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Taylor Thompson vs Findlay 2024
Findlay Sports Information
Taylor Thompson had 15 points, eight rebounds and five steals at MTU.
67
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 9-7,4-4 GLIAC
76
Winner Michigan Tech MTU 7-9,4-4 GLIAC
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
9-7,4-4 GLIAC
67
Final
76
Michigan Tech MTU
7-9,4-4 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 10 15 23 19 67
Michigan Tech MTU 14 25 14 23 76

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

Tough Second Quarter Leads To Setback At Michigan Tech For Women's Hoops

WSU was just 1-of-15 from three-point range in the first half.

HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (9-7 overall, 4-4 GLIAC) was not able to overcome a tough start and fell 76-67 at Michigan Tech University (7-9 overall, 4-4 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
In a slow start to the contest, WSU tallied the only four points in the first 3:30 on two Gabi Lutchka (Grass Lake, Mich.) free throws and a lay-up by Annabel Ayrault (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North).  After four consecutive points by the Huskies, Taylor Thompson (Grand Blanc, Mich.) connected on a jumper just past the mid-point of the opening stanza for a 6-4 Warrior advantage.

Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) ended a mini 3-0 spurt by the hosts with lay-up after grabbing a defensive rebound.  A jumper by McKenna Ferguson (Grandville, Mich. / Byron Center) with 1:42 remaining was Wayne State's last points of the quarter as Michigan Tech concluded the first period on a 7-0 run for a 14-10 lead after 10 minutes.

Second Quarter
After Lexi Boyke (Frankenmuth, Mich.) split a pair from the charity stripe, the teams traded buckets over the next few minutes with both Thompson and Boyke making baskets.  Another Thompson hoop cut the deficit to one (18-17) with 6:20 left before halftime, but MTU responded with nine straight points for a double-digit margin (10, 27-17).  Boyke's hook shot ended the scoreless streak, then she connected from beyond the arc 25 seconds later to put WSU within five (27-22).

The Huskies scored the next eight points before two free throws by Ally Shagena (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern) and a foul shot by Thompson, but Michigan Tech tallied the final four points before intermission for a 39-25 lead at the break.  WSU was just 1-of-15 from three-point range in the opening 20 minutes, and was out-scored 24-12 for points in the paint.

Third Quarter
Wayne State scored nine of the first 11 points to start the second half to cut the margin to seven (41-34).  Ferguson ended a 5-0 MTU spurt with a triple.  Just after the mid-point of the stanza, Jaci Tubergen (Hudsonville, Mich. [Bowling Green]) made a lay-up, Shagena drained her second triple of the season and Ferguson scored the next four points to make it a two-point contest (48-46) with 2:02 left in the period.  Thompson tied the game at 48-48 with a jumper, but the Huskies scored the final five points of the quarter to lead 53-48.

Fourth Quarter
Michigan Tech scored the first three points of the final period to open an eight-point lead (56-48), before two straight buckets by Tripp made it 56-52 with 7:01 left.  A Thompson jumper stopped a 4-0 run by MTU, but the Huskies sandwiched a pair of baskets around a triple by Tripp.  A hook shot by Tripp answered a Huskie hoop, but Michigan Tech's Alyssa Wypych drained a three points with 1:28 remaining to extend the lead to 10 (69-59).  The final minute saw 15 points scored (8 by WSU and 7 by MTU) making the final score 76-67.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot 39 percent (25-of-65) from the floor, compared to MTU's 50 percent (29-of-58).  WSU was 7-of-25 from three-point range (28 percent) aided by a 6-of-10 performance in the second half.  The Huskies were 4-of-11 (36 percent) from beyond the arc.  The Warriors were just 10-of-16 (63 percent) from the charity stripe, with Michigan Tech make 78 percent (14-of-18) of its foul shots.  MTU had a 40-34 edge in rebounding, along with a 38-26 advantage in points in the paint.  WSU turned 15 Huskie miscues into an 18-7 margin in points off turnovers.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Four starters scored in double figures led by Taylor Thompson's 15 points.  Shea Tripp contributed 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds to narrowly miss a double-double, while Thompson grabbed eight boards.  Gabi Lutchka and McKenna Ferguson each chipped in with 11 points with Lutchka dishing out a team-high four assists.  Thompson recorded five of WSU's seven steals.

LEADING THE HUSKIES
All five starters scored in double digits with Kendall Stanfest tallying a game-best 16 points, and tied for team-high rebounding honors (9) with Alyssa Wypych.  Janie Tormanen (14 points), Isabella Lenz (13 points) and Wypych (11 points) paced a balanced MTU scoring attack.

UP NEXT
Wayne State returns to the WSU Fieldhouse for the next two games.  WSU hosts Saginaw Valley State on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., and GLIAC newcomer Roosevelt on Monday (Jan. 27th) at 5:30 p.m.
 
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