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AYNE STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Department of Athletics | 5101 John C. Lodge | 101 Matthaei | Detroit, MI 48202 | (313) 577-4280 | WSUAthletics.com Athletic Media Relations Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations | [email protected] | 313-577-7542 (Office) Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Sports Information Director | [email protected] Mary Walsh, Sports Information Graduate Intern | [email protected] DETAILS Date: Game 5 - Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 Game 6 - Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 Tip Time: Game 5 - 6:00 p.m. Game 6 - 1:00 p.m. Location: Game 5 - Midland, Mich. Game 6 - Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Venue: Game 5 - Bennett Center (1,500) Game 6 - Cooper Gymnasium (2,500) Series Record: vs. Northwood (WSU leads 28-23) vs. Lake Superior State (LSSU leads 38-32) WAYNE STATE WARRIORS NORTHWOOD TIMBERWOLVES LAKE SUPERIOR STATE LAKERS Last Meeting: WSU 66, NU 62 (Dec. 7, 2014) (4-0, 0-0 GLIAC) (4-2, 0-0 GLIAC) (1-3, 0-0 GLIAC) WSU 71, LSSU 64 (Dec. 4, 2014) Head Coach: Carrie Lohr (5th Year) Head Coach: Jeff Curtis (12th Year) Head Coach: Kristen Rogers (2nd Year) GAMES 5 & 6 & 5 GAMES 2015-16 SCHEDULE PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) NOVEMBER Sat. Nov. 7 Notre Dame ^ Notre Dame, Ind. L, 52-101 Tues. Nov. 10 Eastern Michigan ^ Ypsilanti, Mich. L, 43-70 Sat. Nov. 14 Ohio Valley % Painesville, Ohio W, 76-45 Sun. Nov. 15 Salem International % Painesville, Ohio W, 84-46 Thurs. Nov. 19 Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind. W, 93-71 Sun. Nov. 29 Lawrence Tech Detroit W, 82-72 ....................................................................................................................................................... DECEMBER Thurs. Dec. 3 Northwood * Midland, Mich. 6:00 p.m. #11 Kristen Long #12 Brittany Streetman #22 Payton Birchmeier #30 Shannon Wilson #32 Christina Green Sat. Dec. 5 Lake Superior State * Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 1:00 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 10 Northern Michigan * (TV) Detroit 5:30 p.m. Sun. Dec. 13 Michigan Tech * Detroit 1:00 p.m. GAMEDAY INFORMATION Sun. Dec. 20 Lewis Detroit 2:00 p.m. At Northwood At Lake Superior State Wed. Dec. 30 Cedarville Cedarville, Ohio 5:30 p.m. ....................................................................................................................................................... Watch Live: gonorthwood.com Live Stats: lssulakers.com JANUARY Live Stats: gliac.org Twitter Updates: @waynestwarriors Sat. Jan. 2 Grand Valley State * Allendale, Mich. 1:00 p.m. Twitter Updates: @waynestwarriors Sun. Jan. 3 Ferris State * Big Rapids, Mich. 1:00 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 7 Hillsdale * (TV) Detroit 5:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 9 Saginaw Valley State * (TV) Detroit 1:00 p.m. WARRIOR QUICK NOTES Thurs. Jan. 14 Tiffin * (TV) Detroit 5:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 16 Ohio Dominican * Columbus, Ohio 1:00 p.m. STORYLINES Thurs. Jan. 21 Lake Erie * (TV) Detroit 5:30 p.m. Wayne State begins GLIAC play this Thursday as the Warriors travel to Northwood for a 6 p.m. match-up. WSU is Sat. Jan. 23 Ashland * (TV) Detroit 1:00 p.m. unbeaten with a 4-0 mark, while NU is 4-2. The Warriors defeated the Timberwolves, 66-62, last season. Two days Thurs. Jan. 28 Malone * (TV) Detroit 5:30 p.m. later, Wayne State makes the trip to Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. to meet Lake Superior State (1-3) for a 1 p.m. tip, on Sat. Jan. 30 Walsh North Canton, Ohio 1:00 p.m. ....................................................................................................................................................... Saturday. WSU topped the Lakers, 71-64, in Detroit a year ago. FEBRUARY The Warriors continued its undefeated streak after beating Lawrence Tech, 82-72, in the home opener on Nov. 29 Mon. Feb. 1 Findlay * Findlay, Ohio 5:30 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 4 Tiffin * Tiffin, Ohio 5:30 p.m. inside the Matthaei. Sophomore Shannon Wilson recorded her first collegiate double-double (21 points, 10 assists), Sat. Feb. 6 Ohio Dominican * (TV) Detroit 1:00 p.m. while four other WSU players scored in double digits. Thurs. Feb. 11 Lake Erie * Painesville, Ohio 5:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 13 Ashland * Ashland, Ohio 1:00 p.m. WSU earned a 93-71 victory at GLVC power Indianapolis on Nov. 19. Four Warriors scored in double figures led Thurs. Feb. 18 Malone * Canton, Ohio 6:00 p.m. by senior Brittany Streetman with 20 points, which matched her career-high. Previously, WSU went 2-0 at the Sat. Feb. 20 Walsh * (TV) Detroit 1:00 p.m. two-day GLIAC/GMAC Challenge, hosted by Lake Erie College on Nov. 14-15. Wayne State topped Ohio Valley, Thurs. Feb. 25 Findlay * (TV) Detroit 5:30 p.m. ....................................................................................................................................................... 