Nov. 6, 2011

Box Score

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The No. 21 Grand Valley State women’s basketball team dropped a 75-23 decision to Michigan State in exhibition play at the Breslin Center on Sunday afternoon.  GVSU officially opens the season on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. at Saint Joseph’s in Rensselaer, Ind.

Michigan State did not allow the Lakers to score a field goal in the first half and took a 40-7 lead into halftime and never looked back.

Junior Briauna Taylor led GVSU with 11 points on 3-for-12 shooting and a 5-for-7 performance at the line.  She also picked up a team-high seven rebounds and three steals.  Sophomore Dani Crandall was second on the team, tallying seven points and five rebounds.

The Spartans were led by a 17-point showing from Becca Mills and 12 from Taylor Alton.