Lake Superior St. LSSU 2-11,1-6 GLIAC

Wayne State WSU 11-4,7-3 GLIAC

Lake Superior St. LSSU

2-11,1-6 GLIAC

Final

Jan. 27, 2022

Wayne State WSU

11-4,7-3 GLIAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Lake Superior St. LSSU	14	12	16	8	50
Wayne State WSU	25	15	19	16	75

Summary
Box Score

Kate Sherwood led the Warriors in scoring, tallying 17 points.

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/27/2022 10:29:00 PM | Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Basketball Continues Hot Streak With Win Over Lake Superior State

Kate Sherwood and Sam Cherney each scored in double figures.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (11-4 overall, 7-3 GLIAC) continued its winning ways, cruising by Lake Superior State (2-11 overall, 1-6 GLIAC), 75-50, Thursday night inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse.

FIRST QUARTER
The Warriors jumped in front 9-4 in the opening minutes of the contest, with Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center), Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) and Alexis Miller (Howell, Mich.) each tallying three points. Lake Superior State would close the gap to 12-10 midway through the frame, but that was the closest the Lakers would get the rest of the contest. From there, the Green and Gold ended the stanza on a 13-4 run, taking a 25-14 lead into the second period. Cherney and Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) each had four points in the run, while Miller and Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) added baskets of their own.

SECOND QUARTER
Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) started the scoring in the second frame with a layup, pushing the Warriors in front by 13 (27-14). The two squads traded baskets for most of the second stanza, but Chenelle King's (Flint, Mich. / Carman-Ainsworth) triple at the 3:34 mark of the quarter, put the Green and Gold in front by 15 (36-21). George and Cherney provided two points each to close the half, and the Warriors led 40-26 after 20 minutes of action.

THIRD QUARTER
After and Alyssa Leister (St. Louis, Mich. / Alma) three, Cherney pushed the Warriors' lead to 17 (47-30) on a layup at the 7:37 mark of the frame. Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino) buried a triple moments later to extend WSU's advantage to 53-32. The Lakers cut the lead to 15 with 4:43 to play in the period, but Sherwood stopped the run with a layup with 4:16 on the clock. She scored the final six points of the period for the Green and Gold, helping the Warriors take a 59-42 advantage into the final 10 minutes of play.

FOURTH QUARTER
Maxine Moore (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Country Day) quickly added to that lead with a jumper in the opening minute of the final period. Later in the frame, Fugate drained a triple to push WSU in front 69-47 with just over six minutes to play in the contest. King added more to the total, splitting a pair of free throws with 3:28 to play and making a layup on the next possession. The Warriors led 73-47 with just over three minutes to play. Rebecca Morrish (Attica, Mich. / Flushing) scored the final bucket of the game for the Green and Gold, with the Warriors claiming a 75-50 victory.

TEAM STATS
The Warriors shot better from the field, making 42 percent (25-of-59) of their looks compared to 40 percent (19-of-47) shooting for the Lakers. On the glass, the Green and Gold had a slight edge, grabbing 33 boards to LSSU's 31. The Lakers turned the ball over 24 times, while the Warriors had just 11 giveaways.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Sherwood paced the team in scoring, dropping 17 points, while adding six rebounds. Cherney nearly hit a double-double, falling just short with 13 points and nine rebounds. She also had three blocks. Miller chipped in nine points, six assists and five rebounds.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Makenzie Bray poured in a game-high 24 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. Mattison Rayman had seven points and seven rebounds to aid the attack.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will remain home for a game against Ferris State on Jan. 29. Tip is set for 1 PM inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse.

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