After securing its seventh-straight win in a victory over Davenport last Saturday, the Warriors will wrap up a four-game homestand against top-ranked Ashland on Thursday before traveling to Tiffin for a Saturday afternoon meeting with the Dragons.

THE SERIES
The Warriors are 15-37 all-time against the Eagles, losing the last six and 11 of the last 12.  WSU last defeated AU on Dec. 18, 2013, earning an 87-78 road win. 

Wayne State holds an 11-9 advantage against Tiffin, with wins in six of the last eight contests.  WSU is 5-5 when visiting the Dragons. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
The top-ranked Eagles have won 57 consecutive games, tying the longest streak in Division II regardless of gender.   Ashland is scoring 105.7 points within GLIAC play, while allowing just 60.4 points against conference foes.  Ashland leads the GLIAC in points (102.0 PG), field goal percentage (.516), three-point percentage (.395), free throw percentage (.837), assists (24.5 PG) and steals (18.0 PG).

Senior Laina Snyder (19.4 PPG) and sophomore Jodi Johnson (19.1 PPG) are 1-2 in scoring average in the GLIAC.  Johnson leads the league in field goal percentage (.629) and three-point percentage (.569), while Snyder is fifth in field goal percentage (.545).  Sophomore Renee Stimpert is dishing out a GLIAC-best 6.1 APG, while senior Andi Daugherty leads the league with a .929 free throw percentage.  Senior Julie Worley (.867) and junior Maddie Dackin (.862) are 2-3 in free throw percentage, with Johnson fifth (.860).  

The Dragons have lost four straight and six of their last seven.  Juniors Allie Miller (15.4 PPG) and Allie Schirmer (12.0 PPG) lead TU in scoring, with Miller posting team bests in rebounds (6.0 PG) and blocks (1.6 PG).  Miller also averages 2.4 three-pointers on a Tiffin team that ranks fiifth in the GLIAC with a .335 three-point percentage.

LAST TIME OUT
Despite shooting just 26.3 percent from the field, Wayne State never fell behind after the 9:01 mark of the second quarter in a 43-36 win over Davenport last Saturday.  The Warriors allowed the Panthers to tie the contest twice in the second half, including with 5:07 left in regulation, but WSU outscored DU 12-5 beyond that point to earn the win.

Junior Ja'Nae Williams had a career-best 17 rebounds in the contest.  Sophomore Nastassja Chambers led all scorers with 13 points to go with six rebounds.  Senior Shannon Wilson had four steals and senior Payton Birchmeier had four blocks. 

LUCKY SEVEN
Saturday's win over Davenport gave the Warriors its seventh straight win, marking the 13th time in program history the Green and Gold has had such a winng streak.  WSU won 10 games from Dec. 15, 2014 to Jan. 22, 2015, and from Dec. 5, 2013 to Jan. 11, 2014.  Wayne State also won nine between Jan. 19, 2013 and Feb. 21, 2013, but previous to that success, Wayne State hadn't strung together seven or more wins since the 2002-03 campaign.

QUITE THE TURNAROUND
Wayne State is two wins away from doubling its eight-game win total for the 2016-17 season.  The Warriors need just one win to double last season's GLIAC win total of five, and have protected home court this year with an 8-1 mark at the Matthaei.  Last year, the team was 7-7 at home. 

TOUGH OUTS
The Warriors have the 65th toughest schedule in the country, with a combined opponent record of 126-107 (.547).  WSU's schedule is the third toughest in the GLIAC.  Wayne State has faced five teams that are currently ranked or have been ranked at one point this season (Ashland, Michigan Tech, Southern Indiana, Grand Valley State and Findlay).

600 & 50
Sophomore Nastassja Chambers and senior Payton Birchmeier both reached career milestones against Davenport.  Chambers became the 50th Warrior to suprass 600 career points, while Birchmeier moved into the top-10 in blocks after earning her 50th.  Chambers has scored 607 points and moved into 49th all-time in program history.  Birchmeier's four blocks against DU gave her 53 in her career, which moved her into eighth all-time.

ANOTHER FIRST FOR THE STARTING FIVE
A week after freshman Tori Perez earned her first career start, sophomore Alex Matus also achieved the feat.  Matus made her starting debut against Davenport, logging 18 minutes and matching a career-high with five rebounds.

MANY MINUTES
Senior Payton Birchmeier has spent a lot of game time on the floor this season.  She's played 37 and 38 of a possible 40 regulation minutes, respectively, the last two games.  She's registered at least 35 minutes in seven different contests (vs. Findlay, at Southern Indiana, vs. Grand Valley State, at Davenport, at Ferris State, vs. Northern Michigan and vs. DU) and has played at least 30 minutes in two more contests (at Ashland and vs. Tiffin). 

DOUBLE UP
After senior Shannon Wilson's 22-point, 11-rebound effort against 12th-ranked Michigan Tech on Jan.18, the Warriors have six double-doubles on the year. Sophomore guard Nastassja Chambers and junior guard Ja'Nae Williams were the most recent players to do it, as they recorded double-doubles at Ferris State.  Chambers recorded her first career double-double against the Bulldogs with a 26-point, 13-rebound effort; Williams scored 13 points with 10 rebounds at FSU for her fourth career double-double.  Williams also had double-doubles on Dec. 2 (15 points, 10 assists) at Purdue Northwest;  in the season opener, she tallied 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win against Findlay.  Wilson's other double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) occurred at Oakland City on Nov. 16.

GARNERING GLIAC AWARDS
Sophomore guard Nastassja Chambers became the second Warrior this season to earn GLIAC South Division Player of the Week honors after receiving the award on Jan. 8.  Chambers had her first career double-double (26 points, 13 rebounds) at Ferris State, and then had a game-high 17 points against LSSU. She averaged 21.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game in the two games on Jan. 4 and Jan. 6.  Chambers joins senior guard Shannon Wilson, who was named the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week on Nov. 13.  Wilson tallied 35 points in the overtime win against Findlay on Nov. 11 and followed that with a 16-point performance in the triumph over Lake Erie on Nov. 13 to average 25.5 points on the weekend.  She shot 55 percent (17-of-31) from the field, and 88 percent (14-of-16) from the foul line, while contributing 11 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and one block.

WARRIOR ADVANTAGE
Wayne State has had the lead at least once in all 18 contests played this season.  The Warriors led by as much as four in the first half against Southern Indiana, held a two-point advantage in the final nine seconds against GVSU, and led by as many as five in the first period against top-ranked Ashland.  WSU has never trailed against five opponents this season (at Oakland City, vs. Wright State Lake, vs. Michigan-Dearborn, at Purdue Northwest and vs. Lake Superior State), and held leads against Lake Erie, Tiffin, Ferris State, #12-Michigan Tech and Davenport for the entire second half.  

A GRAND EFFORT
Senior Shannon Wilson became the 17th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in the fourth quarter of the Jan. 6 contest against LSSU.  Wilson enters this week's play with 1,096 points.

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 12 home contests during the 2017-18 season will be available on All-Access.  Monthly passes are available for $9.95, and year-long access is offered for $69.95.

COMCAST/XFINITY
Every women's basketball home game will be aired live throughout the state of Michigan on Comcast CN 900.  Sean Baligian, Rod Beard and Joe Abramson will call the action.