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 Herb Goliday was a rebound shy of a double-double. |
Jan. 7, 2006
DETROIT - Wayne State picked up its first conference win with a 68-52 defeat of visiting Northwood Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Matthaei. The Warriors evened their overall record at 6-6 and are now 1-3 in the GLIAC while NU fell to 6-8, 1-4 GLIAC.
Senior Ethan Banks (Warren, Ohio) drove the baseline and put up a layup for the game's first points. The Warriors were up 5-1 before NU scored four straight points. Erik Parker (Oak Park, Mich.) answered that run with a one-handed dunk followed by consecutive three-pointers by Banks and Kris Krzyminski (Flint, Mich.) for a 13-7 lead.
Another Banks three put the Warriors in front 20-10 as they made eight of their first 11 shots. After a Northwood three, neither team scored until the 6:40 mark when Herb Goliday (Royal Oak Twp., Mich.) made back-to-back layups. Krzyminski hit a deep three to push WSU's lead to 14 points as the Timberwolves wouldn't score for over six minutes in the first half.
The Warriors, who took a 10-point lead into halftime, scored four straight out of the locker room. Then a nice pass from Parker to Goliday under the hoop put WSU up 38-25. Two Goliday blocks on the same NU possession led to a three-pointer by Krzyminski on the other end. Jacob Black (Detroit, Mich.) blocked a shot on defense then was rewarded with a jumper. He followed that with a steal and fast-break layup for a 51-30 lead with 11:03 remaining.
Parker scored four unanswered points for Wayne State's largest lead of the game at 61-39 with 7:08 to play.
Parker and Goliday tied for team-high honors with 15 points apiece. Goliday was a rebound shy of a double-double with a game-best nine boards. Banks and Krzyminski each knocked down three three-pointers, accounting for the team's six triples.
WSU shot 50.9 percent (27-53) for the game, marking the fifth straight game over 50 percent from the floor. The Warriors are 4-1 in their last five contests.
The Warriors host Ashland on Thursday, Jan. 12 in another GLIAC battle.
