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Kate McArthur vs. Parkside (1/6/24)
Marissa Krynak
Kate McArthur scored seven points on Saturday at No. 1 Grand Valley State.
48
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 10-5,3-3 GLIAC
81
Winner Grand Valley St. GVSU 14-1,5-0 GLIAC
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
10-5,3-3 GLIAC
48
Final
81
Grand Valley St. GVSU
14-1,5-0 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 9 15 14 10 48
Grand Valley St. GVSU 20 19 14 28 81

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Cooper Weidenthaler, Sports Communications Specialist

Women's Basketball Stopped by No. 1 Grand Valley State

Nine different players found the scoring column for the Warriors.

ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's basketball team (10-5 overall, 3-3 GLIAC) faced a stiff task in top-ranked Grand Valley State (14-1 overall, 5-0 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon.  The Lakers defeated the Warriors by a score of 81-48 inside GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
Grand Valley State scored the game's first nine points as part of a 15-3 run that lasted just over five minutes.

From there until the final first half buzzer though, Wayne State outscored the home team 6-5 to make it an 11-point affair, 20-9.

The Lakers converted nine of their first 14 field goal attempts while the Warriors started 2-of-13 from the floor.

Second Quarter
Gabi Lutchka (Grass Lake, Mich.) cashed a three-pointer just over 30 seconds into the second period to pull WSU within eight, 20-12.

Following GVSU hitting one of two at the free throw line, Kate McArthur (Warren, Mich. / Cousino (Central Michigan)) made a driving layup to cut the deficit to seven at 21-14, the smallest it had been since 4-0 early in the first.

Grand Valley State countered with a 12-4 spurt over the course of the next four minutes that stretched its advantage back to 15, 33-18. 

From there until the intermission, the closest Wayne State could get was 12 (33-21) and the hosts held a lead as large as 16 (37-21) before the halftime score of 39-24.

Third Quarter
The third stanza saw both teams start cold from the field as they combined for just 10 points before the under-five media timeout (6-4 GVSU).

Both teams totaled 14 points in the quarter as six different Warriors found the scoring column in those 10 minutes.  WSU's scoring was paced by Taylor Thompson (Grand Blanc, Mich.) with four points thanks to a pull-up jumper and layup.

Fourth Quarter
Grand Valley State turned it up a notch in the final quarter outscoring Wayne State by 18, 28-10.  In that period, the Lakers shot 60 percent (9-of-15) to the Warriors' 16.7 percent (2-of-12).  GVSU led by as many as 35 (81-46) before the final 33-point margin.

TEAM STATS
For the game, Grand Valley State shot 50.9 percent (29-of-57) to Wayne State's 31.4 percent (16-of-51).  The Lakers won the rebounding battle 43-29  and notched 10 second-chance points to the Warriors' two.  GVSU also had a stiff upper hand in points off turnovers (22-10), bench scoring (33-21), points in the paint (46-24) and fast-break scoring (9-0).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Wayne State's leaders included Becca Fugate (Holly, Mich.) with nine points and three assists, Shea Tripp (Jackson, Mich. / Michigan Center) with five rebounds, four players with a block each and McKenna Ferguson (Grandville, Mich. / Byron Center) with a pair of steals.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Three players scored in double figures for Grand Valley State including Rylie Bisballe (21 points), Lexi Plitzuweit (14 points) and Megan Crow (10 points).  Plitzuweit also finished with a double double thanks to her game-high 10 boards.  Bisballe and Ellie Droste each dished out three assists.  Defensively, Bisballe stuffed a trio of shot attempts to go with her four steals.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will be off on Thursday before coming back home to host Saginaw Valley State in a week with the opening tip scheduled for 1 p.m. inside the Fieldhouse.

 
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