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Sophomore Grace George recorded her fourth career double-double with 14 rebounds and 13 points.
55
Wayne State WS 7-5, 1-3 GLIAC
69
Winner Michigan Tech. MTW 5-6, 3-1 GLIAC
Wayne State WS
7-5, 1-3 GLIAC
55
Final
69
Michigan Tech. MTW
5-6, 3-1 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WS 10 20 12 13 55
Michigan Tech. MTW 16 15 19 19 69

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

Women's Basketball Falls, 69-55, at Michigan Tech

The Warriors had a 50-40 edge in rebounds against the Huskies.

HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (7-5 overall, 1-3 GLIAC) fell, 69-55, at Michigan Tech (5-6 overall, 3-1 GLIAC) on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
WSU was outscored, 8-6, in the initial 3:15 of the game, with senior Sadia Johnson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central) contributing four points.  A layup and a free throw from sophomore Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) gave the Warriors a 9-8 lead at the 5:48 mark, the final Green and Gold lead of the quarter.  Sophomore Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) was the only Wayne State player to score over the remaining 5:47 of the stanza with a point from the charity stripe.  The Warriors trailed, 16-10, at the end of the first period.

Senior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) opened the second quarter with a bucket from long distance.  Classmate Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) made a layup 30 seconds later, cutting the MTU lead to one point (16-15).  Michigan Tech scored the next five points, but WSU went on an eight-point spurt to regain the lead (23-21), which included a triple by both Johnson and Alex Matus.  A Huskie layup tied the game once again, but Johnson drained a deep three pointer giving the Warriors a 26-23 advantage.  Wayne State was outscored 8-4 over the remaining 4:59, with George tallying all four Warrior points.  After outscoring the Huskies 20-15 in the second quarter, WSU only trailed by one point at the half (31-30).  Alex Matus, Johnson, and George each scored six points in the second stanza.

After allowing a Michigan Tech layup to start the second half, the Warriors scored six consecutive points to earn a three-point lead (36-33).  Johnson's bucket from beyond the arc to give WSU its final lead in the game (39-36).  The Huskies went on a 10-0 run to lead 46-39.  Alex Matus responded by tallying her third triple of the game, ending the 5:07 scoring drought for Wayne State.  The Warriors allowed the Huskies to score the final four points of the third period and trailed 50-42 after 30 minutes.

MTU opened the final quarter on an eight-point run, which gave the Huskies a 16-point lead (58-42).  Cherney was the first Warrior to score with 7:01 on the clock.  Michigan Tech made a layup, but junior Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) responded with her own at the 6:21 mark.  Neither team made a field goal over the next 3:16, however, MTU scored four points from the foul line for a 64-46 lead.  George ended Michigan Tech's nine-point spurt with two points from the charity stripe, followed by a layup with 1:18 on the clock.  A long distance bucket from senior Lyndsey Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic), followed by a layup by junior Kara Wilson (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) concluded the contest, but it wasn't enough for the Warriors.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot just 29 percent (19-of-66) from the floor, while the Huskies were 40 percent (26-of-65) from the field.  WSU was 10-of-11 (91 percent) from the charity stripe, while Michigan Tech was 5-of-8 (63 percent).  The Warriors had a 50-40 advantage in rebounding and led 9-7 in steals.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Johnson and George each recorded a team-high 13 points.  George and Cherney both grabbed a game-best 14 rebounds, making this George's fourth career double-double.  Johnson and Alex Matus each contributed three buckets from beyond the arc.  

LEADING THE HUSKIES
Hannah Hobson and Ellie Welsh both drained five triples.  Hobson led in scoring with 19 points, followed by Welsh (15 points) and Ellie Mackay (13 points).  Abbie Botz recorded a team-best eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will travel to Northern Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 4th, for a 3:00 p.m. contest.


 
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