#5 Ferris State Erupts For Decisive Home Court GLIAC Victory Over LSSU

Postgame Interview & Highlights 

Big Rapids, Mich. - The fifth-ranked Ferris State University women's basketball squad took full advantage of the home court on Saturday (Jan. 6) as the Bulldogs raced to an impressive 109-60 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) win over Lake Superior State inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena.

The Bulldogs, who were playing only their second home game of the season and first in GLIAC play, jumped out to a nine-point first quarter lead and cruised to the win as seven players reached double-figure scoring in the 49-point victory.

Ferris State improved to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in the GLIAC by beating LSSU, which fell to 1-11 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

The Bulldogs shot 59.2% from the floor in the game and nailed 14-of-28 (50%) three's while sinking 11-of-15 (73.3%) free throws in the dominating win before a large crowd at Wink Arena.

All 13 FSU players scored and all played at least eight minutes in the win. The FSU bench totaled 67 points compared to only 38 for the Lake Superior State reserves.

Sophomore Mya Hiram led the Bulldogs with a team-high 13 points and senior Amaka Unobagha had a big day with 12 points and six rebounds to go with four blocks and two steals. Meanwhile, a quartet of players had 11 points each, including seniors DeShonna Day and Chloe Idoni along with junior Grace Sullivan and sophomore Emma Schierbeek. Sophomore Mia Riley added 10 points and two others scored eight points.

Ferris State dominated the statistics sheet, posting a 45-27 rebounding edge and outscoring LSSU 28-9 in poitns off turnovers along with 20-9 on the offensive glass and 28-2 in fast break production. FSU also tallied 58 points inside the paint compared to 18 for the Lakers.

The Bulldogs dished out 34 assists as 12 of the 13 FSU players had at least one helper in the game. Senior Mallory McCartney led the way with eight assists and Sullivan tallied six assists for the Bulldogs.

Finally, the Bulldogs also came up with 18 steals and blocked seven shots. Sullivan and Unobagha paced FSU on the glass with six rebounds each.

The Lakers were held to 33.3% shooting and Lake Superior state made nine-of-23 (39.1%) three's in addition to 11-of-15 (73.3%) free throws. The Lakers were led by Maddie Bradford's team-high 11 points and Grace Bradford added 10 points.

Ferris State will travel to Michigan's Upper Peninsula next week to face Michigan Tech on Thursday (Jan. 11) at 5:30 p.m. (ET) in Houghton. FSU will then visit Northern Michigan on Saturday (Jan. 13) for a 1 p.m. (ET) tilt in Marquette.