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 Kris Krzyminski had a career-high 18 points Saturday. |
Dec. 10, 2005
HILLSDALE, Mich. - Wayne State (2-4, 0-2) out-shot (40.4 percent-33.8 percent) and out-rebounded (48-35) Hillsdale (5-1, 3-0), but dropped its four game in a row with a 62-59 loss at the Jesse Philips Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10. The Warriors fall to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as HC, who scored 21 points off 17 WSU turnovers, improves to 6-1 and 4-0.
Down 5-2 in the opening minutes of the game, WSU's Kris Krzyminski (Flint, Mich.) got the offensive board and dished off to center Jeffrey Ferguson (Toronto, Ont.) for a two-handed dunk. But the Hillsdale lead grew to 9-4 before senior Herb Goliday (Royal Oak Twp., Mich.), Ferguson and Will Pierce (Detroit, Mich.) scored on consecutive possessions for a 10-9 Warrior lead.
Hillsdale missed four straight shots until taking a one-point lead. Then sophomore Lorenzo Shine (Detroit, Mich.) scored his first points at WSU with a three-pointer off the glass that put the Warriors up 13-11 at the 10:56 mark.
WSU led by six thanks to a Krzyminski three, but the junior guard headed to the bench as he suffered a bloody lip after diving for a loose ball. He would return just minutes later with the Warriors up 21-16.
Hillsdale went on an 8-2 run and took a 24-23 lead with under a minute to play, but Anthony Ighodaro's (Toronto, Ont.) bucket under the hoop gave WSU a one-point halftime lead.
The Chargers' center John Farr hit a pair of threes early in the second half to put them up 39-37. Wayne State sophomore Rob Igbawua (Belleville, Mich.) answered with an open mid-range jumper to tie the contest with 13:03 to play.
Krzyminski had a pair of defensive rebounds and hit back-to-back three-pointers that gave WSU a 47-43 advantage, forcing HC to call timeout with 9:36 on the clock. After a 5-2 Hillsdale run, Warrior senior Ethan Banks (Warren, Ohio) scored on a nice jump stop shot high off the glass and Goliday got the roll for a 53-48 lead.
Following one Charger point, Krzyminski was fouled on a three-point attempt and made all three free throws to build a seven-point lead. But an 11-0 Hillsdale sprint put the Chargers ahead, 60-56, with 2:42 left.
Neither team scored until Krzyminski found Banks open for a three with 44.8 seconds remaining. On their final possession, the Chargers missed a three, but Farr grabbed the rebound and was fouled. He made both to put HC up 62-59 with 8.3 seconds to go. Out of a timeout, WSU's last play, a Krzyminski three-point attempt, hit the back of the rim as HC remained undefeated in the league.
Krzyminski scored a career-best for the second straight game with a game-high 18 points. Ferguson added his second double-double in a row with 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead all players.
WSU is off for final exams week before heading to the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge Dec. 20-21 in Indianapolis, Ind.
