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Grace George vs.
Sophomore Grace George led WSU in both points (18) and rebounds (8).
86
Winner Ferris St. FSU 15-6, 9-4 GLIAC
85
Wayne State WS 12-9, 6-7 GLIAC
Winner
Ferris St. FSU
15-6, 9-4 GLIAC
86
Final
85
Wayne State WS
12-9, 6-7 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Ferris St. FSU 17 17 25 14 13 86
Wayne State WS 15 17 24 17 12 85

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

Women's Basketball Falls 86-85 in OT Thriller vs. Ferris State

The Warriors lost on a buzzer beater.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (12-9 overall, 6-7 GLIAC) suffered an 86-85 setback in overtime to Ferris State University (15-6 overall, 9-4 GLIAC) at the Matthaei on Saturday afternoon as FSU's Chloe Idoni's put back with 0.2 seconds remaining was good.

HOW IT HAPPENED
In a slow start for both squads, Idoni's layup on FSU's opening possession was the only points in the first 2:09 of the contest.  Senior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) tied the score 2-2 at the 7:50 mark, but the Bulldogs went on a five-point run to lead 7-2.  Each team tallied four points over the next 1:30, before a 1:58 scoring drought for Wayne State.  During this time, FSU drained a triple for a 14-6 advantage.  Sophomore Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) and senior Sadia Johnson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central) made back-to-back layups, pulling the Warriors within four (14-10) with 1:52 left in the quarter.  Ferris State's Samantha Krauss made a three-pointer with less than a minute left.  The Warriors scored five consecutive points, including a triple by freshman Rebecca Fugate (Holly, Mich.), to finish the first stanza with a two-point deficit at 17-15.

In the first 6:30 of the second quarter, each team scored 10 points to keep the Bulldog advantage at two (27-25).  Ferris State scored four straight points, but Chambers responded with a long-distance bucket at the 2:09 mark.  WSU limited the Bulldogs to only free throws in the remainder of the second period, outscoring FSU 4-3.  All four Green and Gold points came from freshman Mercedes Wagner (Sherwood, Ohio / Fairview).  Wayne State trailed 34-32 at halftime despite Chambers scoring a game-high 11 points over the first 20 minutes.

During the first three minutes of the second half, the Warriors had a 12-10 scoring advantage to knot the game at 44-44 on a conventional three-point play by Johnson.  During this time, junior Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) tallied WSU's first six points, while Johnson scored the final six points.  Ferris State went on a five-point spurt for a 49-44 advantage at the 5:20 mark.  Each team recorded six points over the next 2:01.  Back-to-back layups by Johnson cut the WSU deficit to one point (55-54) with 2:35 left in the period.  Bulldog Riley Blair made a layup at the 1:35 mark, but sophomore Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) responded with her own bucket.  The Green and Gold allowed two points from the foul line to trail 59-56 at the end of the third quarter.

A five-point Wayne State run to start the frame gave the Warriors a 61-59 lead, their first of the contest.  The Green and Gold allowed two free throws before scoring another five straight points for a 66-61 advantage with 5:34 on the clock.  Four consecutive points from the visiting team cut the Warrior lead to one point, but George drained a triple at the 4:38 mark to extend the WSU advantage to 69-65.  Blair recorded a point for FSU from the charity stripe, but George tallied two of her own with 2:52 remaining in the stanza.  A triple by Krauss pulled Ferris State within two points (71-69) at the 2:36 mark.  Each team scored a basket with less than 1:30 left on the clock, but a FSU bucket by Mallory McCartney with 34 seconds left tied the score 73-73.

The Green and Gold allowed three points at the start of overtime.  Four straight points from George helped WSU regain a 77-76 lead with 3:21 on the clock.  Blair gave the Bulldogs a 78-77 lead with a layup 20 seconds later.  A free throw and a layup by senior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) helped Wayne State to an 80-78 advantage at the 1:59 mark.  Both teams scored two points from the foul line over the next 36 seconds.  The Warriors led 84-80 with 1:05 on the clock after another bucket by Matus.  Four FSU points tied the score 84-84 with 10 seconds left.  Johnson gave the Green and Gold a one-point advantage with a free throw at the six-second mark.  FSU missed two field goals in the waning seconds before Idoni's shot attempt with 0.2 seconds left went in.

TEAM STATS
WSU shot 54 percent (32-of-59) from the floor, while the Bulldogs were limited to 42 percent (31-of-74) from the field.  The Warriors were 17-of-23 (74 percent) from the charity stripe, with FSU connecting on 91 percent (19-of-21) of its free throw attempts.  Wayne State led 8-0 in blocked shots, but trailed 37-36 in rebounding.  Each team dished out 16 assists.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
George led in both points (18) and rebounds (8).  Johnson (17), Chambers (11), and Cherney (10) also scored in double figures.  Chambers and Matus tied in both assists (5) and steals (3).  Cherney blocked a game-best five shots.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Blair recorded game highs in points (28) and assists (6), with Adrienne Anderson (20), Krauss (13), and Idoni (12) also scoring in double figures.  Anderson contributed seven rebounds and equaled McCartney with four steals.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will travel to No. 3-Grand Valley State on Thursday, Feb. 6th, with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 p.m.


 
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