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Nastassja Chambers
Junior Nastassja Chambers scored a team-high 21 points.
68
Winner Wis.-Parkside UWP 10-12, 8-8 GLIAC
62
Wayne State WSW 12-12, 7-9 GLIAC
Winner
Wis.-Parkside UWP
10-12, 8-8 GLIAC
68
Final
62
Wayne State WSW
12-12, 7-9 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wis.-Parkside UWP 13 23 15 17 68
Wayne State WSW 18 13 13 18 62

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

Women's Hoops Falls 68-62 to Parkside

The Warriors will host their final home game on Saturday vs. Purdue Northwest.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (12-12 overall, 7-9 GLIAC) fell 68-62 to Parkside (10-12 overall, 8-8 GLIAC) at the Matthaei on Thursday night.

The first quarter began with three lead changes in the first 3:30, the last coming on a layup by junior guard Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) which ignited a 10-4 WSU run.  A triple by junior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) concluded the spurt giving the Warriors a 14-9 lead with 1:57 left in the opening stanza.  The teams split the final eight points with Wayne State holding an 18-13 edge after 10 minutes.

WSU tallied the first seven points of the second quarter, including five points by Chambers, to lead 25-13 at the 8:05 mark.  Over the last eight minutes of the half, UWP outscored the Warriors by 17 points (23-6), including five three-point baskets.  The Green and Gold trailed 36-31 at intermission.

The Rangers tallied the first four points of the second half, before Wayne State answered with four straight points.  Over the next 4:01, WSU was outscored 11-4 as Parkside built its largest lead of the game (51-39).  The Warriors recorded the final five points of the period to pull within seven at 51-44, including a long-distance bank shot from senior forward Paige Villemure (Flat Rock, Mich.) in the waning seconds of the quarter.

Chambers alone outscored UWP 10-2 in the initial 2:40 of the final stanza to give the hosts a 54-53 lead.  She made all five of her field goal attempts.  Parkside would go on an 11-0 run in a span of 4:14 to lead 64-54 with just under three minutes remaining.   In the final 2:34 of the contest, Wayne State tallied 11 points while allowing only four.  The Warriors didn't gain enough momentum, however, falling 68-62 to the Rangers.

TEAM STATS
WSU shot 42 percent (22-of-52) from the floor, while UWP connected on 49 percent (26-of-53) of its field-goal attempts.  The Warriors went 15-of-23 (65 percent) in free throw attempts, while Parkside was 9-of-11 (82 percent) from the foul line.  Wayne State trailed 33-31 in rebounds, but led 34-26 in points in the paint, 11-6 in second chance points, and 15-2 in fast break points.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Chambers recorded a team-best 21 points to move within a bucket of 1,000 career points.  Villemure scored 14 points, while freshman Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.  Senior Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) dished out a game-best five assists.

LEADING THE RANGERS
Shelby Cheston tallied a game-high 22 points, with Alyssa Nelson recording 11 points.  Hannah Plockelman snagged a team-best seven boards.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will host Purdue Northwest this Saturday, Feb. 16, for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off on Senior Day.  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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