Feb. 7, 2007

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RECORDS: Wayne State 9-13, 7-5 GLIAC/Mercyhurst 6-16, 2-10 GLIAC/Gannon 16-5, 10-2 GLIAC

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

SERIES: Wayne State leads 15-9 over Mercyhurst/Wayne State leads 17-13 over Gannon

LAST MEETINGS: WSU won 88-75 at home vs. MC on 12-2-06/Gannon won 87-66 at WSU on 11-30-06

MERCYHURST/GANNON GAME STORYLINES

The Wayne State University women's basketball team can secure a spot in the 2007 GLIAC tournament with two wins this week as the Warriors visit Mercyhurst (Thursday at 6 p.m.) and Gannon (Saturday at 1 p.m.).

WSU is 2-3 in road league contests this season with both triumphs coming against South Division squads Ashland and Findlay.

Wayne State is third in the GLIAC South Division, two games behind Hillsdale and three games ahead of Ashland.

ON THE BENCH

Wayne State's Gloria Bradley has an 85-100 mark in her seventh season with the Warrior basketball program. Her overall 14-year coaching mark stands at 198-168, which includes seven seasons at Montclair State (1993-2000).

Karin Nicholls has a 22-54 record in her third year at Mercyhurst. Cleve Wright has a 79-56 mark in his fifth season at Gannon.

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

WSU has lost its last two league games at Mercyhurst after winning four straight in Erie versus the Lakers.

The Warriors won last year at Gannon, after losing two straight at the Hammermill Center.

SERIES NOTES

Gloria Bradley has an 11-3 all-time mark against Mercyhurst, including a 4-2 record in games played in Erie.

WSU has lost the last two at MC by a combined 11 points.

Wayne State is looking for its fifth series sweep vs. Mercyhurst in Coach Bradley's seven years at WSU.

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Gloria Bradley has a 7-9 all-time mark versus Gannon including a 3-3 record in regular-season games played at GU.

The squads have met three times in the GLIAC post season during Coach Bradley's tenure.

WSU won last year at GU snapping a two-game losing skein.

IN THE POLLS

The Warriors were selected fifth in the GLIAC South Division preseason coaches' poll, while Mercyhurst was picked to finish sixth and Gannon third in the GLIAC South Division.

THIS AND THAT

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

MILLER AND NASH MOVING UP WSU CHARTS

WSU sophomore guard Chastidy Miller, who made 97 free throws a year ago (sixth highest single-season mark in school history), needs three free throws made to tie Sarah Warnke's mark of 92 for the seventh best single-season total.

Sophomore guard Joy Nash's assist total of 109 ranks 10th all-time at WSU.