KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (20-6, 15-3 GLIAC) nabbed a 63-54 road win at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (13-13, 8-10 GLIAC) on Saturday.  The win marks the second-consecutive 20-win season for WSU, and fifth under the direction of Carrie Lohr.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST QUARTER
Four-straight points for the hosts gave UWP a 4-0 advantage to begin the game.  A lay-in by Karrington Gordon (Lincoln Park, Mich. [Central Michigan University]) followed by a jumper by McKenna Ferguson (Grandville, Mich. / Byron Center) knotted the contest.  Parkside's Alli Hampel found the bottom of the net to put the Rangers back on top 6-4.  The Warriors rattled an 8-0 run to gain a 12-6 advantage with just under six minutes remaining.  UWP made a pair of baskets to pull within two points (12-10).  The Green and Gold ended the quarter with a 5-2 run, holding a 17-2 lead after the first stanza.

SECOND QUARTER
Wayne State scored the first four points of the second frame, and eight of the first 10 for a 25-14 lead. A triple by Lexi Bugajski (UWP) prompted a 10-2 run for the Rangers, as the home team shortened the gap to three (27-24) heading into the halftime intermission.

THIRD QUARTER
The Warriors tallied seven-consecutive points to open the third period.  The Rangers responded with six-straight points to pull within four points (34-30) with 5:43 remaining.  Mackenzie Miller (Schoolcraft, Mich. [Lakeland University]) contributed five-consecutive points to extend WSU's lead to nine points.  The teams went back-and-forth, with UWP slightly edging the Green and Gold 9-8 to close the third quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER
Cassidy Arni (UWP) converted an and-one to open the final period. Five Green and Gold points extended WSU's advantage to 10 points (52-42).  A 10-4 run for the Warriors pushed the advantage to 16 points (62-46).  Parkside notched an 8-1 spurt to close the game, but WSU prevailed 63-54.

TEAM STATISTICS
WSU shot 22-of-53 from the floor (41.5 percent), including 7-of-21 from deep (33.3 percent).  Parkside connected on 31.3 percent of attempts (21-of-67), including 4-of-28 from long range 914.3 percent).  At the charity stripe, Wayne State made 12-of-17 (70.6 percent), while UWP was 8-of-11 (72.7 percent).  The Warriors nabbed 45 rebounds to the host's 35.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Gabi Lutchka (Grass Lake, Mich.) led all scorers with 20 points (6-of-14 FG, 5-of-9 3PT, 3-of-4 FT), while adding six rebounds.  Ferguson nearly posted a double-double with 17 points and a team-best nine boards.  Taylor Thompson (Grand Blanc, Mich.) dished out a team-high four assists.

LEADING THE RANGERS
Bugajski had a squad-best 13 points, alongside six boards.  Alli Hampel grabbed a game-leading 10 rebounds, to go with eight points. Arni posted 12 points, five boards, and three helpers.

UP NEXT
The Green and Gold returns home on Thursday, February 26, to face Lake Superior State, with the game scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM.