HOUGHTON, Mich. -- The Michigan Tech women's basketball team held 10th-ranked Grand Valley State scoreless for the final 3:58 to claim a 64-58 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory in front of 1,189 fans at the SDC Gym tonight. The Huskies scored the final nine points of the game to improve their overall record to 10-2 and remain undefeated at 6-0 in league play.

Tech trailed 50-44 with 9:12 to play before hitting three three-pointers over the next three minutes. Maria Schneider's triple put the Huskies up, 53-52, with 6:08 left. GVSU scored six of the next eight points for a 58-55 lead at the 3:58 mark. The visitors would not score again -- missing their final eight shots.

Catherine Rottier put the Huskies on top with a pair of foul shots with 1:22 to play. Ashley Zehren then came up with a steal and threw it ahead to Schneider for a layup and a three-point lead with 1:04 remaining. Rottier and Schneider combined for three more makes at the foul line in the final 23 seconds for the final margin of 64-58.

GVSU made just six field goals in the second half in 25 attempts (24 percent) and finished at 30.8 percent shooting for the game. The Huskies sank 47.4 percent of their attempts from the field including a blistering 70 percent (seven-of-10) from behind the three-point arc.

The lead changed hands 11 times in the first half. Alicia Schneider hit a three-pointer and two free throws in the final 1:11 of the frame to deadlock the score, 31-31, at halftime.

Rottier finished with a game-high 19 points with the aid of 10-of-13 free throw shooting. Alicia Schneider added 11 points as she was a perfect three-of-three from long range. Amanda Sieja turned in a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Maria Schneider also reached double figures with a season-high 10 points.

Michigan Tech will take its perfect league record to Lake Superior State on Saturday (Jan. 7) for a GLIAC tilt. The Huskies and Lakers are scheduled to tip off at 1 p.m.