Women's Basketball Scoreboard (Nov. 14)
Cleveland State 76, Lake Erie 48
Western Michigan 103, Detroit 86
Wisconsin 85, Milwaukee 60
Cleveland State 76, Lake Erie 48
With five players scoring in double figures led by Kiersten Green with 16, the Cleveland State women's basketball team came away with a 76-48 victory over Lake Erie College Thursday evening. The win puts CSU at 1-1 on the season, and keeps the Vikings perfect against Lake Erie all-time.
Along with Green, Cori Coleman (14 points), Olivia Voskuhl (12), Haley Schmitt (11), and Imani Gordon (10) also notched double-digit points for the Vikings. Voskuhl, who scored all 12 points off the bench, was three-for-three from behind the arc and also grabbed two rebounds and three steals. Coleman, who was 6-for-9 from the field against the Storm also added seven rebounds and a career-high seven steals.
After Lake Erie was able to keep the game close during the opening half, Cleveland State went on an 11-2 run over the first four minutes of the second frame, gaining a double-digit lead at 39-23. During this stretch the Vikings posted four of their 27 steals – which set a Wolstein Center record and ranks second all-time in program history.
From here the Vikings held a double-digit lead for the remainder of the contest, and gained their first 20-point advantage at the 13:56 mark when Green converted a three-point play. Over the next 3:06 the two teams traded points, including an unconventional five-point play from Olivia Voskuhl. After knocking down her third three-pointer of the game at the 10:35 mark, Voskuhl was fouled after the shot and awarded a 1-and-1 at the free throw line. Voskuhl , who was 3-for-4 from the line, sank both free throws to give CSU a 57-35 advantage.
The Storm responded with a quick 9-5 run, but it was soon halted with 11 straight points from the Vikings. During this 11-0 run, CSU got five points from the free throw line and three from a Chrishna Butler three-pointer – her first collegiate points. Over the final minute Lake Erie was able to knock down back-to-back jumpers, putting the final score at 76-48.
As a team, CSU shot 43-percent from the floor (26-60), including a 50-percent mark from three-point (8-16). The Vikings also added 14 assists – a career-high five from Imani Gordon – five blocks and 30 rebounds. The Cleveland State bench picked up 25 points against the Storm.
Western Michigan 103, Detroit 86
It was a high-scoring contest right from the start and despite 20+ point-performances from both Senee Shearer and junior Ellisha Crosby, the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball team fell on the road at Western Michigan, 103-86, on Thursday night.
Shearer tallied a career-best 29 points on 9-of-17 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and Crosby posted a season-high 23 points and her second double-double of the year with 12 rebounds.
It was all offense right from the start as three treys by Shearer and five points from Crosby early gave Detroit (1-2) a 16-15 lead not even five minutes into the game. The Broncos (2-1) then went on a 24- 4 run over the next eight minutes to open a 19-point advantage, 39-20.
WMU still had a big lead, 46-28, with 5:23 left when the Titans began pecking away at that deficit closing to within nine, 50-41, with over a minute left in the first half before trailing at the break, 54-43. Shearer was the catalyst in that spurt with six points and sophomore Tayelor McCalister had a big play with a steal and fast-break layup to make it a nine-point game at the 1:32 mark.
The Broncos extended the lead to 15, 58-43, early in the second period, but a quick 8-2 charge cut that to single digits. Shearer had a three-point play and that was followed by a trifecta from Crosby. McCalister then grabbed a rebound and freshman Lizzy Connors was able to get inside to make it a 60-51 contest.
The home team once again was able to stop the Titan comeback and get the lead back to as many as 15, but a basket from rookie Reyna Montgomery and then and an offensive rebound and put back by freshman Megan Galloway had the red, white and blue trailing by just eight, 73-65, with 11:45 remaining. After a free throw by WMU, McCalister drove to the rim for a score and the Titans were down by just seven, 74-67, with 11:08 left.
From that point, Western Michigan went on a 12-2 run to open the game back up and UDM was not able to muster one last run.
McCalister finished with a career-high 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists. Montgomery had five points and three boards, while Galloway tallied six points and six rebounds.
UDM was 31-of-70 from the field and collected nine steals, but Western Michigan was 34-of-77 shooting and 25-of-27 at the free throw line.
Wisconsin 85, Milwaukee 60
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's basketball team could not build on a solid first-half effort in its season opener, allowing the University of Wisconsin to pull away after halftime in recording an 85-60 victory Thursday night at the Klotsche Center.
The Panthers (0-1) battled the Badgers (2-0) tightly through the first 25 minutes of the contest, but a 16-2 scoring run by the visitors decided the contest.
"I thought we came out in the first half and did everything that we had in our game plan," UWM head coach Kyle Rechlicz said. "We attacked them first and really had the energy that we needed to win the game in the first half. I believe it was a tale of two halves - if we can consistently play like we did in the first half, we have a chance to really make a run in our conference this year. If we play like we did in the second half, it could be a really long season."
Senior Angela Rodriguez led Milwaukee with 18 points. Freshman Bre'Zall Warren was the only other player in double-figures with 11 in her collegiate debut.
"This is a growing game for us - it was our first game of the season," Rechlicz said. "I thought that it was excellent that we were able to get some really good minutes from our freshmen and see them really step up in big situations. And Angela was Angela. She played another great game for us and really led us at the point guard position. The ball is going to be in her hands a lot this year, so we need her to continue to step up."
Five players netted double-figures for Wisconsin, led by 21 from Michala Johnson and a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds by Jacki Gulczynski. Taylor Wurtz also had a double-double for the Badgers, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Freshman Christina Wakeman also had a solid debut for UWM, finishing with nine points and seven rebounds in just 16 minutes of playing time.
The Panthers came out of the gates strong, scoring the first five points and nine of the first 11 to lead, 9-2, on a layup by sophomore Avyanna Young at the 16:02 mark.
Back-and-forth for a bit, the Panthers still held a 14-7 lead on a three-pointer by Warren at the 13:13 mark before the Badgers would turn the tide. Eight points in a row as part of a 12-2 scoring run gave UW its first lead, which it built to a 19-16 cushion on a Johnson hoop with just over five minutes to play in the first half.
The Panthers found themselves down by six at 28-22, but scored six in a row to tie it up before a UW three at the buzzer gave the visitors a 32-28 lead at the break. After trading baskets for the first five minutes of the second half, Wisconsin started its decisive run courtesy of three-straight possessions that each netted three points. A pair of and-one shots with a three pointer in between started the surge and it was all Wisconsin from there. The lead grew to 18 after the run and UWM could get no closer than 15 the rest of the way.
For the game, Milwaukee shot 33.3 percent from the floor and never got its potent three-point attack going. The team made just 3-of-16 attempts from long range, but held its own on the boards with UW holding a slim 52-46 edge. The Badgers finished at 45.2 percent from the floor for the contest.
Junior Janna Swopshire chipped in with six points and six rebounds for UWM, with Young contributing eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.
