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Shea Tripp
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Shea Tripp scored 17 of her 25 points at Northern Michigan in the first half.
69
Winner Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 11-9,4-8 GLIAC
64
Northern Mich. NMU 12-10,7-6 GLIAC
Winner
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
11-9,4-8 GLIAC
69
Final
64
Northern Mich. NMU
12-10,7-6 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 20 17 16 16 69
Northern Mich. NMU 23 16 14 11 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Matthew Jurek, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Hoops Grabs Lead in Second Half, Defeats Northern Michigan 69-64

Tripp led all scorers with 25 points.

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (11-9 overall, 4-8 GLIAC) defeated Northern Michigan (12-10 overall, 7-6 GLIAC) for the first time this season, topping the Wildcats 69-64 on Saturday afternoon inside the Berry Events Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The two squads played a tight first 10 minutes with both totaling over 20 points. Sophomore Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) started off the game red hot, tallying eight of the Warriors' first 10 points scored. Graduate student Sophia Karasinski (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central) scored six points and nailed a pair of critical three-pointers as the Wildcats were beginning to extend their lead. Tripp (10 points) and Karasinski (six) notched 16 of the 20 WSU points.

Second Quarter
Tripp continued her dominating play by scoring the first points of the new quarter. Northern Michigan eventually extended their advantage to six (31-25) on a triple by Kayla Tierney. WSU went on an important 7-2 stretch at the end of the half to slash the NMU edge from seven to two into the break. This was capped by a three-pointer from Tripp to give her 17 for the half. Redshirt senior Maxine Moore (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Country Day) notched five points in the final three minutes.

Third Quarter
The Wildcats led the entire first half, but that would change in the third as the Warriors finally grabbed their first lead of the contest with two minutes left in the quarter (53-51) on a jumper from Moore. Prior to that, Wayne State knotted the score twice (49-49 and 51-51) as they continued to keep pace with Northern Michigan. NMU would tie the game once again (53-53) when Ana Rhude was good on a lay-up, setting up a deciding final 10 minutes. 

Fourth Quarter
It was the Warriors coming out on top in the quarter, out-scoring the Wildcats 16-11 to grab a five point victory. WSU claimed the lead for keeps after Moore made a free throw and then a lay-up to move ahead by three. Tripp, Moore, and senior Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) would total all 16 points for Wayne State in the frame. There could have been no better time for Fugate to make an impact, as six of her eight points for the game were scored in the final 2:20 of play. 

TEAM STATS
Wayne State finished the contest at 53 percent from the field (24-of-45), while Northern Michigan was just 38 percent from the floor (24-of-63). The Wildcats were better in three-point percentage for the game, as they shot 53 percent (10-of-19) compared to the Warriors shooting 35 percent (6-of-17). WSU made 15 of their 19 attempts from the free throw line (79 percent), compared to NMU making an even 50 percent (6-of-12). The Wildcats won the rebound battle, 32-27.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Tripp recorded a game-high 25 points for the contest, going a strong 9-of-13 shooting and connecting on 5-of-6 attempts from the charity stripe. Moore finished with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Karasinski made half of the made triples for WSU (3 of the 6 for the game).

LEADING THE WILDCATS
Makaylee Kuhn had a team-best 15 points for Northern Michigan, followed by Sarah Newcomer who finished with 12. Newcomer went 4-of-7 from three to lead the squad. Rhude finished with a game-high eight rebounds.

UP NEXT
Wayne State remains away from home and will finish the second half of their four game road trip. They will travel to Ferris State for a 5:30 p.m. tip on Thursday, February 9, before heading to play Lake Superior State at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 11.


 
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