SEASON OPENER
• Michigan Tech opens the 2026-27 regular season on Monday, Nov. 9, hosting Winona State at 6 p.m. inside the SDC Gymnasium.
• The Huskies begin their first season under head coach Eric Gruber.
• Tech was picked seventh in the GLIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Alyssa Wypych and Soraya Timms were named to the GLIAC Preseason All-Conference Second Team.

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ON THE RADIO
• Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ broadcasts home Michigan Tech basketball games.
• Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at mix93.fm or Pasty.com, or by using your favorite radio streaming app.
• Josh Ylitalo will call the action.

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
• Winona State enters the matchup with a 2-1 record after competing in the RMAC/NSIC Challenge.
• The Warriors opened the season with a 58-54 win over Lubbock Christian and followed with a 71-56 victory against Hawaii Pacific.
• Winona State's lone loss came against Colorado Mesa, 64-57.
• The Warriors are averaging 62.0 points per game while shooting 38.5 percent from the field and 23.3 percent from three-point range.
• Vivica Bretton leads Winona State with 13.7 points per game, while Megan Schuman averages 11.7 points.
• Sydney Cherney is averaging 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

LAST TIME OUT
• Michigan Tech fell 100-53 to Michigan State in an exhibition matchup on Oct. 28 in East Lansing.
• Katelyn Maxwell led the Huskies with 16 points, shooting 6-for-12 from the field and 4-for-9 from three-point range.
• Soraya Timms added 13 points, including three three-pointers.
• Claudia Frances and Abbie Pietila each contributed seven points.
• Tech finished the game shooting 20-for-55 from the field and 9-for-29 from beyond the arc.

STATS TO WATCH
• Maxwell led Michigan Tech in scoring against Michigan State with 16 points.
• Timms added 13 points and connected on three shots from beyond the arc.
• Winona State is averaging 43.0 rebounds per game through its first three contests.

COACH GRUBER
• Eric Gruber begins his first season as head coach of the Michigan Tech women's basketball program.
• The Huskies return nine players from last season's roster and welcome two transfers and six freshmen.

PRESEASON ALL-GLIAC
• Seniors Alyssa Wypych and Soraya Timms have been named to the Preseason All-GLIAC Second Team.
• Alyssa Wypych was an All-GLIAC Second Team selection last year as a junior.
 
TRANSFERS
• Claudia Frances joined the Huskies from NCAA Division I University of Missouri–Kansas City, where she played one season and 18 games. She tallied 42 points with 27 rebounds.
• Paula Barajas Ruiz played in Oakland, Indiana, at NAIA Oakland City University last season. The school closed in the spring. She also played two seasons at Casper College in the NJCAA in Casper, Wyoming.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• Tech travels to Wisconsin Dells to face Upper Iowa and Lewis on Nov. 13-14.
• The Huskies play three schools from Minnesota on Nov. 19 at Minnesota Duluth, Nov. 27 at Bemidji State, and Minnesota Crookston on No. 29 before opening GLIAC action.
 
GLIAC PRESEASON POLL
1. Grand Valley State, 100 (10)
2. Northern Michigan, 84
3. Parkside, 76 (1)
4. Ferris State, 75
5. Wayne State, 68
6. Roosevelt, 53
7. Michigan Tech, 49
8. Davenport, 31
9. Lake Superior State, 29
10. Saginaw Valley State, 24
11. Purdue Northwest, 16

HALL OF FAME HUSKY
• Former women's basketball player Lucy (Dernovsek) Slowik was inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame in October.
• She played for the Huskies from 2007-11, appearing in 127 career games and tallying 656 points and 472 rebounds.
• She ranks third in career three-point percentage (.426), fourth in rebounds in a season (300), and fifth in career games played.
• The Huskies went 112-21 overall and 70-11 in the GLIAC over her four seasons with four GLIAC Regular Season Titles and a trip to the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship.