Wayne State University's women's basketball team is set to begin the second half of its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) schedule with upcoming games against Parkside and Purdue Northwest. The Warriors will face Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on February 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by a game against Purdue Northwest in Hammond, Indiana, on February 3 at 2 p.m. ET.
The Wayne State University women's fencing team participated in the DeCicco Duals held at Notre Dame's Castellan Family Fencing Center, finishing with a 4-3 overall record. The Warriors faced defeats against Notre Dame (6-21), Denison (12-15), and Northwestern (7-20). However, they secured victories over Detroit Mercy (22-5), Cleveland State (20-6 with one double forfeit), Florida (22-5), and Lawrence (15-12).
In their final game of a three-game home stand, the Wayne State University women's basketball team secured a decisive victory against Lake Superior State Lakers with an 87-57 win. The match took place at the Wayne State Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.
Wayne State University's men's and women's fencing teams are set to participate in their second team event of the season at Notre Dame's DeCicco Duals. The event will take place on Saturday, January 27, at the Castellan Family Fencing Center. Although the competition spans two days, Wayne State will compete only on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.
Wayne State University's women's basketball team faced a tough challenge against Ferris State, resulting in an 80-46 loss on Thursday evening at the Wayne State Fieldhouse. The Warriors now hold an 11-6 overall record and are 4-4 in the GLIAC conference, while Ferris State improved to 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the GLIAC.
Wayne State University's men's cross country team has strengthened its roster with the addition of two new athletes, Sean Pettis from Fremont, Michigan, and Andrew Yax from Clio, Michigan.
The Wayne State University women's golf team has been ranked fourth in the NCAA's Midwest Region and 33rd nationally, according to Spikemark's rankings presented by Clippd. Maisarah Hezri from Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, is the highest-ranked Warrior individually at No. 13. This ranking comes after her top-three finish through 12 rounds of play with an average of 18.51 points.
In Wayne County schools, there were more African American students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
The Wayne State University women's fencing team commenced their 2024 season with a successful performance at the Titan Invitational hosted by Detroit Mercy. The team achieved victories against both the University of Michigan and the host Titans, winning 26-1 and 25-2, respectively, at Calihan Hall.
The student-athletes at Wayne State University have demonstrated notable academic success during the Fall 2023 semester. Sixty-two athletes achieved a perfect 4.00 GPA, and over 78% of Warrior student-athletes earned above a 3.00 GPA for the term. The collective GPA for all student-athletes was 3.385, with a cumulative GPA reaching 3.421.
Wayne State University's volleyball team has added a new player to its roster. Head coach Tim Koth announced the signing of Kayla Ison, a transfer from Eastern New Mexico University. Ison, originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, joins Wayne State as a junior with two seasons of eligibility remaining.