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THE GAMES
Thu, Feb. 7, 2008 • 6:00 p.m. (ET) • GVSU Fieldhouse (4,100)
Michigan Tech (17-4, 10-2 GLIAC)
at Grand Valley State (13-8, 8-4 GLIAC)

Sat, Feb. 9, 2008 • 1:00 p.m. (ET) • Wink Arena (2,400)
Michigan Tech at Ferris State

Radio Broadcast: WKMJ 93.5 FM (Wes Frahm, Jon Oman/Rick Frahm)
Audio Webcast: pasty.net

HUSKIES MOVE UP TO NO. 20 IN WBCA/ESPN POLL
Michigan Tech moved up three spots to No. 20 in this week's Women's Basketball Coaches Association/ESPN Division II Top 25 Poll. The Huskies are spending their third week in the national rankings. Michigan Tech is the only GLIAC team represented in the top 25. The only other team from the Great Lakes Region in the top 25 is Great Lakes Valley Conference member Drury at No. 7.

20 STRAIGHT WINNING SEASONS; 18 GLIAC TOURNEY BERTHS
Michigan Tech has guaranteed itself a 20th consecutive winning season and an 18th straight trip to the GLIAC Tournament in 2007-08. The string of above .500 years started with the 1988-89 season while Tech is the only team in the GLIAC to make every league tourney since its inception in 1990-91. The Huskies own a 418-158 record (72.6 pct.) over the last 20 years, which also encompasses 12 NCAA Tournament appearances.

FERRIS MAKES MOVE UP
Sophomore Tara Ferris notched a career-high 17 points at Lake Superior State last Saturday (Feb. 2). She went 4-of-7 from 3-point range and 5-of-6 from the foul line in the contest and also had two assists and two rebounds. The 5-9 guard has reached double figures in points just four times in her career and her previous career-best was 12 points. Ferris is averaging 14.5 points over the last two games and 5.2 per game for the season.

TECH RANKED SIXTH IN LATEST REGIONAL RANKINGS
Michigan Tech moved up to sixth in this week's regional rankings. The poll is used to determine the field for the NCAA Tournament, and eight teams from each of the nation's eight regions earn berths. The top 10 in the poll are: Drury, Hillsdale, Indianapolis, Missouri S&T, Bellarmine, Michigan Tech, Ferris State, Quincy, Northern Kentucky and Ashland.

ROTTIER, WYSOCKY ON PACE FOR RECORDS
Senior Catherine Rottier owns 107 assists for the season and is the first Tech player since 2001-02 (Elizabeth Pietila, 130) to hit triple figures in assists. The 5-8 point guard is averaging 5.4 per game and is on pace to finish the regular season with a school-record 139. Sophomore Katie Wysocky pulled down 11 rebounds at Lake Superior State last Saturday (Feb. 2) to move to 220 for the season. The 6-0 forward is the first Tech player to record 200 rebounds in a season since 1993-94 when Dawn Zarling tallied 247. Wysocky is on pace to finish the regular season with 283.

ACADEMICS FIRST
The Michigan Tech women's basketball team boasts a team cumulative grade point average of 3.36. The Huskies current starting lineup has a 3.69 cumulative grade point average. Of the 16 players on the roster, 12 possess a GPA of 3.40 or better. Five players own a 3.80 or greater.

SOPHOMORE TRIO
Three of Michigan Tech's top four players in terms of scoring average are sophomores. Katie Wysocky averages a team-high 15.9 points per game. Danae Danen is at 11.4 points per contest, while Katie Zimmerman averages 9.3 points. The trio has accounted for 51 percent of the team's points this season. In all, Tech's sophomores and freshmen have been responsible for 72 percent of the team's scoring.

SERIES VS. GRAND VALLEY STATE, FERRIS STATE
Michigan Tech leads the series with Grand Valley State, 32-28. The Huskies won an earlier matchup this season (Jan. 5), 72-48, in Houghton. Tech is 35-21 all-time against Ferris State including a 75-74 overtime win in Houghton two weeks ago (Jan. 26).

HUSKY BITES
Michigan Tech is 13-0 when leading at the half and 13-1 when scoring 70 points or more in a game ... Tech is 17-2 in its last 19 games with a six-game winning streak and a nine-game winning streak part of that ... Tech has played nine of its last 12 games at home. The Huskies started the season with six straight on the road and eight of its first nine away from the SDC Gym.

COACH JOHN BARNES
Michigan Tech head coach John Barnes owns a 92-41 career coaching record and .691 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.