HOUGHTON, Mich. -- Ferris State made 63 percent of its first half field goals and 50 percent for the game to defeat Michigan Tech, 77-64, in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball game this afternoon at the SDC Gym. Tech (11-5, 5-3 GLIAC) was within five points late in the game before the Bulldogs (10-5, 4-3 GLIAC) used a 9-0 run to put the game away.

FSU bombed in seven three-pointers in the first half including five of its first six attempts from behind the arc to take a 27-19 lead at the 7:31 mark. The Huskies kept it a five point margin before the visitors ended the half on a 12-4 run.

Tech battled to 55-50 at the 11:13 mark of the second half as Alicia Schneider hit her second three-pointer of the game. Ferris State pushed the lead back to 12 points four minutes later before the Huskies scored seven straight to once again make it a five-point game.

FSU's Kristin Reinhart made a jumpshot on the next possession for a 66-59 advantage. Sarah Stream had a good look at a three-pointer that would have made it a four-point game. It didn't fall, and the Bulldogs ended the game outscoring the Huskies, 13-5.

"Ferris is a good team," said head coach John Barnes. "They made shots, and we didn't defend as well as we could have. We need to play smarter basketball as our schedule doesn't get much easier in the next few weeks."

Reinhart finished with 21 points, while teammate Rachel Folcik tallied 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for FSU.

Stream led the Huskies with 15 points and six rebounds. Katie Zimmerman added 13 points off the bench, and four other players had eight points apiece.

Ferris cashed in on 10-of-20 three-point attempts and 28-of-56 field goal tries (50 percent). Tech made eight-of-20 from behind the arc, but was limited to 22-of-62 (35.5 percent) from the field.

Michigan Tech will hit the road for four straight games starting Thursday (Jan. 18) at Wayne State. Opening tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.