ALLENDALE, MICH. – The GVSU women's basketball team welcomed in Wayne State for the final game of their weekend homestand. The top-ranked Lakers proved to be too much for the Warriors, leading for the entire game, and coming away with an 81-48 victory.
 
Grand Valley got off to a 9-0 run to begin the game and put the Warriors in an early hole. They were able to extend the lead up to 12 at 17-5 following a Rylie Bisballe layup, part of her six points in the quarter. Wayne State was able to get some points back, but they could not get their deficit under double-digits to close out the quarter, trailing 20-9.
 
The Warriors got it down to seven early in the second quarter, but Abrie Cabana responded quickly with an and-1 jumper and free throw to put the Lakers back up by 10. Hadley Miller scored four straight points and Ellie Droste hit a triple to put the Lakers up by 15 late in the half, which is what they lead by at the break, up 39-24.
 
Both teams traded baskets for the entirety of the third quarter, with each team scoring 14 points over the 10 minutes of play. GVSU maintained their 15-point lead at 53-38 heading into the final quarter of play.
 
Six straight points from Bisballe to open the quarter pushed the Laker lead above 20 at 59-38. After Wayne State got a couple back, Lexi Plitzuweit buried one from deep to put the Lakers up by 22. The Warriors scored to get it back to a 20-point game, but Megan Crow hit a layup to start a 15-2 Laker run to end the game, giving GVSU their sixth seventh straight game holding an opponent under 50 points scored.
 
Rylie Bisballe scored a season-high 21 points, while pulling down nine rebounds to lead the Lakers. Lexi Plitzuweit recorded her first career double-double with a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds. Megan Crow had 10 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting, while adding three steals. Ellie Droste and Abrie Cabana each scored eight points in the game.
 
Up Next
The Lakers play their first road games of the GLIAC schedule, traveling up to LSSU on Thursday, then they have a matchup of ranked teams on Saturday when they travel to Big Rapids and take on Big Rapids.