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Maxine Moore had a game-high 19 points.
68
Winner Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 7-3,1-2 GLIAC
55
Findlay UF 4-8,1-4 G-MAC
Winner
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
7-3,1-2 GLIAC
68
Final
55
Findlay UF
4-8,1-4 G-MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 16 21 15 16 68
Findlay UF 16 11 15 13 55

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

Women's Basketball Upends Findlay

Maxine Moore and Becca Fugate reached double-figure scoring marks.

FINDLAY, Ohio -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (7-3 overall, 1-2 GLIAC) traveled to Findlay (4-8 overall, 1-4 GMAC) and was able to upend the Oilers 68-55 Monday evening inside the Croy Gymnasium. 

FIRST QUARTER
After a Findlay bucket opened the scoring, Maxine Moore (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Country Day) would score four consecutive points to push the Green and Gold in front 4-2 early in the first frame.  From there, the two teams would trade buckets throughout the middle portion of the period.  Mashayla Cecil (Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Paul Laurence Dunbar) would nail a three to put the Warriors in front 11-9 at the 3:18 mark of the stanza.  Down the stretch, Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) would score five points to make the score 16-16 entering the second 10 minutes. 

SECOND QUARTER
Moore opened the second frame with a three-point play that was matched at the other end by the Oilers.  Later in the stanza, the Warriors would embark on an 11-0 run to to go in front 30-21 with 5:36 to go in the half.  Moore and Hillary Griffin (Jackson, Mich. / Parma Wester) each scored four points in the run, while Ally Shagena (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Norther) chipped in three.  Following that, the Oilers would score four points in a row to bring the score back to within five (30-25).  With just over two minutes to play in the half, Fugate would nail another triple to extend the Green and Gold's advantage to 35-25.  The two teams would each add a bucket to close the half, which sent WSU into the break with a 37-27 lead.  Wayne State outscored the Oilers 21-11 in the second period, and Findlay made just two field goals in the final five minutes of the half. 

THIRD QUARTER
The lead quickly grew to 12 (39-27) with a pair of free throws by Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center).  The two teams continued to trade baskets through the early part of the third frame.  Findlay used a 4-0 run before the media timeout to pull within eight (45-37).  After the timeout, the Oilers made another basket to make the score 45-39 in favor of WSU.  Alyssa Leister (St. Louis, Mich. / Alma) stopped the run by going 3-of-4 from the free-throw line to push the Warriors in front by nine (48-39).  After a Moore basket pushed the lead back to double digits, Findlay would hit a triple to bring the score back to within eight (50-42).  But a Fugate layup with just over 30 seconds to play would help the Green and Gold take a 10-point lead (52-42) into the final 10 minutes.  

FOURTH QUARTER
Findlay opened the period with four straight points before a pair of Fugate free throws helped the Warrior offense find a spark.  Following the free throws, Sophia Karasinski (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central) would hit a pair of shots to help WSU build its lead back to 12 (58-46).  After the media timeout, Findlay was able to cut the lead to nine (60-51).  However, a Cecil layup pushed the Warrior lead back to 11 (62-51) with 3:53 to play.  With just over two minutes to play, another Moore bucket elevated the WSU advantage to 66-53.  Down the stretch, Wayne State would close the contest out and collect a 68-55 victory. 

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Moore had a game-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds.  Fugate chipped in 14 points and also had seven boards.  

LEADING THE OILERS
Janae Hoying and Chloe Callahan each hit double-figure scoring marks, with 12 and 10 points, respectively.  

UP NEXT
WSU will be back in action on Dec. 30 against the University of Michigan-Deaborn.  Tip is set for 5 PM inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse. 
 
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