Sports In Brief for Feb. 1, 2015

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NO. 8 HOCKEY HUSKIES HIT MILESTONES IN SWEEP OF CHARGERS
No. 8-ranked Michigan Tech dominated Alabama Huntsville with wins of 5-0 and 11-1 win last weekend to sweep their second consecutive WCHA series. Junior goaltender Jamie Phillips notched his third shutout of the season in Friday’s (Jan. 30) victory. On Saturday (Jan. 31), senior co-captains Tanner Kero and Blake Pietila both recorded their 100th career points as Kero had two goals and two assists and Pietila had three assists. As a team, Tech now has a record of 20-7-1, marking the program’s first 20-win season since the 1987-88 campaign (20-20-1). The Huskies have won four straight and five of their last six games.

WINTER CARNIVAL WEEK

It’s Winter Carnival week on the Michigan Tech campus. A week full of student organization competitions including snow statues will culminate with the crowning of the Winter Carnival champion Saturday (Feb. 7) night. Tech hosts Bemidji State in a WCHA hockey series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. The winner of the two-game, total-goal series will be given the MacInnes Cup. Games are Friday (Feb. 6) at 7:07 p.m. and Saturday at 5:07 p.m.

TECH AND NORTHERN WOMEN TO SQUARE OFF ON FOX UP

The top two teams in 2014-15 GLIAC Women’s Basketball North Division Preseason Poll will finally square off when Michigan Tech hosts Northern Michigan Monday (Feb. 2) night at the SDC Gym. The game will be televised live on Fox UP throughout most of the Upper Peninsula and several counties in Wisconsin. The Huskies, who are on an eight-game winning streak, enter the contest with a 17-1 overall record and 13-1 league slate. The Wildcats (12-6 overall) are three games back at 10-4 in the GLIAC North. The game will feature the GLIAC’s top two defenses (points allowed per game: Tech 57.5, Northern 59.5).

BIG WEEK AHEAD FOR TECH MEN

The Michigan Tech men’s basketball team finished off January with an 8-2 record during the month. The Huskies are 13-5 overall with eight regular season games remaining. Three of those will come this week starting Monday (Feb. 2) night vs. Northern Michigan. The Wildcats are the only GLIAC team the Huskies have not yet played this season. Tech begins working its way back through the North Division Thursday (Feb. 5) with a game at Ferris State. Then it faces Grand Valley State on Saturday (Feb. 7). Tech senior Ben Stelzer continues to lead the GLIAC in scoring at 20.7 points per game.

BLUE LINE LUNCHEON SET FOR FRIDAY
There will be a Blue Line Luncheon on Friday (Feb. 6) at noon in the former Blue Line Room adjacent to University Images in the MacInnes Student Ice Arena. Cost is $10 per person. Reservations should be made by emailing blueline@mtu.edu prior to 10 a.m. on Thursday (Feb. 5).

What’s Happening Next Week

Monday, Feb. 2, 2015
Mel Pearson Show, 10-11 a.m. on Mix 93.5 FM
Women’s Basketball hosts Northern Michigan, 5:30 p.m. (Live Television, Fox UP; Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)
Men’s Basketball hosts Northern Michigan, 7:30 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
Huskies Drive Time, 7:30-8 a.m. on Mix 93.5 FM

Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015
Women’s Basketball at Ferris State, 6 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)
Men’s Basketball at Ferris State, 8 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)

Friday, Feb. 6, 2015
Blue Line Club Luncheon, 12 noon (MacInnes Student Ice Arena)
Hockey hosts Bemidji State, 7:07 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015
Men’s Tennis at St. Cloud State, 9:30 a.m.
Nordic Skiing at CCSA Sprint & Relay Championships (Duluth, Minn.)
Women’s Basketball at Grand Valley State, 1 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)
Men’s Basketball at Grand Valley State, 3 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)
Men’s Tennis vs. Augustana (at St. Cloud, Minn.), 4:30 p.m.
Hockey hosts Bemidji State, 5:07 p.m. (Live Radio, Mix 93.5 FM)

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015
Nordic Skiing at CCSA Sprint & Relay Championships (Duluth, Minn.)

All times Eastern • Home events in bold

1/30 — at No. 8 Michigan Tech 5, Alabama Huntsville 0
1/31 — at No. 8 Michigan Tech 11, Alabama Huntsville 1

Women’s Basketball (17-1, 13-1 GLIAC)
1/29 — at No. 15 Michigan Tech 68, Northwood 63
1/31 — at No. 15 Michigan Tech 74, Lake Superior State 61

Men’s Basketball (13-5, 10-4 GLIAC)
1/29 — at Michigan Tech 65, Northwood 54
1/31 — Lake Superior State 66, at Michigan Tech 57

Nordic Skiing
Did not compete