Huskies Back at Home to Entertain Northwood and Lake Superior State

Michigan Tech Game Notes (PDF)

Thurs., Jan. 19 • 5:30 p.m. (ET) vs Northwood • Sat. Jan. 21 • 1 p.m. (ET) vs Lake Superior St.

Michigan Tech (10-4, 6-3 GLIAC) vs Northwood (8-6, 5-4 GLIAC) and Lake Superior State (4-12, 2-7 GLIAC)

WRAPPING UP THE ROAD TRIP

Michigan Tech had mixed results last week to close a four game road trip at Wayne State and Saginaw Valley State. The Huskies prevailed in a pressure packed game at Wayne State 66-64 to open the week on Thursday night. Redshirt junior Brenna Heise was strong from start to finish, pouring in a game high 20 points thanks to connecting on 10 of 13 shots from the field. She grabbed six rebounds, dished out two assists while swiping one steal and generating one blocked shot. In the second half, redshirt junior Kelli Guy, junior Lindsay Winter, senior Morgan Anderson, and Heise all contributed key baskets late in the third and throughout the fourth quarters. Anderson drove to the basket with four seconds left in the contest to notch the game winning bucket. The defense then prevented the Warriors from hitting a triple as time expired. The Huskies went toe to toe in the first half and the majority of the third quarter with Saginaw Valley State on Saturday. Saginaw Valley, who is receiving votes in the most recent WBCA NCAA Division II Poll, closed the third quarter on a 14-2 run to take control of the scoreboard. Anderson had a team high 19 points followed by Guy and Heise with 13 points each. Junior Hannah Stoll had a solid game off the bench with eight points on 4 of 8 shooting from the field.

ANDERSON CONSISTENTLY STRONG

Senior Morgan Anderson has been a consistent force on offense and defense throughout the course of the 2016-17 season. Anderson has scored 10 or more points in every contest, inlcuding a career high 29 points at Ashland on January 5th. She leads the Huskies in scoring and is second in the GLIAC at 18.1 points per game. For her career, Anderson has averaged double figures in scoring for three of her four seasons at Tech and is nearing 900 career points with 884 going into Thursday's game. In addition to her point totals, Anderson is third on the team in rebounding at 4.4 boards per game and paces the team in assist with 3.4 each time she takes the floor.

GLIAC STATISTICAL RANKINGS

Michigan Tech is in the top four of the GLIAC statistical rankings in multiple categories. The Huskies lead the conference in fewest turnovers per game (11.1), are first in blocks per game (4.9), second in field goals made per game (27.4), fourth in points allowed per game (61.5), third in field goal percentage (44.4), third in triples made per game (7.6), and fourth in points per game (69.9). Anderson is second in the conference in scoring at 18.1 ppg while Kelliher is second in field goal percentage 56.7% and first in blocks per game 2.2. 

COME FLY WITH SKYWEST

Michigan Tech is teaming up with SkyWest Airlines to give a lucky fan a chance at a pair of airline tickets during the double header Thursday night. At halftime of the women's game, three contestants will have a chance to shoot for the tickets and if no one wins, the promotion will be held again during halftime of the men's game with three new lucky contestants. Tickets can be purchased online at https://tickets.mtu.edu/ or by calling 906-487-2073.

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION

Tech's Thursday opponent is Northwood who comes to Houghton with an overall record of 8-6 while owning a 5-4 slate against GLIAC teams. The Timberwolves average 68 points per game and are third in the conference in free throws made per game (14.8) and free throws attempted per game (20.0). Northwood has won two straight contests and four of the last five with triumphs over Grand Valley State and Ferris State last week. Jordyn Nurenberg guides the Timberwolves at 15.8 points per game followed by Maddy Seelley (15.3 ppg), and Lindsay Orwat (13.2 ppg). Nurenberg is also the top rebounder thanks to a 8.1 rebounds per game average, placing her in a tie for third in the GLIAC rebound rankings.

Lake Superior State will battle Northern Michigan on Thursday before taking on Tech Saturday in Houghton. The Lakers have struggled a bit this season with an overall record of 4-12, which includes a 2-7 mark in GLIAC showdowns. Lake Superior State is a strong three-point shooting team, leading the conference in makes per game from behind the arc (8.8). The Lakers split a pair of conference games last week, defeating Ferris State on Thursday 73-59 while falling to Grand Valley State 74-46 on Saturday. Mackenzie Edwards is the top point producer at 14.6 ppg while Rachel Novotny adds 8.1 ppg in addtion to being the leading rebounder on the club (5.4 rpg) coming into the week.

COACH CAMERON

Kim Cameron begins her seventh season at Michigan Tech in 2016-17 and is the first Division II head coach in Tech history to lead a team to a national title game appearance (2011). Tech's historic run through the NCAA Tournament came just months after Cameron was appointed to the position on June 17, 2010. The 2011 and 2015 GLIAC and 2011 WBCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year has accumulated 138 wins in her first six seasons on the job. Her winning percentage (.780) is the best of any coach in the program's history, a list that includes three Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Famers (Cheryl DePuydt, Kevin Borseth and Darla Olson).

NEXT UP

The Huskies host Grand Valley State and Ferris State Next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.