Wednesday, February 8
Madison, Wis.
7:30 PM ET
Michigan State University
12-12,4-9Big Ten
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63
Wisconsin
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Michigan St.
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Team Stats
MSU
Wisc
FG%
.576
.390
3FG%
.444
.211
FT%
.800
.722
RB
30
33
TO
16
18
STL
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10
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Pts
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FGM
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3FGM
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FTM
3
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
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FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballMcDaniel and Parks Steer Spartans Past Badgers
2/8/2023 9:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kamaria McDaniel tallied a season-high 29 points, while Tayier Parks scored a career-high 20 points.
MADISON, Wis. - Behind a pair of 20-point performances from graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel and senior forward Taiyier Parks, the Michigan State women's basketball team got back in the winning column with a dominating 88-63 victory over Wisconsin Wednesday at the Kohl Center.
Michigan State played its fourth-straight game without head coach Suzy Merchant, who missed the game due to a medical incident. MSU captured its first win under acting head coach Dean Lockwood.
The Spartans snapped a three-game losing skid, improving to 12-12 overall and 4-9 in Big Ten action. Wisconsin fell to 7-18 overall and 2-11 in league play.
For the first time this season, Michigan State had a pair of players reach the 20-point mark. McDaniel set a new MSU high with 29 points to lead MSU, netting a career-high six 3-pointers, adding five rebounds. Parks had a career-high 20 points, going 9-for-10 from the field, also adding a team-high tying five boards. Sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann reached double figures for the fourth-straight game with 13 points and dished out six assists.
For the game, MSU shot a season-high 57.6 percent (34-for-59). The Spartans also shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe (8-for-10).
Wisconsin was led by 22 points from Julie Pospislova.
The Badgers jumped out to an early 12-5 lead before McDaniel's second 3-pointer of the game made it a 12-8 deficit. The Spartans went over two minutes without a field goal as the Badgers saw Pospislova score nine points in the period. Freshman Theryn Hallock broke the drought with a much-needed trey. Wisconsin led after the first 10 minutes 20-14, shooting 53.3 percent from the field.
In the second quarter, the Michigan State offense came to life, shooting 45.5 percent for the period. McDaniel led the way for the Spartans with eight points, going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Michigan State used a 7-0 run to trim the Badgers eight point advantage. After a McDaniel trey MSU took its first lead of the game, 31-30.
Despite still being a tight game in the third period, Michigan State led the bulk of the quarter. The Spartans biggest lead was four, which they achieved on three different occasions. Senior Tory Ozment helped ignite the MSU offense, scoring all seven of her points in the period.
In the fourth quarter, the Spartans came out fast with an 8-0 run that gave Michigan State its first double-digit lead 67-56. The streak increased to 11-0 after a Moira Joiner corner trey, leading to another Wisconsin timeout at the 6:09 mark. MSU could not be stopped on the offense end out-scoring UW 30-9 in the period, including making nine-straight field goals. Parks and McDaniel combined for 20 of the Spartans' 30 points in the final stanza. Overall, MSU shot 75.0 percent from the field in the final 10 minutes.
Michigan State returns home to celebrate 4H Day, hosing Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: at Wisconsin 2-8-23
• Michigan State graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel netted a season-high 29 points and senior forward Taiyier Parks posted a career-high 20 points to mark the first time that MSU had two players with 20 points for the first time this season and first time since Jan. 23, 2022 vs. Minnesota when Nia Clouden had 25 and Matilda Ekh tallied 23.
• Michigan State went with the starting five of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander for the fifth-straight game, and MSU is now 2-3 with that starting line-up to open the game ... overall, it was one of MSU's seven different line-ups this season.
• MSU made nine-straight field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing 9-of-the-10 from the field, ending the quarter 12-of-16 (.750), on the way to 21-of-32 (.656) for the second half, a new season-high for best second-half field goal percentage, and the Spartans finished the night with a season-high 57.6 percent (34-of-59) from the field.
• The Spartans drained 12 3-pointers, finishing 12-of-27 (.444), marking the second game in a row and 10th total game this season with double-digit 3-pointers.
• Michigan State pulled away from Wisconsin by out-scoring the Badgers, 30-9, in the fourth quarter ... the Spartans' 30-point fourth quarter was their third-highest scoring outing in the fourth quarter, behind 34 vs. Maryland (1/7/23) and 33 vs. Florida A&M (11/17/22) ... overall it is MSU's sixth 30-point quarter, joining 30 in the first quarter vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (11/13/22), 31 in third quarter vs. Western Michigan (11/13/22), 33 in third quarter vs. Prairie View A&M (12/20/22).
• Graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel's 29 points is her seventh 20-point outing, including third in the last six games, as part of her 17th double-digit scoring game ... McDaniel also netted a career-high six 3-pointers on the way to 6-of-8 shooting behind the arc ... the six 3-pointers, tops her MSU season high of four at Illinois (1/29/23) and betters her career-best of five, done twice during her Penn State career, last vs. MSU (1/9/20) ... the six triples also marked her ninth game with multiple 3-pointers, as well as fifth game with three or more treys.
• Senior forward Taiyier Parks netted her 20 points off the bench, topping her previous career-high of 18 points, done twice, last vs. Indiana (12/29/22) ... the 20 points was her fourth double-figure scoring game in the last five contests as part of the ninth total time and 32nd career time, leading all active Spartans.
• Parks and senior guard Moira Joiner pulled down five rebounds apiece ... it marks the third-straight game and eighth time in last nine games that Parks led or shared the team-lead on the glass, while marking the second time in last four games that Joiner has led or shared the rebounding lead.
• Sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann tallied 13 points to go with a game-best tying and team-high six assists ... the 13 points was Hagemann's fourth double-digit outing as part of the ninth this season and 18th of her career ... Hagemann's six helpers was her fifth game in a row with five or more assists, making up her 11th game with five or more helpers ... Hagemann netted two 3-pointers, draining multiple triples for the first time in the last seven games, while logging her sixth game this season making multiple 3-pointers.
Michigan State played its fourth-straight game without head coach Suzy Merchant, who missed the game due to a medical incident. MSU captured its first win under acting head coach Dean Lockwood.
The Spartans snapped a three-game losing skid, improving to 12-12 overall and 4-9 in Big Ten action. Wisconsin fell to 7-18 overall and 2-11 in league play.
For the first time this season, Michigan State had a pair of players reach the 20-point mark. McDaniel set a new MSU high with 29 points to lead MSU, netting a career-high six 3-pointers, adding five rebounds. Parks had a career-high 20 points, going 9-for-10 from the field, also adding a team-high tying five boards. Sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann reached double figures for the fourth-straight game with 13 points and dished out six assists.
For the game, MSU shot a season-high 57.6 percent (34-for-59). The Spartans also shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe (8-for-10).
Wisconsin was led by 22 points from Julie Pospislova.
The Badgers jumped out to an early 12-5 lead before McDaniel's second 3-pointer of the game made it a 12-8 deficit. The Spartans went over two minutes without a field goal as the Badgers saw Pospislova score nine points in the period. Freshman Theryn Hallock broke the drought with a much-needed trey. Wisconsin led after the first 10 minutes 20-14, shooting 53.3 percent from the field.
In the second quarter, the Michigan State offense came to life, shooting 45.5 percent for the period. McDaniel led the way for the Spartans with eight points, going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Michigan State used a 7-0 run to trim the Badgers eight point advantage. After a McDaniel trey MSU took its first lead of the game, 31-30.
Despite still being a tight game in the third period, Michigan State led the bulk of the quarter. The Spartans biggest lead was four, which they achieved on three different occasions. Senior Tory Ozment helped ignite the MSU offense, scoring all seven of her points in the period.
In the fourth quarter, the Spartans came out fast with an 8-0 run that gave Michigan State its first double-digit lead 67-56. The streak increased to 11-0 after a Moira Joiner corner trey, leading to another Wisconsin timeout at the 6:09 mark. MSU could not be stopped on the offense end out-scoring UW 30-9 in the period, including making nine-straight field goals. Parks and McDaniel combined for 20 of the Spartans' 30 points in the final stanza. Overall, MSU shot 75.0 percent from the field in the final 10 minutes.
Michigan State returns home to celebrate 4H Day, hosing Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes: at Wisconsin 2-8-23
• Michigan State graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel netted a season-high 29 points and senior forward Taiyier Parks posted a career-high 20 points to mark the first time that MSU had two players with 20 points for the first time this season and first time since Jan. 23, 2022 vs. Minnesota when Nia Clouden had 25 and Matilda Ekh tallied 23.
• Michigan State went with the starting five of graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel, sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann, sophomore guard/forward Matilda Ekh, senior guard Moira Joiner and sophomore forward Isaline Alexander for the fifth-straight game, and MSU is now 2-3 with that starting line-up to open the game ... overall, it was one of MSU's seven different line-ups this season.
• MSU made nine-straight field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing 9-of-the-10 from the field, ending the quarter 12-of-16 (.750), on the way to 21-of-32 (.656) for the second half, a new season-high for best second-half field goal percentage, and the Spartans finished the night with a season-high 57.6 percent (34-of-59) from the field.
• The Spartans drained 12 3-pointers, finishing 12-of-27 (.444), marking the second game in a row and 10th total game this season with double-digit 3-pointers.
• Michigan State pulled away from Wisconsin by out-scoring the Badgers, 30-9, in the fourth quarter ... the Spartans' 30-point fourth quarter was their third-highest scoring outing in the fourth quarter, behind 34 vs. Maryland (1/7/23) and 33 vs. Florida A&M (11/17/22) ... overall it is MSU's sixth 30-point quarter, joining 30 in the first quarter vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (11/13/22), 31 in third quarter vs. Western Michigan (11/13/22), 33 in third quarter vs. Prairie View A&M (12/20/22).
• Graduate guard Kamaria McDaniel's 29 points is her seventh 20-point outing, including third in the last six games, as part of her 17th double-digit scoring game ... McDaniel also netted a career-high six 3-pointers on the way to 6-of-8 shooting behind the arc ... the six 3-pointers, tops her MSU season high of four at Illinois (1/29/23) and betters her career-best of five, done twice during her Penn State career, last vs. MSU (1/9/20) ... the six triples also marked her ninth game with multiple 3-pointers, as well as fifth game with three or more treys.
• Senior forward Taiyier Parks netted her 20 points off the bench, topping her previous career-high of 18 points, done twice, last vs. Indiana (12/29/22) ... the 20 points was her fourth double-figure scoring game in the last five contests as part of the ninth total time and 32nd career time, leading all active Spartans.
• Parks and senior guard Moira Joiner pulled down five rebounds apiece ... it marks the third-straight game and eighth time in last nine games that Parks led or shared the team-lead on the glass, while marking the second time in last four games that Joiner has led or shared the rebounding lead.
• Sophomore guard DeeDee Hagemann tallied 13 points to go with a game-best tying and team-high six assists ... the 13 points was Hagemann's fourth double-digit outing as part of the ninth this season and 18th of her career ... Hagemann's six helpers was her fifth game in a row with five or more assists, making up her 11th game with five or more helpers ... Hagemann netted two 3-pointers, draining multiple triples for the first time in the last seven games, while logging her sixth game this season making multiple 3-pointers.
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