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Freshman Kate Sherwood dished out a team-high three assists.
69
Winner Northern Michigan NMU-W 10-3, 5-0 GLIAC
56
Wayne State WSW 7-6, 2-3 GLIAC
Winner
Northern Michigan NMU-W
10-3, 5-0 GLIAC
69
Final
56
Wayne State WSW
7-6, 2-3 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northern Michigan NMU-W 15 10 28 16 69
Wayne State WSW 13 12 17 14 56

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

Women's Basketball Falls to Northern Michigan

Warriors upended 69-56 by NMU.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (7-6 overall, 2-3 GLIAC) suffered a 69-56 setback at home against the Northern Michigan Wildcats (10-3 overall, 5-0 GLIAC) Thursday evening at the Matthaei ending a three-game winning streak.

In a back-and-forth first stanza, there were four ties with the largest lead being four points (8-4 by NMU at the 4:54 mark).  Freshman guard Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) made the first triple of the night giving WSU an 11-10 lead with 2:46 on the clock.  The Wildcats ended the opening period on a 5-2 run to lead 15-13 after 10 minutes.  Senior guard Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) led the Warriors with eight points in the first quarter, including 4-of-4 at the charity stripe.

Freshman Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) immediately tied the score, 15-15, at the start of the second period.  There would be another three ties throughout the quarter, including 25-25 at intermission.  Northern Michigan had the largest lead of the stanza (25-22) following a layup by Darby Youngstrom, before junior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) drained a three pointer in the final 65 seconds to knot the score.  She led Wayne State with five points in the second quarter.

In the decisive third quarter, NMU outscored WSU 28-17.  Miller had a steal and fast break layup to give the Warriors their final advantage of the game (32-31) just 3:20 into the second half.  After Williams connected from long range to tie the game at 40-40, the Wildcats tallied the next 11 points before Miller made two free throws ending a 2:48 scoreless drought.  Wayne State went 0-for-6 from the floor, plus missed both foul shots as Northern Michigan pulled away.

Northern Michigan led the entire fourth quarter.  Junior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) scored the first four Warrior points to cut the deficit to nine (55-46), the closest WSU would get the rest of the way.  The Wildcats tallied the next seven points.

TEAM STATS
The Warriors shot 37 percent (20-of-54) from the floor, compared to NMU's 47 percent (25-of-53).  Wayne State was 10-of-12 (83 percent) from the charity stripe, with the Wildcats making 14-of-19 (74 percent) free throw attempts.  Northern Michigan had a 37-31 edge in rebounds.  NMU also led 34-18 for points in the paint, 32-9 in bench scoring and 17-9 in second-chance points.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Freshman Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) had game-high totals of 16 points and two steals, along with a team-best eight rebounds.  Williams also scored in double digits with 15 points, while snagging seven rebounds.  Miller, Matus, and Chambers each tallied seven points.  Sherwood contributed a team-high three assists.

LEADING THE WILDCATS
Erin Honkala led the squad with a double-double of 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.  Jessica Schultz recorded 13 points along with seven rebounds, while Lexi Smith also scored in double digits with 13 points, while grabbing seven rebounds.  Youngstrom dished out a game-high six assists.

UP NEXT
WSU will host the Michigan Tech Huskies on Saturday, Jan. 5, with tip-off scheduled for 1:00 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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