DETROIT, Mich. - The women's basketball team was looking to get back in the win column on Saturday afternoon as they visited the Motor City for a tilt with Wayne State. The Panthers and Warriors went into overtime in the previous meeting this season, but the Warriors left little doubt in this one with an 84-61 win to improve to 15-7 overall and 8-5 in the GLIAC. Davenport falls to 3-19 overall and 1-11 in the conference.
Ellie Toney was one point shy of her season high with 21 points to lead the Panthers. Toney scored 20-plus points for the second time this season and the third time in her career. She finished 6-for-8 from the field including 3-for-4 from the arc, while also going 6-for-6 at the free throw line in 27-plus minutes. Toney also had four rebounds, three assists, and one blocked shot.
Jaci Walker scored nine points off the bench going 4-for-6 from the field.
Alexa Kolnitys contributed seven points, four assists, and two rebounds.
Davenport finished 48.9 percent from the field as a team to set a new season high for field goal percentage. They were 7-for-17 from behind the arc and were 10-for-14 from the free throw line. Becca Fugate led the Warriors with 22 points and connected on 5-for-9 from the arc. The Warriors shot 50.7 percent for the game and also made seven triples, but needed 24 attempts. The game saw two ties and two lead changes and the big stat lines were points off turnovers (31-9) and points in the paint (48-28) which favored Wayne State.
The Panthers continue on the road next Thursday, Feb. 15 at Purdue Northwest for a date against the Pride starting at 6:30 PM ET.
