Wayne State WSU 18-9

Ferris St. FSU 21-9

Wayne State WSU

18-9

Final

Mar. 05, 2022

Ferris St. FSU

21-9

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Wayne State WSU	16	19	10	15	60
Ferris St. FSU	11	9	19	23	62

Summary
Box Score

Kate Sherwood totaled seven points and nine rebounds.

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/5/2022 6:30:00 PM | Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Basketball Falls To Ferris State In GLIAC Semifinals

Becca Fugate led the team in scoring with 13 points.

ALLENDALE, Mich. -- Though the Wayne State University women's basketball team (18-9 overall) led Ferris State (21-9 overall) by 15 at halftime (35-20), the Warriors could not keep the momentum in the second half, eventually falling 62-60 in a GLIAC Semifinal contest at Grand Valley State on Saturday afternoon.

MARCH 6 UPDATE
Junior guard Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) was selected to the 2022 GLIAC All-Tournament Team as announced at the conclusion of the tournament. Ferris State's Adrienne Anderson earned Tournament MVP honors. Joining Fugate and Anderson on the All-Tournament Team were FSU's Kadyn Blanchard, Ellie Droste and Emily Spitzley from Grand Valley State, and Michigan Tech's Ellie Mackay

FIRST QUARTER
After falling behind 3-0 early in the contest, seniors Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) and Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) posted back-to-back buckets to put the Warriors in front 4-3 in the opening three minutes of the period. The offenses started clicking later in the period, with the two teams knotted at 9-9 midway through the stanza. Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) broke that tie with a triple at the 4:35 mark of the quarter, and the Warriors' defense locked in. FSU made only one basket the rest of the frame. Cherney added a lay-up giving the Warriors a 14-9 advantage with 3:28 left to play in the quarter and Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) provided another basket at the 1:38 mark of the stanza. The Green and Gold led 16-11 after the first 10 minutes.

SECOND QUARTER
Freshman Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) opened the second stanza with a triple extending the Warriors lead to 19-11. The Bulldogs tallied five straight points to cut the WSU advantage to three, but a Miller triple pushed the Green and Gold's advantage back to six (22-16) with 7:52 to play in the first half. Cherney drained a pair of free throws moments later to help WSU go back in front by eight (24-16). After Bulldogs free throws, Tripp and George scored on back-to-back possessions putting the Warriors in front by 10 (28-18) midway through the period. Following a media timeout, junior Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) found the bottom of the net on a triple, pushing the Green and Gold's advantage to 31-18 with just over four minutes left in the half. The offense kept rolling into the later stages of the half, as Tripp notched her third bucket of the game, giving the Warriors a 33-18 lead. Adrienne Anderson eventually halted the Green and Gold's run with a lay-up for the Bulldogs at the 1:44 mark of the frame. The lead would move back to 15 (35-20), thanks to a pair of Sherwood free throws. The Warriors outscored the Bulldogs 19-9 in the second period, and carried that 15-point advantage into the break.

THIRD QUARTER
FSU scored the first 10 points of the frame, forcing WSU to call a timeout. The Warriors led 35-30 at the 7:52 mark of the period. The Warriors scoring drought reached five minutes, and the Bulldogs continued to cut into the Wayne State's lead. WSU led 35-32 at the media timeout, which came with just under five minutes to play in the quarter. After a Warrior turnover out of the timeout, the Bulldogs connected on a pair of free throws to pull within one (35-34). FSU tied the game 35-35 on its next possession. Cherney finally provided the Green and Gold with some offense, as she split a pair of free throws, putting the Warriors back in front 36-35. George buried two free throws on the Warriors next possession to push that lead to three (38-35) with just over two minutes remaining in the stanza. Fugate followed that with a triple, helping the Warriors build a six-point advantage (41-35) late in the third period. Maxine Moore (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Country Day) kept the offense rolling with a lay-up to make the score 43-35 in favor of WSU. The Green and Gold carried a 45-39 lead into the final 10 minutes of play.

FOURTH QUARTER
Fugate continued her hot shooting from deep, burying a triple to open the scoring in the final frame. The Warriors led 48-39 early in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs tallied the next eight points to pull within one (48-47) with 6:27 to play.   Sherwood halted the run by connecting on a triple, but FSU had an answer on the other end, staying within one (51-50). After a Warriors miss, Kadyn Blanchard put the Bulldogs up 52-51 with just under five minutes to play in the contest. Tripp answered right back with a bucket of her own, giving the Warriors the lead back (53-52). FSU scored the next four points to build a three-point advantage (56-53), but Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino) knotted the game at 56-56 with her first bucket of the game at the 1:41 mark of the stanza. As time was winding down, Mallory McCartney banked in a three pointer as the shot clock was expiring giving the Bulldogs a 59-56 lead, and forcing a WSU timeout with 19 seconds to play. Out of the timeout, Cherney made a lay-up to pull within one (59-58) with 13 seconds left in the contest. FSU would make a pair of free throws to regain its three-point lead (61-58), giving WSU the ball back with three seconds remaining. After a timeout, Cherney again made a lay-up to keep the Warriors within one (61-60). However, the Bulldogs would split a pair of free throws and go on to defeat the Warriors, 62-60.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State made more field goals and shot a better percentage from the field, hitting 40 percent (22-of-55) of its looks compared to FSU's 36 percent (21-of-58) shooting. From beyond the arc, the two squads were even, with each shooting 35 percent (8-of-23). On the glass, the Green and Gold held a 43-33 advantage.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Fugate led the way in the scoring column, collecting 13 points, including three triples. Cherney contributed 11 points and nine rebounds, while Tripp, George, Sherwood and Miller each had six points or more.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Kadyn Blanchard had a game-high 17 points to go along with five rebounds. Adrienne Anderson added 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will await their tournament fate.  In the final NCAA Regional Rankings before Selection Sunday, Wayne State remained seventh in the Midwest Region. The three tournament champions from the GLIAC (Grand Valley State or Ferris State), GLVC (Drury or Lewis) and GMAC (Ashland) receive automatic bids, while the next five best squads in the Midwest Region receive at-large bids.

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