Wildcats split doubleheader at Sioux Falls, WSC women snap drought against Cougars
The Wayne State College basketball teams split a doubleheader at Sioux Falls, with the WSC women's squad ending a nine-game skid against the Cougars, while the Wildcat men's team was upended by a second-half USF rally.
By News Channel NebraskaSIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Wayne State College basketball teams split a doubleheader at Sioux Falls, with the WSC women's squad ending a nine-game skid against the Cougars, while the Wildcat men's team was upended by a second-half USF rally.
Senior forward Logan Hughes scored a game-high 19 points to power the Wayne State women's team in a 71-55 victory.
Hughes scored 19 points in just 15 minutes of playing time to lead the ‘Cats in scoring. She was 5 of 10 from the field and a perfect 6 for 6 at the line. Senior guard Lauren Zacharias also hit double digits with 11.
Wayne State made 23 of 57 shots for 40.4 percent and was 6 for 21 behind the arc. The Wildcats held a significant advantage from the free throw line making 19 of 24 (79%) compared to just 4 of 7 for the Cougars.
The win gives the Wildcats a 5-1 record and 1-1 mark in the NSIC while USF drops to 3-5 and 0-2 in league play.
On the men's side, Sioux Falls rallied from a 47-36 deficit with 13:30 remaining as the Cougars defeated the Wildcats 65-60. The host Cougars improve to 6-2 and 1-1 in the league while WSC drops to 6-2 and 1-1 in NSIC play.
Wayne State went cold from the field and did not make a basket for a 7:50 stretch as the host Cougars came back from a 47-36 deficit to tie the score at 50-50 with 6:28 remaining.
A basket from Jordan Janssen gave WSC a short-lived 52-50 lead at the 6:12 mark. The final lead for WSC was 53-52 with 5:01 to play after a Cody McCullough free throw.
Sioux Falls took the lead for good on the next possession with a 3-pointer and the Cougars canned 10 of 10 free throws late to hold off Wayne State in the 65-60 come-from-behind win.
Janssen made 12 of 18 shots from the field and scored a game-high 27 points for the Wildcats. McCullough was the only other WSC player in double digits with 10.
Wayne State shot 39 percent from the field making just 22 of 56 shots. The ‘Cats were 3 for 16 behind the arc and 13 of 15 at the charity stripe.
The Wayne State basketball teams will be back at home for an NSIC doubleheader on Saturday, starting with the women's game at 3:30, followed by the men's game at 5:30.