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THE GAME
Thu., Jan. 24, 2008 • 5:30 p.m. (ET) • SDC Gym (3,200)
#19 Michigan Tech (15-3, 8-1 GLIAC) vs. Ashland (6-7, 2-4)

Sat., Jan. 26, 2008 • 1 p.m. (ET) • SDC Gym (3,200)
#19 Michigan Tech vs. Ferris State

Radio Broadcast: WKMJ 93.5 FM (Mitch Lake, Brad Salmen)
Video Webcast: MichiganTechHuskies.com
Audio Webcast: pasty.net

HUSKIES GARNER FIRST NATIONAL RANKING IN SEVEN YEARS
Michigan Tech is ranked in the nation's top 25 for the first time since the end of the 2001 season. The Huskies garnered a No. 19 spot in the latest edition of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association/ESPN Division II Top 25 poll. Despite having four seasons with 19 or more wins in the last six years, Michigan Tech has not been ranked in the top 25 since March 2001. The Huskies were ranked 13th to end that season in which it went 26-4 and hosted the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

WYSOCKY KEEPS PLUGGING ALONG
Sophomore Katie Wysocky continues to put up strong numbers across the board. The 6-0 forward ranks in the top five of the GLIAC in five different statistical categories: scoring (5th at 16.3 points per game), rebounding (3rd at 9.8 per game), field goal percentage (4th at 56.8), free throw percentage (2nd at 88.7) and 3-point field goal percentage (1st at 51.2). Wysocky, who owns 177 rebounds on the season, is on pace to break the school records for rebounds in a season (255) and 3-point percentage (46.7). She is also within reach of the school's field goal percentage mark of 58.3.

NEWEST MEMBER OF THE 1,000-POINT CLUB
Senior Catherine Rottier became the 16th member of Michigan Tech's 1,000-point club in women's basketball last Thursday (Jan. 17) as she knocked down a free throw in the first half of a win vs. Wayne State. Rottier finished the game with 16 points. The 5-8 point guard is averaging 10.7 points per game on the season and at that pace would finish her career as the 13th-highest scorer in school history.

DANAE KEEPS UP THE HOT SCORING PACE
Danae Danen has scored 102 of her 208 points this season in the last six games. That's a scoring average of 17.0 per game since the calendar turned to 2008. The 6-0 post player registered 22 points vs. Wayne State last Thursday (Jan. 17) and 17 more vs. Hillsdale last Saturday (Jan. 19). She is shooting 53.5 percent from the field on the season.

SOPHOMORE TRIO
Three of Michigan Tech's top four players in terms of scoring average are sophomores. Katie Wysocky averages a team-high 16.3 points per game. Danae Danen is at 11.6 points per contest, while Katie Zimmerman averages 9.1 points. The trio has accounted for 51 percent of the team's points this season.

HUSKIES BITES
At 15-3, Michigan Tech is off to its best start since 2004-05 (16-3) ... Tech is 12-0 when leading at the half, 12-1 when scoring 70 or more points and 13-1 when holding its opponent under 70 points ... The Huskies have nine games left on their 2007-08 schedule — all GLIAC contests. Of those nine, six are at home and three on the road.

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
Michigan Tech owns a 416-157 record (72.6 pct.) since the start of the 1998-99 season. That stretch encompasses 19 consecutive winning seasons, 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and a league-record 17 consecutive GLIAC Tournament appearances.

SERIES VS. ASHLAND, FERRIS STATE
Michigan Tech owns an 8-5 record all-time against Ashland including wins each of the last three matchups. The Huskies are 4-1 vs. the Eagles in games played in Houghton. Tech is 34-21 against Ferris State after the teams split the season series last year. In the last 40 games between the teams, the Huskies are 33-7 against FSU.

COACH JOHN BARNES
Michigan Tech head coach John Barnes owns a 90-40 career coaching record and .692 winning percentage. Barnes was honored as the GLIAC Coach of the Year in 2005-06. He is in his fifth year with the women's program after spending the previous six year's as Tech's men's assistant.