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Nastassja Chambers
Nastassja Chambers led WSU with 18 points at Ashland.
54
Wayne State WS 6-3, 1-2 GLIAC
79
Winner Ashland AU 8-0, 3-0 GLIAC
Wayne State WS
6-3, 1-2 GLIAC
54
Final
79
Ashland AU
8-0, 3-0 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WS 18 9 21 6 54
Ashland AU 19 20 17 23 79

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

Women's Basketball Falls At Fourth-Ranked Ashland

Chambers and Johnson combine for 33 points.

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Wayne State University women's basketball team (6-3 overall, 1-2 GLIAC) concluded 2019 GLIAC play with a 79-54 setback at fourth-ranked Ashland University (8-0 overall, 3-0 GLIAC) Saturday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The contest was back-and-forth for the first eight minutes, with Wayne State taking a 15-14 lead with 2:13 remaining in the opening stanza as sophomore Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) grabbed an offensive rebound and scored.  George had given the Warriors a 2-0 lead and senior Sadia Johnson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central) had scored moments earlier giving WSU a 13-12 advantage.

The Eagles scored the next five points until Sadia Johnson connected from long range with 14 seconds left in the first quarter to pull Wayne State within one (19-18) after 10 minutes.

A jumper by junior Kara Wilson (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) on the opening possession of the second period put WSU ahead 20-19.  A conventional three-point play by AU's Jodi Johnson ignited an 11-0 run by the hosts as the Warriors went almost seven minutes without scoring until George's lay-up with just under three minutes remaining until intermission.  The Eagles tallied nine of the final 14 points before halftime to lead 39-27 after 20 minutes.

Wayne State had a solid third quarter out-scoring Ashland 21-17 to pull within eight (56-48) heading into the fourth period.

A triple by George in the first minute of the final stanza cut the Warrior deficit to nine (60-51), but the Eagles responded with a 12-0 run as WSU was held scoreless for over 5:30.  Junior Ariel Bethea (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) had an offensive rebound and put-back to end the drought.

TEAM STATS

Wayne State was held to just 30 percent shooting on 20-of-66, including just 13 percent (2-of-15) from three-point range.  Meanwhile, Ashland shot 47 percent (28-of-60), including 37 percent (7-of-19) from beyond the arc.  The Warriors were just 12-of-22 (55 percent) from the foul line, while the Eagles made 16 of their 17 foul shots (94 percent).  WSU was out-rebounded 50-36.  Wayne State forced Ashland into a season-high 23 turnovers.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Senior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) scored a team-best 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 6-of-7 from the charity stripe.  Sadia Johnson tallied 15 points, while George contributed 12 points.  Sophomore Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

LEADING THE EAGLES

Sara Loomis scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed a game-best 13 rebounds (all defensive).  Jodi Johnson totaled 16 points with Karlee Pireu chipping in with 12 points.  Renee Stimpert was credited with nine points and nine assists.

UP NEXT

Wayne State will play two non-conference contests this week (Wednesday at Fairmont State and Saturday at home vs. Cedarville) to conclude the non-GLIAC portion of its 2019-20 schedule.
 
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