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McKenna Ferguson vs. PNW 2026
Romer Santacruz
McKenna Ferguson led the Warriors with 20 points.
71
Wayne State WSU 14-6, 9-3 GLIAC
86
Winner Ferris State FS 16-4, 9-2 GLIAC
Wayne State WSU
14-6, 9-3 GLIAC
71
Final
86
Ferris State FS
16-4, 9-2 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WSU 15 13 33 10 71
Ferris State FS 18 24 15 29 86

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Henry Coyle, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Basketball Bested 86-71 at Ferris State

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (14-6, 9-3 GLIAC) was defeated 86-71 at No. 21-ranked Ferris State University (16-4, 9-2 GLIAC) on Saturday in Jim Wink Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER
Ferris State opened the game with an 8-2 run.  Four-straight points from McKenna Ferguson (Grandville, Mich. / Byron Center) cut the gap to two points.  Kadyn Blanchard (FSU) splashed a triple to push the Ferris State advantage to 11-6, but a 9-2 surge for the Warriors put the guests in front 15-13 with just under one minute remaining in the first frame. Five-straight points for the Bulldogs, including a buzzer-beating long ball that Elle Irwin banked in, gave FSU an 18-15 advantage after the first quarter

SECOND QUARTER
WSU slowed in the first half of the second quarter, as Ferris State tallied a 14-3 run for a 32-18 lead.  Four WSU points made it 32-22.  The Bulldogs responded with four points of their own to push the lead back to 14 (36-22).  Each squad tallied six points as FSU held a 42-28 lead after the second stanza.

THIRD QUARTER
The Green and Gold stormed back in the third quarter, beginning the frame with a 14-3 scoring rally to reel within three points (45-42) with seven minutes left in the penultimate quarter.  Ferris State notched the next five points to widen the gap, but a Gabi Lutchka (Grass Lake, Mich.) lay-up stopped the Bulldogs' attack.  FSU's Blanchard found the bottom of the net on another long-range jumper (53-44), but Wayne State knotted the contest at 53-53 after a triple by Ferguson, and back-to-back three pointers by Jaci Tubergen (Hudsonville, Mich. [Bowling Green]).  A pair of Lutchka free throws gave WSU a 55-53 advantage.  Wayne State edged the hosts 6-4 for a 61-57 advantage heading into the final quarter.

Lutchka contributed 13 points as the Warriors out-scored the Bulldogs 33-15 in the third period.

FOURTH QUARTER
Ferris State scored seven-straight points to start the final frame, and take a 64-61 lead.  The Warriors were out-scored 22-10 to close the fourth quarter, falling 86-71.

TEAM STATISTICS
Wayne State shot 49.1 percent from the field (28-of-57) including 34.5 percent from behind the arc.  The hosts made 29-of-66 shots (43.9 percent), while going 10-of-29 from deep.  At the charity stripe, WSU made 5-of-7 (71.4 percent), with Ferris State connecting on 90 percent of attempts (18-of-20).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Ferguson led WSU with 20 points (8-of-16 FG, 2-of-8 3PT, 2-of-2 FT) and six rebounds.  Lutchka added 18 points (6-of-8 FG, 4-of-6 3PT, 2-of-3 FT).  Tubergen had a team-high five assists.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Mia Riley had a game-high 24 points (6-of-11 FG, 2-of-3 3PT, 10-of-10 FT), with five boards.  Kadyn Blanchard finished with 20 points, while Mya Hiram added 18 points and a game-leading seven rebounds and six assists.

UP NEXT
Wayne State welcomes Davenport to the WSU Fieldhouse on Thursday, February 5, with the game slated for a 5:30 PM start.


 
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