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Becca Fugate vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/20/2024)
Izzy Rincon
Becca Fugate played all 40 minutes and tallied a team-best 16 points vs. SVSU.
69
Saginaw Valley SV 4-12,1-5 GLIAC
74
Winner Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 11-5,4-3 GLIAC
Saginaw Valley SV
4-12,1-5 GLIAC
69
Final
74
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
11-5,4-3 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Saginaw Valley SV 12 15 24 18 69
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 7 15 29 23 74

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

Women's Basketball Overcomes Halftime Deficit to Defeat Saginaw Valley State

The Warriors outscored the Cardinals by 10 (52-42) in the final 20 minutes.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (11-5 overall, 4-3 GLIAC) overcame cold shooting and a first half deficit to down visiting Saginaw Valley State (4-12 overall, 1-5 GLIAC) 74-69 on Saturday afternoon inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
First Quarter
The lone two baskets in the first 5:12 of game action came on a jumper from redshirt senior guard Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) 23 seconds into the contest and a lay-up from Lydia Meredith 2:04 into the stanza.  Junior forward Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) broke the three-plus minute scoring drought via a pair of free throws, before another lay-up from Tyler Scheid knotted the score 4-4.  That would be the first of eight straight points for the Cardinals between 4:04 and 1:52 remaining, which put the guests ahead by six (10-4).  WSU earned the next three points on foul shots, before Makayla Mau nailed a jumper to put Saginaw Valley State up by five (12-7) following 10 minutes.

Second Quarter
The Warriors and Cardinals each totaled 10 points apiece in the opening 6:28 before the second quarter media timeout, which helped the visitors maintain a five-point advantage (22-17).  The lead would grow to as many as eight (25-17) after a free throw by Aleshia Jones and a lay-up from Scheid.  Senior forward ZaMaria Polk (Detroit, Mich. / Mumford (Pensacola State / Cleveland State)) would connect on a jumper and freshman guard Annabel Ayrault (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North) a three-pointer in the final 1:12 of the half, but SVSU would take a 27-22 edge into the break.

The Warriors shot 29 percent (6-of-21) from the floor in the first 20 minutes.

Third Quarter
In the highest-scoring frame of the afternoon, the Green and Gold outpaced Saginaw Valley State 29-24 in the 10 minute period.  WSU was unable to gain any ground in the first 5:19, however, as the two squads matched one another shot-for-shot in each notching 13 points in the span.  The Warriors cut the lead to three several times between 4:34 and 1:10 left to play, but the team finally was able to draw back even with the Cardinals during the quarter's final minute.  Sophomore forward Gabi Lutchka (Grass Lake, Mich.) and Fugate would each sink a pair of foul shots to erase a 51-47 SVSU lead and send the contest into the final stanza deadlocked at 51-51.

Fourth Quarter
With the score even, it became a battle of winning the final 10 minute period.  A lay-up from Tripp gave WSU a 57-56 lead with 8:23 left and was the first of four such lead changes in the first five minutes of the quarter.  Jones would earn five points in a row for the Cardinals between 6:22 and 5:57 left to play, which put the visitors up by four (65-61).  The Warriors would then notch the next six points on made field goals from Lutchka, Fugate, and sophomore forward Taylor Thompson (Grand Blanc, Mich.).

Saginaw Valley State would garner its final lead of the game (69-67) with 2:58 left following a lay-up from Emma Dziezgowski and a jumper from Victoria Stafford, but the Cardinals would not score again.  WSU would end the contest on a 7-0 run to secure the five-point triumph.  Tripp's lay-up and subsequent free throw with 1:56 to play served as the game-tying and go-ahead baskets, while lay-ups by Thompson and Lutchka put the finishing touches on the victory.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot an impressive 70 percent (19-of-27) in the second half to finish at 52 percent (25-of-48) from the field for the game.  Meanwhile, the Cardinals shot 53 percent (31-of-58) from the floor.  SVSU made just two of its 13 three-pointers (15 percent), compared to 4-of-13 (31 percent) for WSU.  The Warriors went to the charity stripe 26 times and sank 20 foul shots (77 percent), and Saginaw Valley State had just seven free throw attempts and made five (71 percent).  The two teams finished tied in rebounds (27-27), but the Green and Gold had 11 second chance points to the Cardinals' six.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Fugate had a team-best 16 points and was one of three scorers to tie for the game high.  Lutchka (15 points) and Tripp (10) also reached double figures.  Redshirt senior guard Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino (Central Michigan)) paced the team with five assists.

LEADING THE CARDINALS
Jones and Dziezgowski each had 16 points to tie for the game-best with Fugate.  Stafford had 10, while Jessica Massey contributed 13 points.  Massey had a game-high seven rebounds and dished out a best of seven assists to lead all players.  Jones also had four steals, a game best.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will tangle with visiting Ferris State on Thursday, January 25, from the Wayne State Fieldhouse.  Tip off with the Bulldogs is slated for 5:30 p.m. in the second of the three-game home stand.

 
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