This Week in Michigan Tech Athletics: February 5-11

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Monday, February 5
• Joe Shawhan Hour, 9-10 a.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ

Tuesday, February 6
• Huskies Drive Time, 7:30-8 a.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ

Thursday, February 8
• Women's Basketball at Saginaw Valley State, 6 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ
• Men's Basketball at Saginaw Valley State, 8 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ

Friday, February 9
• Blue Line Lunch, Noon at MacInnes Student Ice Arena
• Hockey vs. Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. at MacInnes Student Ice Arena on Mix 93 WKMJ

Saturday, February 10
• Nordic Skiing at CCSA Championship (Rhinelander)
• Women's Basketball at Northwood, 1 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ
• Men's Basketball at Northwood, 3 p.m. on Mix 93 WKMJ
• Hockey vs. Bemidji State, 5:07 p.m. at MacInnes Student Ice Arena on Mix 93 WKMJ

Sunday, February 11
• Nordic Skiing at CCSA Championship (Rhinelander)

All times Eastern • Home events in bold

HOCKEY
Hockey split its final road series of the season at No. 14 Bowling Green over the weekend. The Falcons won 7-2 Friday and the Huskies shutout the home team 4-0 Saturday. Jake Lucchini had three goals and two assists on the weekend. Alex Smith had a goal and an assist Friday while Gavin Gould did Saturday. Mark Auk also scored Saturday. Robbie Beydoun made 26 saves Saturday for his second shutout of the season. Tech is 14-12-5 overall and 10-9-5-2 in the WCHA and returns home for five of its final six regular season games, starting this weekend against Bemidji State in the annual Winter Carnival series. The puck drops Friday at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday at 5:07 p.m.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The No. 17-ranked women's basketball team pushed its winning streak to four games with a pair of victories at home over the weekend. The Huskies took down No. 24 Grand Valley State 68-61 Thursday. Brenna Heise (16), Hannah Stoll (15), and Lindsay Winter (14) scored in double figures. Tech held Purdue Northwest to only 11 first-half points and won 64-38 Saturday. Ten Huskies found the score sheet with Heise's 23 leading the way. Tech is 18-3 overall and 12-2 in the GLIAC and plays its final road games of the regular season at Saginaw Valley State Thursday and Northwood Saturday.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Men's basketball won both games over the weekend at the SDC Gym to improve to 12-9 overall and 9-5 in the GLIAC. The Huskies defeated Grand Valley State 77-75 as Bryan Heath (23) and Kyle Monroe (22) hit the 20-point mark. Heath then scored his 1,000th career point Saturday in a 72-46 win over Purdue Northwest, finishing with 17 on the afternoon. Monroe (20) and Dawson Bilski (18) also hit double figures against the Panthers. The Huskies take their five-game winning streak on the road to Saginaw Valley State Thursday and Northwood Saturday for the final road trip of the regular season.

NORDIC SKIING
The Nordic ski teams hosted CCSA races at the Tech Trails. In the men's 10-kilometer classic on Saturday, Tom Bye (3rd), Gaspard Cuenot (5th), Reid Goble (7th), and Mitch DeLong (10th) all placed in the top 10. Amanda Kautzer and Sarah Goble finished seventh and eighth in the women's 5K. Cuenot won Sunday's 20K freestyle with DeLong (3rd) Patrick Acton (4th), Daniel Wood (6th), Bye (8th), and Reid Goble (9th) also in the top 10. Sarah Goble was fourth and Amanda Kautzer sixth in the women's 15k freestyle. The Huskies will be back on the road next weekend at the CCSA Championship races in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on the Cavoc Trails. The Huskies will compete in a 5/10K classic race Saturday and a 15/20K freestyle race Sunday.