Jan. 17, 2007

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RECORDS: Wayne State 6-10, 4-2 GLIAC/Michigan Tech 11-5, 5-3 GLIAC/Northern Michigan 6-11, 2-6 GLIAC

ONLINE STATS (for home games): wsuathletics.cstv.com

SERIES: Michigan Tech leads 27-14/Northern Michigan leads 26-12

LAST MEETINGS: Michigan Tech won 69-54 at home on 1-19-06/WSU won 67-63 in Marquette on 1-21-06

MICHIGAN TECH/NORTHERN MICHIGAN GAME STORYLINES

The Wayne State University women's basketball team, winner of both road contests last week, returns home to the Matthaei to face North Division rivals Michigan Tech (Thursday) and Northern Michigan (Saturday).

Thursday's game will be televised live by Comcast Detroit with Cliff Russell, Jeff Lowe and Eric Pate calling the action.

Wayne State is third in the GLIAC South Division 1/2 game behind Hillsdale and 2 1/2 games ahead of Mercyhurst.

ON THE BENCH

Wayne State's Gloria Bradley has an 82-97 mark in her seventh season with the Warrior basketball program. Her overall 14-year coaching mark stands at 195-165, which includes seven seasons at Montclair State (1993-2000).

John Barnes has a 67-33 record in his fourth year at Michigan Tech.

Northern Michigan's Troy Mattson has compiled a 12-30 mark in his second year with the Wildcats.

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

Wayne State is 2-4 under Gloria Bradley vs. Michigan Tech. The Huskies have won two of the last three at WSU and lead the all-time series 27-14.

The Warriors are 4-2 against Northern Michigan under Bradley including a 2-1 mark at home. NMU won 65-55 in its last visit to Detroit.

SERIES NOTES

Gloria Bradley has a 2-4 all-time mark against Michigan Tech.

MTU has won the last two series meetings and leads the all-time series 27-14.

The first meeting came in 1980 as Wayne State posted a 67-28 home triumph over the Huskies.

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Gloria Bradley has a 4-2 all-time mark versus Northern Michigan including a 2-1 record in games played at WSU.

WSU's win last year at NMU snapped a two-game Wildcat winning streak in the series.

Northern Michigan leads the all-time series, which began in 1975, 26-12.

IN THE POLLS

The Warriors were selected fifth in the GLIAC South Division in the preseason coaches' poll, while Michigan Tech was picked third and Northern Michigan seventh in the GLIAC North Division.

THIS AND THAT

Fans can follow all Wayne State home basketball games online via GameTracker (through wsuathletics.com).

MILLER HONORED

WSU sophomore guard Chastidy Miller was selected GLIAC South Division Player of the Week.

Miller was instrumental as WSU posted back-to-back GLIAC road victories in Ohio last week. She scored a game-high 19 points, while recording a game-best five steals in the win at Ashland on Jan. 11. Miller tallied 14 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists in the win at Findlay on Saturday.