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Nastassja Chambers
Junior Nastassja Chambers tallied a team-high 15 points and five assists.
84
Winner Ashland AU 18-1, 10-1 GLIAC
65
Wayne State WSW 10-9, 5-6 GLIAC
Winner
Ashland AU
18-1, 10-1 GLIAC
84
Final
65
Wayne State WSW
10-9, 5-6 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Ashland AU 20 20 23 21 84
Wayne State WSW 12 14 22 17 65

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

Women's Basketball Falls, 84-65, to No. 5 Ashland

Chambers and Williams combine for 25 points.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (10-9 overall, 5-6 GLIAC) was upended 84-65 by fifth-ranked Ashland (18-1 overall, 10-1 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon at the Matthaei.

The Warriors fell behind 11-0 in the first 3:58 of the contest.  Senior Paige Villemure (Flat Rock, Mich.) scored the first two points for the Green and Gold at the 5:22 mark to cut the deficit to nine (11-2).  Less than a minute later, junior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) scored from beyond the arc.  Over the next two minutes, WSU only allowed one point while tallying five points to pull within four (14-10).  The Eagles outscored Wayne State 6-2 in the final 2:17 of the opening stanza to lead 20-12 after 10 minutes.

The Warriors recorded the first four points of the second period, with layups by senior Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) and junior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep).  Ashland's Jodi Johnson scored a bucket, but Chambers responded 24 seconds later with her own shot from the paint.  Senior India Hawkins (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) drained a three-pointer cutting the AU lead to three (24-21).  Over the next 4:28, AU scored 14 of the next 15 points for a 38-22 lead with just two minutes remaining before intermission.  WSU recorded the next four points before a last second bucket by Johnson, which gave the Eagles a 40-26 advantage at halftime.

AU's Karlee Pireu scored the first five points of the third quarter, before the Warriors went on an 11-2 run over the next 2:15.  Williams started the spurt with a triple and also added a fast-break layup.  In a back-and-forth two minutes, Ashland scored nine points while allowing four for the Green and Gold (56-41).  Over the final 2:38 of the third period, each team scored seven points giving the visitors a 63-48 lead heading into the final stanza.  Freshman Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) had a basket, while Chambers added a pair of free throws before a three-point shot by Alex Matus late in the quarter.

In the first 1:26 of the final period, AU outscored Wayne State 8-2.  Junior Sadia Johnson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central) drained a triple at the 5:47 mark to cut the Warrior deficit to 18 (73-55), which would be as close as they would get the rest of the game.  Junior Lyndsey Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) drained a three-pointer on WSU's final possession to complete the scoring.

TEAM STATS
The Warriors shot 34 percent (22-of-65) from the floor, while Ashland connected on 45 percent (29-of-64) of its field-goal attempts, its lowest percentage from the floor in the last 10 games.  Wayne State went 6-of-15 (40 percent) from beyond the arc, with the Eagles making 8-of-22 (36 percent) of their three-point attempts.  WSU was 15-of-24 (63 percent) from the charity stripe, while AU was 18-of-24 (75 percent) from the free throw line.  The Green and Gold had a 36-9 edge in bench points, while also leading 19-11 in second-chance points.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Chambers had team-high totals of 15 points and five assists.  She also made 5-of-6 from the foul line.  Williams nearly had a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, while freshman Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) tied for the team lead in rebounds with nine.

LEADING THE EAGLES
Johnson recorded a game-best 28 points, while also grabbing eight boards.  Sara Loomis tallied a double-double with 22 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.  Maddie Dackin also scored in double figures with 10 points.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will host Grand Valley State on Thursday, Jan. 31, with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.  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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