HOUGHTON, Mich. - The No. 12-ranked Michigan Tech women's basketball team held Ferris State to 30 percent shooting en route to a 64-43 victory at the SDC Gym today. The Huskies led from start to finish to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the GLIAC.

Despite turning the ball over 12 times in the first half, the hosts were able to slowly build a nine-point lead by the break. FSU's Tiara Adams had 12 first-half points to keep her team in the game. The score was 32-23 at the intermission.

In the second half, Lucy Dernovsek buried three 3-pointers in a four-minute span to push the Huskies' advantage to 46-27. Lynn Giesler added on four more points and Sam Hoyt buried a triple for a 24-point margin with 7:54 to play.

The Huskies were able to go to their bench and maintain the 20-point edge through the final horn.

"I thought we were good defensively, but we didn't do a good job of taking care of the basketball in the first half," said head coach Kim Cameron. "We did a better job in the second half."

Dernovsek registered 16 points and game highs of 11 rebounds and four blocks. Giesler went 5-of-6 from the field and tallied 14 points. Angela Guisfredi had 10 points and a team-high four assists.

Adams finished with a game-high 17 points for FSU.

Tech utilized a 39-26 rebounding advantage to make up for its 17 turnovers. The Huskies also shot 46 percent from the floor.

Ferris (5-4, 2-3 GLIAC) did not made a 3-pointer on four attempts on the day.

"Overall, I'm happy we only gave up 43 points," said Cameron. "We have to shoot for that type of performance again tomorrow."

Michigan Tech will host No. 9 Grand Valley State Sunday (Dec. 19) at the SDC Gym. The game will pit two of the nation's top 12 teams that are tied atop the GLIAC North Division standings. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.