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Alyssa Leister
Alyssa Leister had a game and career-high 15 points against Central State.
51
Central St. (OH) CENTST 1-2,0-0 SIAC
102
Winner Wayne State WSU 4-0,0-0 GLIAC
Central St. (OH) CENTST
1-2,0-0 SIAC
51
Final
102
Wayne State WSU
4-0,0-0 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Central St. (OH) CENTST 14 7 21 9 51
Wayne State WSU 27 32 22 21 102

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Basketball Stays Unbeaten with Win Over Central State

Five Warriors had double-digit scoring totals.

DETROIT -- Using a strong first half, where it led Central State 59-21, the Wayne State University women's basketball team cruised to a 102-51 victory to remain unbeaten.  

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) opened the scoring with a layup in the opening seconds of the contest, and the Warriors never looked back from there.  The Green and Gold were in command of the game, 17-4, midway through the first quarter.  From there, Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) buried a three, Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) added a layup and the Warriors sunk four more free throws to lead 27-14 after one stanza.

Second Quarter
WSU opened the second period on a 22-3 run, beginning with a pair of buckets from Cherney and Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.).  In her first game on the season, Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) got in the scoring column, which was followed by a Cherney layup and five straight points from Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville).  Alyssa Leister (St. Louis, Mich. / Alma) would cap off the run, scoring two of her career-high 15 points.  The Warriors would get another basket from Leister with 51 seconds left in the first half.  Then, Emma Anderson (Menominee, Mich.) sank a jumper in the closing seconds of the period to push the Warriors' lead to 59-21. 

Third Quarter
After a pair of free throws by Sherwood to open the third quarter, Miller and Fugate sank back-to-back triples to elevate the Warriors' lead to 67-23.  Fugate added another three pointer, which was followed by a Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) layup to push the score to 72-27 midway through the quarter.  Leister banked in a layup and split a pair of free throws to close the third period, with the Warriors leading 81-42.

Fourth Quarter
Perez and Leister had a pair of layups to open the scoring in the final frame.  A Halle Barnett (Toledo, Ohio / Sylvania Southview) layup was then followed by back-to-back triples from Anderson and Leister to push the Green and Gold's advantage to 93-46. Ally Shagena (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) joined the scoring fun, hitting her first shot of the season, which was a three pointer to put the Warriors up 99-48 with just over two minutes to play.  Another Anderson jumper and a free throw by Leister would close out the contest.  The Warriors remained unbeaten with a 102-51 victory. 

TEAM STATS
The Warriors shot 50 percent (37-of-74) from the field, while hitting 46 percent (12-of-26) of their shots from deep.  The Green and Gold held the Marauders to 27 percent shooting (17-of-64) from the field and seven percent (1-of-14) from deep.  WSU had a major edge in the rebounding category, hauling in 62 boards compared to Central State's 32.  The Marauders had five blocks and nine steals, and the Warriors came away with three blocks and 13 steals. 

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Leister led the way for the Warriors, pouring in a game and career-high 15 points on 50 percent (5-of-10) shooting from the field.  Aiding the attack were Fugate, Cherney, Miller and Anderson, who all had double-digit scoring efforts.  Anderson's 10 points were a career-high.  Cherney collected 14 rebounds, while Miller dished out seven assists and had three steals. 

LEADING THE MARAUDERS
Lola Chambers paced Central State in scoring, collecting 11 points, while adding a pair of blocks.  Kenedi London also got to double figures, dropping 10 points.  Dashanti Miller led CSU on the glass with six boards. 

UP NEXT
The Warriors will be on the road to face former GLIAC foe Ashland.  Tip is set for 1 PM inside the Kates Gymnasium. 

 
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