HOUGHTON, Mich. – Fresh off its first GLIAC weekend sweep of the season, the Michigan Tech women's basketball team takes to the road this weekend, facing Lake Superior State Thursday (5:30 p.m.) and Ferris State on Saturday (1:00 p.m.)

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About the Lakers

Lake Superior State enters the week with a 5-11 overall record while playing to a 2-6 ledger under first-year head coach Grace Howrigon. The Lakers are 3-3 at the Ronald "Bud" Cooper Gymnasium and have most recently dropped three in a row, falling 104-48 to No. 1 ranked Grand Valley State (Jan. 11) before dropping a GLIAC weekend at Purdue Northwest (70-60) on Thursday and Parkside (74-62) on Saturday.

Junior forward Grace Bradford does it all for the Lakers as a double-double machine, recording eight games of over 10 points and 10 rebounds this season, averaging 14.1 points and 9.4 rebounds to go with 2.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks—all of which lead the team. 

Bradford's eight double-doubles this season lead the league and ranks 12th in the country. She's scored in double-figures in 13 games, including three 20-point outings with a season-high of 27 points. 

Breah Golden (13.7) and CeCe Hacker (8.1) are vital pieces in the Lakers 56 points per game, with Golden ranking first in the league with a 3-point percentage of 42.2, connecting on 2.19 triples an outing. Golden was lethal in the loss at Parkside, pouring in 29 points on 12-for-16 from the field to go with 3-for-5 from deep.

The Lakers were predicted to finish 11th in the preseason coaches poll.

About the Bulldogs

Ferris State has won three-straight games for an overall record of 13-4 with a GLIAC standing of 7-1 for the second spot in the league. Since losing to the No. 1 ranked Grand Valley State Lakers, the Bulldogs have wins over Davenport (89-58), at Parkside (75-69) on Thursday and Purdue Northwest (95-70) Saturday.

The Bulldogs are one of the top-scoring teams in the country, producing 80.1 points per outing, ranking second in the league and 10th nationally. FSU finds success from beyond the arc, cashing in on 9.6 triples an outing at a clip of 35.2 percent. Kadyn Blanchard and Emma Schierbeek have made 32 3-pointers this season, while Elle Irwin has cashed in on 25 from deep.

Ferris State has played the last four games without its leading scorer, Blanchard, but has displayed depth offensively as Mia Riley (13.7), Mya Hiram (11.7) and Kenzie Bowers (10.6) average double-figure scoring. Riley earned GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades after averaging 20 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the weekend sweep.

Defensively, the Bulldogs wreak havoc with 13.3 steals per game while holding the opposition to 64.8 points per outing. Riley has an impressive 51 steals this season (three steals per game), with Elle Irwin (42) and Kenzie Bowers (34) among the top 10 in the GLIAC.

Ferris State was tabbed to finish runner-up in the league under fourth-year head coach Kurt Westendorp.

About the Huskies

Michigan Tech takes to the road after putting together its most complete weekend of the season, earning the first GLIAC sweep in the 24-25 campaign with an 84-46 dismantling of Saginaw Valley State on Thursday and a 76-67 victory over Wayne State at the SDC Gymnasium on Saturday. Overall, the Huskies are 7-9 while playing to a 4-4 record in the GLIAC.

The Black & Gold have the third-best shooting percentage (43.2) in the league, backed by veteran guard Isabella Lenz (14.9 points) and first-year guard Kendall Standfest (11.6) leading the way offensively. Sophomore Alyssa Wypych (9.9), graduate transfer Janie Tormanen (9.9) and junior Maja Kozlowska (9.4) join the duo to make up 55 of MTU's 68.3 points per game. 

Standfest continues to control the glass for Michigan Tech, averaging 7.5 rebounds per outing, with her 6.4 defensive rebounds ranking second in the league and 46th nationally.

The Huskies saw Kozlowska and Wypych rise to the occasion over the weekend as the duo scored 27 points, respectively, in the first weekend sweep of the season. Wypych shot 61.9 percent from the field, including 4-for-5 from 3-point land, while averaging seven rebounds. 

Off the bench, forward Emma Anderson scored a season-high 10 points on Saturday with a weekend average of eight points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals.

One Last Thing

Michigan Tech shoots 33.7 percent from beyond the arc, which ranks third in the league and 45th in the land. On the season, the Huskies are 3-1 when making eight or more 3-pointers and 3-2 when making more 3-pointers than the opposition. Lenz has recorded 28 triples this season, averaging 1.75 3-point makes a game.