Wis.-Parkside UWP 15-14

Wayne State WSU 18-8

Wis.-Parkside UWP

15-14

Final

Mar. 02, 2022

Wayne State WSU

18-8

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Wis.-Parkside UWP	15	12	13	25	65
Wayne State WSU	19	8	20	23	70

Summary
Box Score

Grace George posted a game-high 26 points.

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/2/2022 8:30:00 PM | Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Basketball Advances To GLIAC Semifinals

Warriors edge Parkside, 70-65.

DETROIT -- After collecting the first win in the Wayne State Fieldhouse last November, the Wayne State University women's basketball team (18-8 overall) posted the first ever post-season victory in the new arena, edging the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (15-14) 70-65 Wednesday night in a GLIAC Quarterfinal contest.

FIRST QUARTER
The Warriors sprinted in front, posting the game's first five points, thanks to a Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) lay-up and a Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) triple. The Rangers knotted the game at 10-10 with 5:36 to play in the stanza. Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) broke that tie with a bucket on the next Warriors possession. George followed with a two-point bucket of her own to put the Green and Gold in front 14-10. The two squads battled evenly down the stretch, as a Fugate triple with just over a minute to go in the frame gave the Warriors a 19-15 lead heading into the second 10 minutes of action.

SECOND QUARTER
Parkside jumped in front 20-19 after scoring the first five points of the frame. Fugate stopped the bleeding with a lay-up, and the two squads followed that with a pair of buckets. The Warriors led 23-22 at the 6:25 mark of the period. Alyssa Leister (St. Louis, Mich. / Alma) pushed the Green and Gold's lead to three with a lay-up, but a Parkside three evened the score at 25-25 with just under five minutes to play in the half. Neither offense could find much down the stretch before intermission, as the two foes entered the break tied at 27-27.

THIRD QUARTER
WSU opened the second half scoring the first six points to take a 33-27 lead. Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) had a pair of buckets, while George provided the other two points. With just over six minutes to play in the frame, George embarked on a 8-0 run by herself, helping the Warriors build a 12-point advantage (43-31). The Rangers showed no quit, however, getting the game back within 10 before Alyssa Nelson drained a three at the buzzer. The Green and Gold led 47-40 after three quarters.

FOURTH QUARTER
Parkside quickly closed the gap to two (49-47), thanks to some hot shooting to start the final period. As she had all night, George slowed the Parkside run with a bucket. Fugate followed George's basket with a three pointer to extend WSU's advantage to seven (54-47) with just over six minutes to play. Nelson brought the Rangers within five, but a George three-point jumper extended the Warriors' lead to eight (60-52) with just over four minutes left in the contest. Down the stretch, Parkside closed the gap and pulled within two (64-62) with 50 seconds remaining. But Fugate found a slicing George for a bucket with 31.5 seconds to play, putting the Warriors back in front by four (66-62). On the other end, Parkside would nail a shot from deep with 25.9 seconds remaining to stay within reach at 66-65. However, Sherwood was perfect from the free-throw line down the stretch amking four foul shots in the final 15 seconds, and the Warriors collected a 70-65 victory.

TEAM STATS
From the field, Wayne State shot 47 percent (27-of-57), while UWP hit 32 percent (22-of-68) of its looks.  From beyond the arc, WSU shot 33 percent (5-of-15) with the Rangers shooting 32 percent (12-of-37). The WArriors were 11-of-15 from the charity stripe (73 percent) compared to Parkside's 100 percent (9-of-9).  Rebounding wise, the Warriors held a 42-36 advantage, with Wayne State winning the battle down lown out-scoring the visitors 42-20 in the paint.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
George posted a game-high 26 points, while adding three rebounds and four assists. Fugate was solid, tallying 15 points and dishing out six assists. Sherwood had a nice all-around game, scoring 13 points, handing out five assists and grabbing four rebounds. Cherney just missed a double-double with nine points and a game-best 13 rebounds.

LEADING THE RANGERS
Nelson was strong for Parkside, collecting a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds. Aiding the attack were Hannah Plockelman and Kayla Bohr, who combined for 27 points and 12 rebounds.

REGIONAL RANKINGS
In the final NCAA Regional Rankings before Selection Sunday, Wayne State remained seventh in the Midwest Region. The three tournament champions from the GLIAC, GLVC and GMAC receive automatic bids, while the next five best squads in the Midwest Region receive at-large bids.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will hit the court again on March 5 against Ferris State in the GLIAC Semifinals. That contest will be played at Grand Valley State, with tip set for 4:30 PM. The Green and Gold split a pair of games with the Bulldogs during the regular season.

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