HOUGHTON, Mich. -- Michigan Tech grabbed 51 rebounds and made 25 free throws to defeat Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference South Division foe Wayne State, 69-54, in women's basketball tonight. Senior Amanda Sieja scored her 1,000th career point and freshman Katie Webber scored a career-high 11 points in the Huskies 11th win of the season.

Tech led a majority of a tight first half. Sieja got her 1,000th point with a layup three minutes into the game. Webber's third three-pointer of the night at the 2:09 mark made the score 33-27. Fellow freshman Alicia Schneider added a pair of free throws 30 seconds later and the Huskies went into halftime as 35-29 leaders.

Sarah Magee's three-pointer at the 18:08 mark of the second half put the hosts up by 11. The Warriors remained within eight points, 51-43, with 8:47 to play before Sieja made two free throws. Two possessions later, Jenna Bartels, who was seeing her first action since Dec. 21, drained a triple for a 13-point margin. Bartels went on to score 11 points in just six minutes of play. The Huskies made eight free throws in the final six minutes to gain the victory.

Tech snared 14 more rebounds (51 to 37) than Wayne State and held the visitors to 30 percent shooting. In addition, the Huskies were 25-of-32 (78 percent) from the free throw line.

Webber had all 11 of her points in the first half. Sieja finished with a team-high 14 points to go with seven rebounds. In addition to the 1,000-point milestone, she also surpassed the 500 rebound mark. Catherine Rottier added eight points, a game-high 11 rebounds and five assists.

Michigan Tech (11-4, 7-1 GLIAC) will remain at home to face Hillsdale on Saturday (Jan. 21) at 1 p.m.

Notes: Sieja is the 15th player in MTU women's basketball history to score 1,000 points. The 6-2 center now owns 1,012 points and 502 rebounds in 92 career games.