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Tori Perez grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in the loss at GVSU.
35
Wayne State WSU 5-2,1-1 GLIAC
72
Winner Grand Valley St. GVSU 6-1,1-1 GLIAC
Wayne State WSU
5-2,1-1 GLIAC
35
Final
72
Grand Valley St. GVSU
6-1,1-1 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WSU 9 9 6 11 35
Grand Valley St. GVSU 24 23 14 11 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Women's Basketball Falls 72-35 at No. 13-Grand Valley State

ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (5-2 overall, 1-1 GLIAC) ran into a buzz-saw on Saturday afternoon at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena as the 13th-ranked Grand Valley State University squad (6-1 overall, 1-1 GLIAC) was at its best on both ends of the court in defeating the Warriors 72-35.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
WSU was held scoreless for the first four minutes of the contest as the Lakers built a 10-0 lead.  Wayne State was 0-for-7 from the floor and had two turnovers, before freshman Alyssa Leister (St. Louis, Mich. / Alma) connected on a jumper.  After a basket by senior Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.), junior Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino) drained a triple to pull the Warriors within 10 at 17-7.  A lay-up by junior Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) was the only point WSU could muster in the final 2:30 of the stanza.  GVSU led 24-9 after 10 minutes as the Warriors shot 29 percent (4-of-14) from the floor, were out-rebounded 10-7 and have five turnovers to three miscues by the Lakers.

Second Quarter
The next period started very similar as Grand Valley State scored the first eight points, before a bucket by senior Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) ended the drought.  Senior Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) tallied four consecutive WSU points on two free throws and a lay-up, but Wayne State still trailed 41-15 with just 3:30 left in the first half.  GVSU ended the second quarter recording six of the final nine points for a 47-18 lead at intermission.

Third Quarter
After a Cherney lay-up to start the second half scoring, the Lakers tallied the next six points, before graduate student Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) split a pair from the charity stripe.to make it 53-21.  Fugate recorded the next three Warrior points on a foul shot and a lay-up but Grand Valley led 61-24 heading into the final period.

Fourth Quarter
Each team scored 11 points during the final 10 minutes.  The last time WSU was held under 40 points was Dec. 7, 2019, in a 48-34 setback at Lake Superior State.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State was held to just 22 percent shooting from the floor on 13-of-58, while GVSU connected on 48 percent (29-of-60) of its field goal attempts.  A similar story from beyond the arc as WSU was just 4-of-26 (15 percent) compared to the Lakers 7-of-15 (46 percent).  The Warriors were 5-of-8 (63 percent) from the charity stripe, with Grand Valley State making seven of its 12 (58 percent) foul shots.  GVSU had 45-35 edge in rebounding, along with a 30-14 margin in points in the paint.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Sherwood had a team-high seven points, while Perez grabbed a game-best eight rebounds.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Emily Spitzley led four GVSU players in double figures with a game-high 14 points.  Ellie Droste contributed 13 points, while Rylie Bisballe and Hadley Miller each added 12 points with Miller grabbing a team-best seven rebounds.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will close out the 2021 portion of its schedule with back-to-back home Saturday contests.  The Warriors entertain Northwood on Dec. 11th at 1 p.m., before Saginaw Valley State visits the Wayne State Fieldhouse for a 1 p.m. tip-off on Dec. 18th.




 
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