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THE GAMES
Thu., Feb. 19, 2009 5:30 p.m. (ET) SDC Gym
(3,200)
No. 16 Michigan Tech (19-4, 16-2 GLIAC) hosts Findlay
(12-11, 7-11 GLIAC)
Sat., Feb. 21, 2009 1 p.m. (ET) SDC Gym
(3,200)
No. 16 Michigan Tech hosts No. 5 Hillsdale
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SECOND STRAIGHT GLIAC TITLE WITHIN REACH
Michigan Tech will claim at least a share of its second
straight GLIAC North Division title with one win or one Grand
Valley State loss in the final four games of the season. Since
joining the GLIAC in 1980-81, the Huskies have claimed eight league
titles. The first came in 1990-91.
STREAM TAKES AIM AT 1,000 POINTS
Junior Sarah Stream has scored 988 career points in 81
career games at Michigan Tech to move within striking distance of
1,000 points for her career. The 5-7 guard has tallied 225 points
this season with a 9.8 per game average. Stream is looking to
become the second Tech player this season to reach the 1,000-point
plateau as Katie Wysocky did it back on Jan. 10 vs.
Tiffin.
WYSOCKY CAN BECOME TECH'S SECOND-MOST PROLIFIC
REBOUNDER
Junior Katie Wysocky has pulled down 222 rebounds this
season to push her career total to 713. The 6-0 forward will move
into second on the school's all-time rebounding chart with four
more. Wysocky's season average of 9.7 rebounds per game ranks
second in the GLIAC.
Player Career Rebounds
1. Dawn Zarling (1990-91, 92-95) 866
2. Mary Fisher (1983-87) 716
3. Katie Wysocky (2006-present) 713
TECH RANKED NO. 16 IN NATION AND NO. 3 IN MIDWEST
REGION
The Michigan Tech women's basketball is ranked No. 16 in
this week's WBCA ESPN/USA TODAY Division II poll. The Huskies have
been ranked in the nation's top 25 all season long including a top
ranking of No. 8 on Feb. 3. In the Midwest Region, Tech ranks No. 3
this week. The top eight teams in the region will earn berths into
the NCAA Tournament in March. The complete national and regional
polls are available on page 2.
HUSKIES SEEKING PROGRAM'S 13TH 20-WIN SEASON
Michigan Tech is one win away from the 13th 20-win season
in the women's basketball program's history. It would be the second
straight 20-win campaign as the Huskies turned in a 23-8 record a
year ago. The school record for wins in a season is 30, set in
1992-93. All 12 20-win seasons have come in the last 18 years
(since 1990-91). Tech is currently on a 20-year streak of winning
seasons since 1988-89, with a 443-166 (72.7 pct).
DANEN'S 41 BLOCKS NEARING A SCHOOL RECORD
Junior Danae Danen has a team-high 41 blocked shots in
2008-09. Her average of 1.8 blocks per game is fourth-best in the
GLIAC. Danen tallied 45 blocks a year ago to come within four of
tying the school record of 49 set by Carie Pejka in 1990-91.
SERIES HISTORY
Michigan Tech leads in the all-time series with both
Findlay and Hillsdale. The Huskies are 8-4 all-time against UF with
a 71-70 win in the teams' matchup earlier this sesaon (Jan. 17).
Tech is 33-15 all-time against Hillsdale with six wins in the last
seven meetings including a 54-52 decision at Hillsdale last Jan.
15. See page 4 for complete series history.
ON THE LINE
Saturday's (Feb. 21) game between No. 16 Michigan Tech and
No. 5 Hillsdale will go a long way in determining who has the right
to host the GLIAC Final Four. The Huskies and Chargers are both
16-2 in the league standings.
NATIONAL STAT LEADERS
Michigan Tech leads the nation in 3-point shooting (41.7
percent), turnovers per game at 12.3 per contest and
assist-to-turnover ratio (1.34-to-1). The Huskies are sixth in
Division II in field goal percentage at 47.3.
3-POINT SNIPER: ZIMM SECOND IN THE NATION AT 50.4
PERCENT
Junior Katie Zimmerman made 7-of-15 3-pointers last week
to move her season totals to 70-of-139. Her percentage of 50.4 is
best in the GLIAC and second in all of NCAA Division II. The 5-6
guard set a school record last year for made 3-pointers with
78.
HEAD COACH JOHN BARNES
Sixth-year Michigan Tech head coach John
Barnes owns a 117-49 (.705) career record. Barnes led the
2007-08 Huskies to their first GLIAC North Division title and GLIAC
Tourney title since 2001. He was named GLIAC Coach of the Year in
2005-06.