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Nastassja Chambers
Senior Nastassja Chambers scored a game-high 24 points.
77
Wayne State WS 8-8, 2-6 GLIAC
83
Winner Wis.-Parkside UWP 10-6, 7-1 GLIAC
Wayne State WS
8-8, 2-6 GLIAC
77
Final
83
Wis.-Parkside UWP
10-6, 7-1 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WS 17 22 16 22 77
Wis.-Parkside UWP 17 21 27 18 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Lauren Bryne, Sports Information Graduate Intern

Women's Basketball Loses, 83-77, at Parkside

George garners 20 points and 18 rebounds.

KENOSHA, Wis. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (8-8 overall, 2-6 GLIAC) fell, 83-77, at Parkside (10-6 overall, 7-1 GLIAC) on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Wayne State opened the contest with six consecutive points.  After a Parkside bucket, seniors Sadia Johnson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central) and Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) each responded with a layup giving the Warriors a 10-2 lead.  The next few minutes were nearly even before Chambers drained a basket from beyond the arc with 1:47 on the clock putting WSU ahead 17-12.  UWP tallied the final five points of the stanza to knot the score at 17-17 after 10 minutes.

Johnson began the second period with a triple, but Parkside regained the lead after a seven-point run (24-20).  Following a free throw by Johnson at the 7:38 mark, the Rangers responded with two long-distance buckets in a span of 23 seconds to lead 30-21.  WSU held UWP scoreless over the next 5:01, turning a 30-21 deficit into a 33-30 advantage.  Wayne State was outscored 8-6 in the final two minutes before intermission, but the Green and Gold led by one point (39-38) at the half.

Parkside made two layups in the first 40 seconds of the third quarter to lead 42-39.  Junior Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) cut the deficit to one on two occasions, before UWP made back-to-back triples which gave the hosts a 50-43 advantage.  After a Chambers jumper at the 6:31 mark, pulled the Warriors within five (50-45), the deficit remained at least four until sophomore Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) made two fouls with 2:46 remaining in the period.  Parkside scored the final five points to conclude the stanza for a 65-55 lead after 30 minutes.

Wayne State outscored the Rangers 6-2 in the initial 2:31 of the final quarter, including a triple by senior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic) and a conventional three-point play from sophomore Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.).  UWP connected on a basket from long distance, but George made a layup, followed by a triple by Chambers and the Warriors were within four at 70-66.  This would be the closest WSU would be for the remainder of the contest.  A seven-point Parkside spurt was responded with a triple by Johnson, followed by a layup from Chambers to make it 77-71.  The teams each scored six points over the final three minutes  WSU dropped the contest, 83-77.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot 44 percent (30-of-69) from the floor, while UWP shot 49 percent (30-of-61) from the field.  WSU was 6-of-18 (33 percent) from beyond the arc, with the Rangers connecting on 50 percent (12-of-24) of their shots from three-point range, including 6-of-10 in the second half.  The Warriors were 11-of-14 (79 percent) from the charity stripe, while Parkside was 11-of-12 (92 percent).  The Warriors had a 42-27 edge in rebounding, while also leading 5-1 in blocked shots.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Chambers recorded a game-high 24 points (just two shy of her career high), while also contributing a team-best four blocks and three steals.  George (20) and Perez (10) also scored in double digits.  George's game-high 18 rebounds contributed to her seventh career double-double.  Matus dished out a career-best and team-high six assists.

LEADING THE RANGERS
Four players scored in double digits with Alyssa Nelson (22), Carolina Rahkonen (21), Taylor Stephen (17) and Maddy Harrison (12).  Harrison grabbed a team-best seven boards, while Stephen tallied a game-best 10 assists and four steals.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will travel to Purdue Northwest on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. (ET) contest.


 
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