DETROIT - The Lake Superior State women's basketball team battled to the wire with Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division co-leader Wayne State before losing Thursday's regular-season finale, 80-74.

Sophomore forward April LaCross scored 14 points as LSSU (5-23 overall, 5-17 GLIAC) built a 37-30 halftime lead. Wayne State (20-6 overall, 17-5 GLIAC), which entered the game tied with Michigan Tech for the North Division title, eventually caught the Lakers, 46-46, with 12:51 remaining in the second half.

The Warriors pulled away from a 59-59 deadlock by scoring seven unanswered points.

LSSU's Laura VanEs and Kandace Crittendon did the scoring as the Lakers fought back to tie it, 66-66, with 3:24 remaining. The game was also tied, 74-74, at 1:05 after layups by Stephanie Fisher and VanEs.

Wayne State closed out the win by taking advantage of a missed one-and-one and two jumpers, and a Laker turnover during the key final moments.

LaCross finished with a season-high 21 points and six rebounds to lead the Lakers. VanEs scored 14 points, and Crittendon had 13 points and eight rebounds. LSSU shot a season-high 54.1 percent from the field, including 5-of-15 from three-point range. The Lakers made 3-of-10 free throws.

Kayla Bridges totaled 21 points and six rebounds to pace Wayne State. Imari Redfield followed with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jackie Jones and Des Lavita Stephens added 13 points each. Jones also contributed 10 rebounds.

The Warriors shot 41.3 percent from the field, including 4-of-17 from three-point range. They were 14-of-25 at the free-throw line and controlled the boards, 52-32.

Fisher was 0-for-4 from three-point range and will share the LSSU single-season school record of 55 three-pointers with Nicole Marshall (2009-10).

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