PREVIEW: Huskies begin with Green Bay Exhibition

HOUGHTON, Mich. - Michigan Tech women's basketball is in action for the first time this fall Wednesday, traveling to Wisconsin Green Bay (Horizon League) at Kress Center at 8 p.m. It is the only exhibition contest for the Huskies, who begin their regular season on Nov. 11-12 at the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover tournament, hosted by William Jewell College. Fans can listen to Wednesday's radio broadcast locally on Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ and online at pasty.net.

Tech brings back all five of its 2021-22 starters. The Huskies finished in second place in the GLIAC North Division with an overall record of 18-11. They advanced to the conference tournament semifinals but fell to No. 2 ranked Grand Valley State 71-57 in March. 

2020-21 GLIAC Player of the Year Ellie Mackay (Novi, Michigan) again led the Huskies in points per game last winter and is back for her senior campaign. Alex Rondorf (West Bend, Michigan) becomes a junior after being recognized All-GLIAC Second Team and All-GLIAC Defensive Team a year ago.

A full season preview for Michigan Tech women's basketball will be released in conjunction with the GLIAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8.

SCOUTING THE PHOENIX

• Green Bay competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Horizon League.
• 2021-22 Record: 19-8, 14-4 Horizon League, 9-2 Home, 9-4 Away, 1-2 Neutral
• Wisconsin Green Bay began its fall campaign with an 83-51 exhibition win over Division III Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Wednesday.
• Green Bay's last NCAA Tournament appearance and Horizon League Championship both came in 2018.
• Head Coach Kevin Borseth (LSSU -1976) is in his 20th season at the helm and 36th overall with the Phoenix.
• Borseth holds a 455-134 record. He spent five years at Michigan from 2007-12,  but returned to Green Bay and has posted seven 20-win seasons since.
• The Phoenix has punched a ticket to 13 NCAA Appearances under Borseth's guidance.
• The Phoenix downed Milwaukee in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament before falling to No. 4 seed Cleveland State 69-42 in the semifinals.
• UW Green Bay fell 73-65 to Minnesota in the opening round of the WNIT Tournament on March 17.
• Like the Huskies, Green Bay is efficient at the charity stripe. Four Phoenix players had a free throw percentage of 87 percent or higher, helping GB finish ninth in the nation in free throw percentage last year (78.6-percent).
• GB is sound defensively and allowed the fewest points per game in the Horizon League to opponents (55.8 PPG), which ranked 23rd in the nation.
• The Phoenix was selected to finish second in the Horizon League Preseason Coaches' Poll and garnered two first-place votes. They trailed only Youngstown State (eight first-place votes) for the top spot.
• Green Bay's roster features four two graduate students, two seniors, one junior, three redshirt sophomores, six sophomores, and one redshirt freshman.
• 13 players are from the state of Wisconsin, with one from Minnesota and one from Iowa.