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 Kristen Rogers had 21 points and reached 1,000 in her career. |
Feb. 18, 2006
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Senior guard Kristen Rogers (Lansing, Mich.) became the 13th player in Wayne State history to reach 1,000 career points as WSU defeated Saginaw Valley State, 74-61, Saturday afternoon at the James E. O'Neill Arena. The Warriors improve to 9-15 overall, and more importantly, 6-10 in the GLIAC to get into the driver's seat for the final playoff spot as SVSU falls to 8-17, 5-11 GLIAC.
Trailing 5-0, Kristen Rogers hit a three-pointer from the right wing. After a Cardinal second-chance basket, junior Cherita Smith (Grand Rapids, Mich.) sank another three for the Warriors. Rogers then gave WSU an 11-10 lead on her second triple of the half with 15:47 left.
After an SVSU layup, sophomore Nicole Rogers (Lansing, Mich.) got into the mix with a 6-1 run by herself that put WSU up 17-12. Following a Saginaw Valley turnover, Kristen Rogers knocked down a pull-up three for an eight-point margin as Wayne State hit five of its first six three-pointer attempts.
With 10:21 left in the first, Kristen Rogers hit a three-pointer from the left corner. That bucket gave WSU a 28-17, and gave Rogers 1,002 career points.
Ralphanee Peyton (Detroit, Mich.) added layup as Wayne State held the Cardinals nearly five minutes without a point. SVSU cut the Warrior lead to six points as it went on a 6-0 run. Wayne State went on a five-point run capped off by freshman Chastidy Miller's (White Lake, Mich.) three-pointer that put WSU back on top by 11 with 4:22 left.
Junior Bethany Mesko (Traverse City, Mich.) had a defensive rebound and jumper in the closing seconds to put the Warriors ahead, 39-28, at the half.
Senior center Casey Banks (Detroit, Mich.) scored WSU's first four points of the second half as its lead swelled to 13 points. Wayne State led by as many as 16 before Saginaw Valley cut it to 10 with 12:15 to play.
The Warriors maintained their double-digit lead the rest of the half and went up 68-53 on the fifth three-pointer by Kristen Rogers with just under five minutes to play.
Kristen Rogers finished with a game-high 21 points, along with six assists, five rebounds and four steals. Of her 1,011 career points, 483 of them have come on 161 three-pointers, which is one shy of Jessica King's school record.
Smith added 14 points while Miller and Peyton had 10 points off the bench. Miller also recorded her first career double-double with 10 rebounds with Peyton adding nine boards for WSU who held a 50-37 rebounding margin.
The Warriors travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., for their final non-conference contest against IPFW on Tuesday evening.
