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Nastassja Chambers
Nastassja Chambers scored the game-winning basket at Tiffin.
73
Winner Wayne State WSW 1-2
71
Tiffin TU 2-2
Winner
Wayne State WSW
1-2
73
Final
71
Tiffin TU
2-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WSW 20 24 13 16 73
Tiffin TU 18 22 13 18 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Basketball Wins 73-71 In Final Seconds

Chambers scores game-winning bucket.

TIFFIN, Ohio – The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (1-2 overall) recorded its first win of the young campaign with a 73-71 road victory at Tiffin University (2-2 overall) Saturday afternoon as junior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) scored the winning bucket with 2.3 seconds remaining.

The Warriors led 6-0 on triples by senior Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) and junior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic).  A conventional three-point play by Williams pushed the lead to eight (11-3) four minutes into the game.

A triple by freshman Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) ended a 6-0 run by the Dragons.  WSU had a 10-point advantage (20-10) following a bucket by Chambers but TU responded with eight points in the final two minutes of the period.

Another shot from beyond the arc by Williams started the second quarter scoring.  A traditional three-point play by sophomore Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) near the mid-point of the second period extended the Warrior margin to 10 (36-26).  Tiffin made three triples to pull within four (39-35), then cut the Wayne State lead to two (42-40) before freshman Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) concluded the first half scoring with a pair of free throws.

A three pointer by Matus and a lay-up from freshman Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) increased the WSU lead to eight (50-42) just over three minutes into the second half.

TU went on an 11-7 run to end the stanza and reduce the Wayne State margin to four (57-53) entering the final 10 minutes.

Every time the Warriors scored to extend their lead, Tiffin answered back and eventually the hosts knotted the game at 65-65 on a triple by Ali Schirmer with 5:31 remaining.  A basket by Chambers was negated by two foul shots from TU's Brooke Wesner which tied the score at 67-67 with 4:01 left.

After Chambers split a pair from the charity stripe, Dragon Sarah Cummings made two free throws giving Tiffin a 69-68 lead with 3:33 left.  Eighteen seconds later, Williams made the second of two foul shots to even the score at 69-69.

Cummings again made two free throws with 2:23 remaining putting the Dragons ahead 71-69.

A steal and coast-to-coast lay-up by Chambers with 1:48 left tied the game at 71-71.

Williams deflected a Tiffin pass in the final 20 seconds which ended up in Miller's hands preceded a Warrior timeout.  Chambers scored on a lay-up with 2.3 seconds left and Wayne State stole the in-bounds pass to preserve the victory.

WORTH NOTING

The Warrior defense limited to Tiffin to two points (both foul shots) in the final 3:30 forcing the Dragons into 0-for-6 shooting (0-for-3 on both two-point and three-point field goal attempts), along with two turnovers.

TEAM STATS

Tiffin shot 40 percent (23-of-58) from the floor, compared to 39 percent (27-of-69) for WSU.  TU was an impressive 59 percent (10-of-17) from three-point range, while the Warriors shot 46 percent (10-of-22) from beyond the arc.  The Dragons made 15-of-22 free throw attempts (68 percent), with Wayne State shooting just 53 percent (9-of-17) from the charity stripe.

TU had a 44-39 edge in rebounds, but the Warriors had just seven miscues, while Tiffin had 13 turnovers.  Wayne State also had a 14-5 advantage in second-chance points.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Matus and Chambers tied for game-high scoring honors with 16 points, while Williams nearly had a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.  Miller contributed nine points and a team-best four assists.

LEADING THE DRAGONS

Schirmer and Annie Santucci each had 14 points, while Cummings chipped in with 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds.

UP NEXT

Wayne State will participate in the Ashland Holiday Tournament on Nov. 24-25.  The Warriors will face Slippery Rock on Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday against Missouri S&T.
 
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