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Ally Shagena vs. Lake Superior State (1/27/24)
Izzy Rincon
Ally Shagena poured in a personal best nine points and was one of nine Warriors to score six or more points at LSSU.
88
Winner Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 16-7,9-5 GLIAC
49
Lake Superior St. LSSU 1-21,0-13 GLIAC
Winner
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
16-7,9-5 GLIAC
88
Final
49
Lake Superior St. LSSU
1-21,0-13 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 22 25 19 22 88
Lake Superior St. LSSU 14 15 9 11 49

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

Women's Hoops Downs Lake Superior State in Sault Ste. Marie

The Warriors notched their season-high for points on Thursday with 88.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (16-7 overall, 9-5 GLIAC) notched an 88-49 victory over Lake Superior State (1-21 overall, 0-13 GLIAC) on Thursday evening inside the Norris Center/Bud Cooper Gymnasium in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Warriors scored a season-best 88 points in the triumph.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
After a three-pointer and made field goal from each team over the first 1:21 of the game, WSU tallied the next six points between 8:30 and 7:15 to move ahead 11-5.  Wayne State led the rest of the way for the contest once grabbing the lead, and out-paced LSSU by eight (22-14) in the period.  

Sophomore forward Taylor Thompson (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and redshirt senior guard Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino (Central Michigan)) each registered six points in the stanza, with all of Thompson's occurring in the opening two minutes.

Second Quarter
Lake Superior State cut its deficit to five (24-19) on a lay-up from Gracey Metz with 8:16 remaining, but the Green and Gold managed the next 11 points to obtain a 16-point edge (35-19) at the 5:49 mark.  Junior forward Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) was responsible for five straight points between 8:04 and 7:40.  Another Tripp lay-up extended WSU's advantage to 19 (44-25) with 3:31 left.  The Lakers outscored the Warriors 4-3 over the final 3:01 of the stanza. 

Third Quarter
Following a lay-up from Jaden Wilder 72 seconds into the new quarter, the visitors would earn 15 consecutive points over the next five-plus minutes to obtain a 31-point edge (62-31) with 3:20 left to play in the frame.  The Lakers would end their scoring drought of nearly six minutes via a Breah Golden lay-up with 3:07 remaining.  Over the last three minutes of the third quarter, Lake Superior State would garner five points to WSU's four. However, Wayne State went into the final 10-minute span with a 28-point lead (66-38).

The Green and Gold held the Lakers to just nine points in the stanza.

Fourth Quarter
The Warriors had fourth quarter runs of 8-0 and 10-0 to put the finishing touches on the triumph.  WSU's 10-point run between 6:02 and 2:15 put its lead over 40 points (88-45).  The guests' stifling defense held LSSU to 11 points for the final period and a total of 20 for the second half.  A lay-up from sophomore forward Mackenzie Miller (Schoolcraft, Mich. (Lakeland University)) with 2:15 left officially gave the Warriors a season-high 88 points.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot 49 percent (34-of-70) from the floor, compared to Lake Superior State's 34 percent on 18-of-53 shooting from the field.  The Warriors shot nearly 50 percent for the contest despite making just one three-pointer on 13 tries (eight percent), which came from McArthur on the second basket of the game for the Green and Gold.  The Lakers made seven of its 22 attempts (32 percent) from beyond the arc.  WSU's free throw shooting was perfect on the evening, as the team made all 19 shots.  LSSU went to the line nine times and sank six (67 percent).  The visitors out-rebounded the hosts by nine (40-31), while also having more assists (16-11), steals (12-2), and points off turnovers (42-7).

The 19-for-19 in free throws represents the best mark for the women's basketball program in at least 22 years.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Tripp provided a game-best 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while totaling a game-high five assists.  Thompson had 13 points and freshman guard McKenna Ferguson (Grandville, Mich. / Byron Center) 10 to join Tripp in double figures.  Sophomore forward Gabi Lutchka (Grass Lake, Mich.) had eight points and a team-best seven rebounds, while McArthur added a game-high four steals.  Nine Warriors registered six points or more in the win, including a career-best nine points for junior forward Ally Shagena (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern).

LEADING THE LAKERS
Metz (12 points) and Amanda Roach (10) were the two Lakers in double figures.  Grace Bradford, the leading rebounder in the GLIAC, secured 14 boards to lead all players and added seven points.  She also contributed two blocked shots.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will travel to Big Rapids, Mich., to battle Ferris State on Saturday inside Jim Wink Arena.  Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m. against the fourth-ranked Bulldogs to finish the road trip.

 
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