Warriors drop road tilt at Gannon

Jeff Buck
Staff Writer

The Wayne State women’s basketball team fell to Gannon (18-5, 12-2) on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 78-63.

WSU (10-14, 8-6) controlled the lead early in the game but with 10 minutes remaining in the first quarter they watched it slip away. Gannon would go on a 13-5 run to lead by 10 at halftime, 40-30.

The Warriors found themselves chasing the lead for the remainder of the game never once overtaking it. Gannon led by as many as 20 points in the second half.

The Warriors would sink several crucial free throws down the stretch but could only creep to within 11.

Joy Nash led the Warriors with 17 points (5-for-14) with four assists and two steals. Chastidy Miller was 6-for-6 from the charity stripe finishing with 16 points (4-for-16) and four steals. Bethany Jury dominated the boards grabbing 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of play, four of which were offensive boards.

The Warriors shot only 30.4 percent from the field (21-for-69) while Gannon shot 50.7 percent (26-for-52).

Casey England was the leading scorer for Gannon with 17 points (6-for-10) in 27 minutes of play. Christina Jackson (5 points, 11 rebounds) and Carrie Nolan (10 points, 10 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles.

The Warriors return home this Thursday to take on GLIAC foe Ferris State at 5:30 p.m.

The South End, February 12, 2007