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Alexis Miller
Cameron Weidenthaler
Alexis Miller had a team-high 18 points and a game-best six assists.
65
Winner Wayne State WSW 5-5
56
Central State CSUW 3-7
Winner
Wayne State WSW
5-5
65
Final
56
Central State CSUW
3-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WSW 20 5 21 19 65
Central State CSUW 12 17 15 12 56

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

Women's Basketball Posts 65-56 Road Victory

Miller leads the squad with 18 points and six assists.

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (5-5 overall) concluded its pre-exam schedule with a 65-56 road victory at Central State University (3-7 overall) Tuesday evening.
 
The Warriors and Marauders exchanged baskets for most of the first five minutes with CSU's Jaeda Davis making a bucket with 4:57 remaining in the opening stanza to knot the score at 12-12.  Over the last 4:55, WSU outscored the hosts 8-0 to lead 20-12 after the first 10 minutes.  Freshman Grace George (De Witt, Mich.) and senior Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) led Wayne State with five and four points, respectively.
 
WSU was held without a point for nearly the first seven minutes of the second quarter as Central State began the frame with a 12-0 run to grab a 24-20 advantage.  After junior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) drained her second triple of the game to end the scoring drought, Williams basket put the Warriors in front 25-24.  However, CSU would score the final five points of the stanza to lead 29-25 at intermission.
 
After shooting 64 percent (9-of-14) from the floor in the first quarter, WSU was just 2-of-9 (22 percent) in the second period.  The Warriors also had 15 turnovers in the first 20 minutes.
 
Wayne State began the second half on a 10-2 run to take a 35-31 lead.  The Marauders responded with a 9-0 spurt to regain the advantage at 40-35.  The Warriors would end the third period on an 11-4 run, keyed by five points from junior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep), to lead 46-44 heading into the final stanza.
 
WSU scored the first five points of the fourth period on a pair of free throws by Chambers and a three-pointer by freshman Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) to grab a seven-point advantage at 51-44.  After a CSU hoop, Chambers connected from beyond the arc to increase the margin to eight (54-46).
 
Following a 4-0 run by Central State, Miller made her fourth triple of the second half to increase the lead to seven (57-50) with 5:23 remaining.  After the Marauders pulled within four (58-54) with 4:21 left, the Wayne State defense limited CSU to just one made field goal the rest of the way.  Meanwhile, the Warriors scored seven of the game's final nine points to secure the victory.
 
TEAM STATS
 
Wayne State shot 49 percent (24-of-49) from the floor, compared to 39 percent (24-of-62) for CSU.  WSU was 8-of-17 (47 percent) from three-point range, with the Marauders making 4-of-15 (27 percent) from beyond the arc.  The Warriors were just 9-of-24 (38 percent) from the charity stripe, while Central State was 4-of-13 (31 percent) on its free throw attempts.  Wayne State had a 42-32 edge in rebounding.
 
LEADING THE WARRIORS
 
Miller had a team-high 18 points, along with a game-best six assists.  Freshman Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, while Williams contributed 11 rebounds, eight points and five steals.
 
LEADING THE MARAUDERS
 
Davis recorded a game-high 19 points, which included four triples.  Chervelle Cox led CSU with 10 rebounds.  Central State's Takyra Gilbert, who entered the contest at a team-leading 14.3 points per game, was 0-for-9 from the floor but dished out five assists.
 
UP NEXT
 
Following exams, Wayne State will host Notre Dame College on Wednesday, Dec. 19 in a non-conference contest.  Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. at the Matthaei.
 
 
 
 
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