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Ja'Nae Williams
Senior Ja'Nae Williams nearly had a double-double with nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
60
Northwood NU 7-10, 4-5 GLIAC
69
Winner Wayne State WSW 9-8, 4-5 GLIAC
Northwood NU
7-10, 4-5 GLIAC
60
Final
69
Wayne State WSW
9-8, 4-5 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northwood NU 11 12 15 22 60
Wayne State WSW 15 20 20 14 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lauren Bryne, Sports Information Graduate Intern

Women's Basketball Tops Northwood, 69-60

WSU led the entire contest, with the largest lead being 21 points.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (9-8 overall, 4-5 GLIAC) notched a 69-60 victory over Northwood (7-10 overall, 4-5 GLIAC) at the Matthaei on Thursday night.

To begin the contest, WSU kept the Timberwolves from scoring in the first six minutes.  Brooke Ditto scored the first NU bucket at 3:52, but freshman Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) quickly responded with a layup (10-2).  Northwood's Adrianna Stolicker shot a triple shortly after junior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) made a jump shot.  The Timberwolves tallied the next two buckets from beyond the arc to close the gap to 12-11.  The Warriors scored the final three points of the quarter to lead 15-11.

At the top of the second stanza, Kenzie Seeley tallied five points for NU before 8:45, only allowing WSU to score two points.  Wayne State responded with seven points thanks to two freshman buckets by Sherwood and Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington), along with a three-pointer by senior Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King).  After a three-minute scoring drought for the Warriors and three points by Northwood, freshman Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) extended the lead from the paint at 4:02, 26-19.  WSU allowed two points before scoring the following six.  With 1:53 on the clock, Seeley made two from the charity stripe, but freshman Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) drained a triple to lead 35-23 at halftime.

Wayne State outscored NU 10-6 in the first 3:30 of the third quarter.  After 90 seconds without either squad scoring, both teams tallied points from beyond the arc followed by a layup each.  Northwood's Grace German made a layup at 1:42, but Williams responded with a bucket 30 seconds later, 52-36.  Miller scored a triple as the final Warrior points of the stanza, the Warriors leading 55-38.

WSU scored seven points in the beginning of the fourth period, while only allowing three.  The Timberwolves drained the next seven points, including a three-pointer by Hunter Viitala, 62-48.  Senior India Hawkins (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) shot from in the paint with 5:41 on the clock prior to a Wayne State scoring drought of just under five minutes.  NU scored only four points during that time.  During the final 52 seconds of the contest, Hawkins recorded 5-of-6 free throw attempts, while the Timberwolves tallied eight points (including two triples by Stolicker).  The Warriors claimed a 69-60 victory over Northwood.

TEAM STATS
WSU shot 46 percent (26-of-56) from the floor, compared to 33 percent (19-of-58) for NU.  The Timberwolves were 12-of-15 (80 percent) from the charity stripe, with Wayne State making 12-of-17 (71 percent) free throw attempts.  Northwood had a 40-36 edge in rebounds, while the Warriors led 13-2 in fast break points and 38-18 in points in the paint.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Hawkins led the squad with a team-high of 14 points and two steals.  Sherwood (12), Miller (11), and George (10) also scored in double-digits.  Miller drained 3-of-3 shots from beyond the arc.  Williams grabbed a game-best 13 rebounds, while dishing out a team-high of four assists.

LEADING THE TIMBERWOLVES
Stolicker tallied a game-best 15 points, including 5-of-10 three-point attempts.  Seeley scored 14 points, while shooting 10-of-11 from the charity stripe.  Ditto also scored in double digits with 10 points.  German snagged a team-high of eight boards with Zakiya Wells contributing a game-best six assists.

UP NEXT
WSU will host Saginaw Valley State at the Matthaei on Saturday, Jan. 19, for a 1:00 p.m. contest.  The game can be seen live on Comcast CN 900 with Sean Baligian, Rod Beard and Joe Abramson calling the action.


 
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