61-56 with 1:49 to play. On the next possession,
Brooke Wallace (Oberlin, Ohio / Amherst Steele) followed with a basket to bring the Warriors within three. With 14 seconds left, Streetman had an opportunity to tie the game but her three-point attempt found only iron and TU would sink three of its four free throw attempts, securing the six-point win.
LEADING THE WARRIORS-
Ashley Wilson paced WSU's offense with 20 points, while Streetman scored 13 points.
BOX SCORE NOTES- Tiffin made nine of its 25 three-point attempts compared to WSU's 2-of-12 mark from behind the arc.
- The Dragons outscored the Warriors 35-23 in the second half.
LEADING THE DRAGONS- Nauman and Schirmer matched
Ashley Wilson, each scoring 20 points, while Nauman also pulled down 14 rebounds.
UP NEXT- WSU will host Ohio Dominican on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a game that can be seen on Comcast 900.