76-45, on Nov. 14 as redshirt senior Ashley Wilson recorded her first career WSU double-double with 14 points and 11 boards. The Warriors concluded the tournament with an 84-46 victory over Salem International on Nov. 15. MARCH Shannon Wilson led WSU in points (18), steals (6) and rebounds (5). Tues. March 1 GLIAC Quarterfinal # TBA Sat. March 5 GLIAC Semifinal # TBA Sun. March 6 GLIAC Championship # TBA IN THE POLLS Wayne State received 23 points in the Nov. 24 WBCA Top 25 poll. The Warriors have won a school-record tying 23 ^ Exhibition | % GLIAC/GMAC Challenge | # GLIAC Tournament | * GLIAC Contest | TV - Comcast contests each of the last two seasons and are 72-23 over the last three-plus seasons. Home Games in Bold | All Times are EST The GLIAC released its preseason coaches poll on Oct. 28 and Wayne State was tabbed to finish third in the South Division. Streetman was voted to the All-GLIAC South Division Second Team. The Warriors totaled 83 points, STAY UPDATED placing behind Ashland and Walsh, and tied with Findlay. IN THE RANKS As of Nov. 29, Wayne State was nationally ranked in the top-20 in five statistical categories, including two in the top-10. The Warriors was seventh (out of 300 schools) in steals per game at 14.8, while Shannon Wilson was tabbed eighth with 4.0 spg. WSU was 11th in scoring margin (+25.3), 13th in scoring offense at 83.8, 15th in field @waynestwarriors /wsuwarriors /waynestateathletics @waynestwarriors goal percentage (47.8%) and 16th in rebounding margin (+11.5). The Warriors lead the GLIAC in scoring, field goals made per game (32.3), total rebounds per game (46.2) and 1 | 2015-16 WARRIOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 5 & 6 | DECEMBER 3 & 5, 2015 WAYNE STATE WARRIORS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES opponents field goal percentage, while ranking second in field SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS broadcast live throughout the state of Michigan on Comcast goal attempts per game (68.0), field goal percentage, offensive Northwood finished sixth overall in the GLIAC with a 14-8 CN900. Sean Baligian, Rod Beard, and Joe Abramson will call the rebounds per game (16.8), rebounding margin and steals per conference mark. The Timberwolves return 11 letterwinners from action. game. last year’s 18-11 squad. Head coach Jeff Curtis is in his 12th season and will look to senior Lauren Robak and sophomore Maddy Seeley WARRIOR ALL-ACCESS LAST TIME OUT to lead NU this year. Robak averaged 15.4 points per game last All Wayne State home women’s basketball games can be watched Wayne State (4-0) produced a strong fourth quarter turning season and connected on 87-of-227 field goals (38.3 percent), via Warrior All-Access for a $5.95 per game fee. Cliff Russell and a three-point lead into a 10-point victory, 82-72, over visiting while Seely posted 10.1 points per contest and shot 39.8 percent former WSU guard Paige Sickmiller (2009-13) will call the action Lawrence Tech (5-1) on Nov. 29 at the Matthaei. from three-point range (47-118). The Timberwolves averaged on Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. The other nine home contests will be 69.0 points a game, grabbed 36 boards and made 6.3 buckets from available on All-Access from the Comcast feed. WSU scored the first six points of the game on lay-ups by behind the arc per contest a year ago. sophomore Payton Birchmeier, senior Brittany Streetman and NEXT UP junior Christina Green as the Blue Devils were held scoreless for the NU defeated host Alaska Fairbanks, 90-78, to win the Mt. McKinley WSU will host GLIAC North Division opponents Northern Michigan first three minutes. Bank North Star Invitational over Thanksgiving weekend. The on Nov. 10 and Michigan Tech three days later. The Warriors beat Timberwolves went 2-1 over the three-day tournament averaging the Wildcats (69-57), but fell 68-55 to the Huskies on the road last A jumper by Streetman off a feed from sophomore Shannon Wilson 79.6 points per game and drained 22-of-55 (40.0 percent) three- season. gave the Warriors their largest lead of the opening period at 12-5 pointers. Robak and Seeley scored nearly half (117) of NU’s 239 just past the mid-point of the stanza. LTU answered with an 11-2 total points over the three games. run sparked by three three-pointers in a span of 2:08 to grab a 16- 14 lead. Lake Superior State looks to rebuild after a 7-19 (3-19 GLIAC) WBCA COACHES POLL (DEC. 1, 2015) season in 2014-15 and are led by second-year head coach Kristen On the ensuing possession, Streetman drained a triple with Rogers, a 2006 WSU graduate. LSSU returned five players in 2015- School - (FPV) PW Record Points Shannon Wilson earning the assist to give WSU the lead at 17-16. 16 and added seven freshmen and one transfer. The Lakers will rely 1 Emporia State (Kan.) - (20) 1 6-0 594 Senior Kristen Long hit a jumper and the teams traded buckets in on junior Mackenize Edwards and seniors April LaCross and Megan 2 California Baptist - (2) 4 6-0 559 the final 90 seconds with the Warriors holding a 21-20 lead after Manninen.