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Rebecca Fugate vs. SVSU 2020
Becca Fugate had a game-high 15 points in the win at Davenport.
58
Winner Wayne State WSU 5-1,1-0 GLIAC
50
Davenport DAVEN 0-5,0-1 GLIAC
Winner
Wayne State WSU
5-1,1-0 GLIAC
58
Final
50
Davenport DAVEN
0-5,0-1 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WSU 14 14 11 19 58
Davenport DAVEN 17 10 12 11 50

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

Women's Basketball Opens GLIAC Play With Victory At Davenport

The Warriors play at Grand Valley State on Dec. 4 at 1 PM.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- In its first action of conference play, the Wayne State University women's basketball team (5-1 overall, 1-0 GLIAC) went on the road to defeat Davenport University (0-5 overall, 0-1 GLIAC), 58-50, on Thursday evening. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Graduate student Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) began the scoring, with a driving layup on the Warriors' first possession of the game.  After another Perez layup, senior Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) collected an offensive rebound and put it back in to give the Warriors a 6-4 advantage just two minutes into the game.  In response to WSU's early offense, the Panthers went on a 6-0 run and held the Warriors scoreless for three minutes before a layup by senior Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) stopped the shooting slump.  The Warriors trailed 10-8 midway through the first period.  Immediately following the media timeout, junior Maxine Moore (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Country Day) drained an elbow jumper to knot the score at 10-10.  The Green and Gold finished the frame with just one make from the field.  Senior Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) split a pair of free throws, while junior Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino) hit a shot from beyond the arc to end the shooting skid.  Davenport led 17-14 after the first quarter. 

Second Quarter
McArthur found Cherney slashing to the basket to open the period with a bucket.  Then junior Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) added a layup to give the Warriors an 18-17 lead just minutes into the second stanza.  Fugate followed with a triple, which forced the Panthers into a timeout at the 7:56 mark of the quarter.  Scout Nelson scored four straight points to help the Panthers draw even at 21-21 midway through the period.  Seconds after Nelson's layup, Sherwood split a pair of free throws and Cherney made a hook shot to regain the lead.  A steal by freshman Alyssa Leister (St. Louis, Mich. / Alma) set up a Fugate layup to extend WSU's advantage to 26-21 with two minutes left in the first half.  Davenport then collected baskets on back-to-back possessions to draw within one.  The Green and Gold would take a 28-27 lead into the break. 

Third Quarter
Perez opened the third period scoring with a layup off a dish from Fugate.  However, the Panthers would score the next five points to take a 32-30 lead with just over seven minutes to play in the stanza.  Moore would split a pair of free throws to stop the scoreless streak, but a Panthers three stretched their lead to 35-31 midway through the quarter.  Moore and Sherwood made back-to-back baskets after the media timeout to tie the score at 35-35.  Neither team could gain an advantage the rest of the frame, and the squads entered the fourth quarter tied at 39-39. 

Fourth Quarter
The Panthers and Warriors each scored a basket in the opening two minutes of the final period, making the score 41-41.  Neither team would score from the field over the next two minutes, but Davenport built a 45-41 lead by draining four free throws.  Sherwood banked in a layup to bring the Warriors within two, but Loni Sales hit a floater to put the Panthers back up by four with just over five minutes left in regulation.  Senior Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) notched her first points of the game at a crucial time, as she banked in a layup to shrink the Davenport lead to 47-45 just before the final media timeout of the contest.  Following the break, Sherwood drained a jumper to even the score at 47-47 with three minutes to play.  Fugate added a pair of free throws at the two-minute mark to give the Warriors the lead for good.  Leister drained a three-point shot to extend the Green and Gold's lead to five, forcing a Panthers timeout with 1:06 left to play.  Just a few plays later, Fugate would come away with a steal and layup, forcing another Davenport timeout.  The Warriors would close out the game with free throws and collect a 58-50 victory. 

TEAM STATS
Davenport took 20 more shots than the Warriors, but the Green and Gold were far more effective from the field.  WSU shot 41 percent (20-of-49) from the field, while the Panthers hit just 29 percent (20-of-69) of their shots.  Neither team could gain a rebounding edge, as the two squads finished with 43 boards apiece.  However, the Panthers had an 18-9 advantage on the offensive glass.  Wayne State had 23 turnovers compared to Davenport's 20. 

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Fugate led WSU in scoring with a game-high 15 points.  She also had five rebounds, three assists and two steals.  Sherwood posted a double-double, tallying 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Cherney recorded eight points, six rebounds and two blocks. 

LEADING THE PANTHERS
Nelson led the way for Davenport, registering a double-double.  She had 13 points and 11 rebounds (seven offensive), while adding three steals.  Ajai Simmons also reached double figures scoring 10 points. 

UP NEXT
The Green and Gold will stay on the road for a matchup against No. 18 Grand Valley State.  Tip is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the GVSU Fieldhouse. 

 
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