BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — Ferris State shot 63 percent in the second half to overcome a 36-28 Michigan Tech halftime lead and gain a 70-58 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball victory at Wink Arena this afternoon. FSU (15-8 overall and 10-4 in the GLIAC) received 32 points from Rachel Folcik to move within a game of the Huskies (18-5, 11-3).

The game was deadlocked through the first 10 minutes of play before Tech's defense clamped down. The Huskies held the Bulldogs to just two field goals in the final six minutes of action in the half to enter the locker room leading, 36-28.

Tech scored the first bucket of the second half to push the margin to 10 before the Bulldog comeback began. FSU scored nine straight points and eventually tied the game at 41 with 12:26 to play. The hosts went on to take a 51-50 lead with seven minutes to go and pushed the margin to six with 2:22 on the clock.

Katie Wysocky made a layup on the ensuing possession to cut the gap to four, but Ferris went on to score the next six points —all from the free throw line — to ice the win.

"I'm disappointed — mainly with our defense," said head coach John Barnes. "If we make our open looks, we probably have a chance. But you can't give up as many layups as we did and expect to beat a good team."

Wysocky finished with 21 points and seven rebounds to lead the team in both categories. Danae Danen was the only other Husky in double figures as she had 10 points. Catherine Rottier added a game-high eight assists to move to 123 on the season — just seven shy of the school record.

FSU finished the game shooting 49 percent compared to Michigan Tech's 36 percent mark. The Huskies had trouble finding the range from behind the arc as they were 4-of-26.

Tech, which remains atop the GLIAC North Division standings, will play each of its final four regular season games at home. The next contest will come Thursday (Feb. 14) vs. Saginaw Valley State.