DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball program (4-7) fell 75-58 at No. 23 Lewis (10-2) on Monday afternoon. It was the Warriors fourth consecutive setback.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wayne State led 7-4 after a bucket from
Christina Green (Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup) at the 7:21 mark. Lewis led 17-12 at the 3:22 mark. A Flyers triple extended the home lead to 22-15 at the two-minute mark. However, the Warriors ended the period on an 8-0 run including two three-pointers from
India Hawkins (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) to take a 23-22 advantage after 10 minutes of play.
- WSU notched the first five points of the second quarter to push the rally to 13-0 and the lead to 28-22. The spurt included another trey from Hawkins, her third of the contest. After Lewis tied the game at 28-28 with 6:32 remaining in the first half,
Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) connected from deep to keep WSU on top. Green kept the three-point lead in tact (35-32) with a basket at the 2:45 mark. LU's Jamie Johnson drove to the basket to give her team a one-point lead at halftime, 38-37. The Green & Gold made seven of its 12 three-point attempts.
- Lewis scored the first seven points of the third stanza to take a 45-37 lead at the 7:17 mark as WSU missed its first nine field goal attempts after intermission.
Ja'Nae Williams (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) put WSU on the board in the second half with a basket at the 5:35 mark. Lewis began to assert its will and led 51-41 and eventually 56-41 with just over four minutes remaining in the quarter. After the third quarter, the Warriors trailed 62-41, scoring just four points in the third period.
- The Flyers continued to control the tempo and led 66-45 upon the arrival of the quarter's media timeout. An
Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) triple trimmed the home lead to 70-53 with four minutes left to play. The Flyers would cruise to a 75-58 victory.
LEADING THE WARRIORS
- Chambers led WSU with 11 points, while Hawkins tallied nine points and Green finished with eight points.
LEADING THE FLYERS
- Four Flyers finished in double-digits led by 16 points from Jessica Kelliher.
SUCCESS FROM BEHIND THE ARC
- Wayne State knocked down a season-high 11 three-pointers including seven first-half treys.
UP NEXT
- Wayne State will host Cedarville on Dec. 30th at 3 p.m. before returning to GLIAC play on Jan. 5th at Walsh.