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Nastassja Chambers vs.
Senior Nastassja Chambers scored a game-high 19 points.
49
Wayne State WS 14-12, 8-10GLIAC
58
Winner Northwood NU 9-17, 7-11 GLIAC
Wayne State WS
14-12, 8-10GLIAC
49
Final
58
Northwood NU
9-17, 7-11 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne State WS 9 20 9 11 49
Northwood NU 11 11 24 12 58

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

Women's Basketball Falls 58-49 at Northwood

Sophomore Sam Cherney tied WSU's single-season record for blocks (50) after recording four tonight.

MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball squad (14-12 overall, 8-10 GLIAC) dropped its contest 58-49 at Northwood (9-17 overall, 7-11 GLIAC) on Thursday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Wayne State allowed four points to start the contest before an eight-point Warrior.  Sophomore Sam Cherney (Farmington Hills, Mich. / North Farmington) led in scoring during this time with four points, while senior Nastassja Chambers (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Arbor Prep) and sophomore Kate Sherwood (Canton, Mich. / Belleville) each contributed two.  This would be the last time in the quarter that WSU would score a field goal.  The Green and Gold lead was dropped after a six-point run for the Timberwolves.  Each team tallied a point from the charity stripe to conclude the first period with Wayne State trailing 11-9.

Chambers opened the second stanza with two points from the foul line to tie the game, 11-11.  Over the next 5:02, there would be four lead changes.  NU tied the contest 19-19 at the 3:14 mark, but a triple from Chambers and a layup from junior Tori Perez (Belleville, Mich.) gave the Green and Gold a five-point advantage (24-19).  Timberwolf Hunter Viitala cut the visiting team's deficit to two with 1:22 on the clock, but a five-point spurt by senior Sadia Johnson (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Central) gave WSU a 29-22 lead at the half.

Viitala scored five straight points to cut the Northwood deficit to two (29-27) after the recess.  Wayne State extended its lead to 34-27 with its own five points, however, including a triple by senior Alex Matus (Millbury, Ohio / Toledo Central Catholic).  NU went on a seven-point run to knot the score 34-34 with 5:32 on the clock.  Back-and-forth buckets would contribute to four lead changes over the next 1:53.  WSU was held scoreless in the remaining 3:52, while the Timberwolves recorded nine points.  The Warriors trailed 46-38 after 30 minutes.

Chambers opened the final stanza with four points from the foul line over the initial 2:42.  A five-point Northwood spurt was ended when Cherney made a layup at the 5:14 mark to cut the WSU deficit to seven (51-44).  The Warriors allowed two points from the charity stripe before scoring five straight points, including a triple from sophomore Grace George (DeWitt, Mich.) to end the WSU scoring.  The Timberwolves tacked on five points for a 58-49 Wayne State loss.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot just 30 percent (19-of-63) from the field, compared to 41 percent (20-of-49) for the Timberwolves.  The Warriors connected on 7-of-8 (88 percent) from the foul line, with NU making 9-of-13 (69 percent) of its free throw attempts.  WSU had a 43-33 edge in rebounding, while also leading 6-4 in blocks and 12-10 in steals.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Chambers scored a game-high 19 points and dished out a team-best three assists.  After blocking a game-high four shots, Cherney tied WSU's single-season record in blocks (50).  Cherney also contributed three steals and a game-best 14 rebounds.

LEADING THE TIMBERWOLVES
Viitala and Makenzie Todd each scored 13 points.  Viitala also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and dished out a game-best five assists.  Kenzie Seeley contributed three steals, while Jayla Strickland blocked two shots.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will travel to Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, with tip-off scheduled for 1:00 p.m.


 
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