HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Michigan Tech women's basketball team had seven players with seven points or more in a 71-47 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Northwood today in front of 1,090 fans at the SDC Gym. The Huskies defense limited the Timberwolves to 26 percent field goal shooting in the game.

MTU didn't allow the Timberwolves to get on the board for the first three minutes of the contest. An 8-0 run midway through the stanza was capped by back-to-back baskets from Brooke Sirard and made the score, 19-6. Catherine Rottier's third three-pointer gave the Huskies their largest lead of the half, 34-16, at 2:08. Tech entered the lockerroom for halftime as 36-18 leaders.

Rottier's three-point play at 12:12 of the second half put the hosts on top by 25 (50-25). The margin never dipped below 20 again.

Sirard blocked three shots in the second half to finish the game with a career-high four. She also had eight points and five rebounds off the bench. Rottier earned game-high honors with 17 points. Maria Schneider and Sarah Magee each had eight points and six rebounds.

The Huskies shot 45.6 percent from the field and held a 46-32 rebounding advantage.

Michigan Tech (13-5, 9-2 GLIAC) will travel for two road games in Erie, Pa., next week. The Huskies face Gannon Thursday (Feb. 2) at 6 p.m. and Mercyhurst Saturday (Feb. 4) at 1 p.m.

Notes: Freshman Alicia Schneider received the starting nod for the first time in her collegiate career . . . The Huskies, who defeated the T'wolves, 63-59, in Midland on Dec. 8, swept the season series over Northwood . . . MTU's shooting percentage of 45.6 was its third-best of the 2005-06 campaign.