DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (10-13, 5-12 GLIAC) fell to Ohio Dominican (18-5, 13-4 GLIAC) 70-62 inside the Matthaei on Saturday afternoon.  The Warriors could not hold onto a 32-26 halftime lead as turnovers and stretches of cold shooting plagued the Warriors and allowed the Panthers get back into the game and eventually steal the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- A jumper from ODU's Lindsey Blanford gave the Panthers a 6-4 lead at the 6:15 mark of the first quarter but Shannon Wilson (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Bloomfield Hills) answered with trey to put WSU on top, 7-6, on the next possession.  Shannon Wilson connected from deep twice more to keep the Warriors in the lead 13-8 with 1:56 to play.  The Panthers ended the quarter with two buckets, which trimmed the deficit to 13-12.  Wilson kept WSU in the game with 11 first-quarter points despite the Warriors committing nine turnovers.

- Brittany Streetman (Warren, Mich. / Lincoln) ended a 10-0 run with a triple, giving WSU a 23-16 advantage at the 7:08 mark of the second quarter.  The run reached 15-2 after Kristen Long (Durand, Mich.) converted a three-point play to give WSU its largest lead of the day of 10 (28-18) with five minutes remaining before halftime.  The Panthers pulled within five on a Kayla Cook three-pointer with 40 seconds left in the quarter.  Shannon Wilson beat the first-half buzzer with a driving layup, giving WSU a 32-26 lead at halftime.  Wilson finished the first half with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including knocking down four of her five three-point attempts.

- Christina Green (Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup) began the third quarter with consecutive layups to extend the home lead to 36-28 at the 8:45 mark.  A three-point play from Jackie Oestreich at the eight-minute mark brought the visitors within three (36-33) and a jumper from Blanford cut the deficit to one two possessions later powered a 7-0 run.  Streetman ended the scoring drought with a three-pointer at the 5:48 mark to give WSU a 39-35 lead.  Two second-chance points from Brooke Wallace (Oberlin, Ohio / Amherst Steele) returned the advantage to seven (43-36) in favor of the Green & Gold.  The Panthers would go on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 43-43 with 2:05 to play in the third quarter.  Following a WSU timeout Shannon Wilson made her first basket of the second half at the 1:35 mark.  ODU's Melissa Scherpenberg tied the game at 45-45 to end the third quarter.

- Scherpenberg gave the Panthers their first lead since the 8:30 mark of the second quarter with a free throw to begin the fourth quarter.  A 13-0 run gave ODU a 60-47 lead with 6:13 remaining.  Shannon Wilson's layup and Streetman's triple stopped ODU's run and cut the deficit to eight (60-52) at the 5:40 mark.  Paige Villemure (Flat Rock, Mich.) and Shannon Wilson knocked down back-to-back triples, cutting ODU's lead to four (62-58) with 3:44 to play. A layup from Green capped a 15-4 run to make it a one possession game (64-62) with 1:54 to play.  Streetman's potential game-tying layup rimmed out and ODU took a four-point lead on ensuing possession.  ODU connected on its final four free throw attempts to secure the 70-62 win.
 
LEADING 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.

BOX SCORE NOTES
- Wayne State entered the week 8-3 when leading at halftime.  WSU led at the break on Thursday vs. Tiffin and on Saturday against Ohio Dominican only to drop both match-ups.
- WSU turned the ball over on 23 occasions, which led to 23 ODU points.
- The Panthers were 21-of-27 from the charity stripe while WSU made seven of their nine attempts.
- ODU's offense was supplemented by 26 bench points.

LEADING THE PANTHERS
- Four Panthers scored in double figures led by Scherpenberg's double-double of 13 points and 11 boards.

UP NEXT
- The Warriors begin their final road trip of the season at Lake Erie on Feb. 11th at 5:30 p.m.  The road swing also includes a trip to Ashland on Feb. 13th and Malone on Feb. 18th before WSU returns home for two games to close out the season.  A replay of the ODU game can be seen on Comcast 900 on Feb. 7th at 10 a.m. and Feb. 12th at 2 p.m.