HOUGHTON, Mich. -- Michigan Tech scored 16 unanswered points late in the game to claim a 62-48 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball victory over Northwood tonight at the SDC Gym. The Huskies turned a 46-44 lead at the 6:46 mark into a 62-44 bulge en route to its fourth straight win.

"We grinded out a victory tonight," said fourth-year head coach John Barnes. "It was hard to get into rhythm because of injuries and fouls, so we had to rely on defense. That's what got us the win."

Tech found itself trailing by four with two minutes left in the opening half, but finished the frame on an 8-0 run thanks to a pair of three-pointers from Katie Zimmerman and a layup from Sarah Stream. The hosts held a 30-26 halftime edge.

The lead changed hands four times in the second half before Tech went on its 16-0 run. Alicia Schneider's first field goal of the game at 3:40 and Zimmerman's three-point play on the next possession broke open the game and put the Huskies on top, 53-44. MTU went on to score the next nine points for an 18-point lead before the Timberwolves tallied the game's final four points for the final margin.

Zimmerman finished with a game-high 14 points on four-of-six field goal shooting and four-of-five free throw shooting. The freshman was the team's seventh different leading scorer in as many games this season. Lena Widman added 13 points and a career- and game-high nine rebounds. Sarah Stream also reached double figures with 11 points.

Tech shot 46 percent from the field and held NU to 32 percent. The Huskies also held a 35-26 advantage in rebounding.

Michigan Tech (5-2, 3-0 GLIAC) will host Saginaw Valley State on Saturday (Dec. 9), with tipoff at the SDC Gym scheduled for 1 p.m.

Notes: Katie Wysocky did not play because of injury. Catherine Rottier, who would have also been a starter, also remained out of the lineup because of injury ... Tech was 19-of-20 from the free throw line in the game ... Freshman Tara Ferris had a career- and team-high four assists in the contest