* - Weekly notes are submitted by the GLIAC member Sports Infomation departments
Weekly Notes
Ashland University
Eagles
The Eagles won their fourth straight opening round GLIAC tournament game with a 70-45 victory at Gannon. Three of those four victories came at Kates Gymnasium…this is Ashland’s fifth trip to the GLIAC Final Four; the Eagles have advanced to the championship game twice and have yet to be crowned champions…Ashland’s luck changed for the better on Saturday, as the three GLIAC teams they hadn’t defeated in the regular season (Gannon, Hillsdale, Northwood) all lost in the quarterfinals…AU is 3-1 this season against the remaining three teams…it was the eighth straight game Ashland has held its opponents under 70 points. AU is allowing just 65.7 ppg…four Ashland starters scored in double-figures, led by junior guard Lisa Graue (Dayton, OH/Wayne) who tallied 13 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. Sophomore point guard Lindsey Gaut (Navarre, OH/Fairless) added 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting, while fellow sophomore Lacy Romine (Kettering, OH/Fairmont) and senior forward Elizabeth O’Brien (Mansfield, OH/IUPUI) added 10 points apiece…reigning GLIAC South Division player of the week Lynsey Warren (Worthington, OH/Bishop Watterson) notched 9 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and a pair of rejections…the road win at Gannon was Ashland’s eighth of the year. The Eagles had just four road victories last season…head coach Sue Ramsey is just two wins shy of 300 for her career. On Feb. 16, in a win over Mercyhurst, Ramsey won her 200th game at Ashland…the Eagles continued their dead-eye shooting at the charity stripe by going 9-of-10 in the win. AU leads the GLIAC in free-throw percentage at 77.5 percent.
Weekly Notes
Ferris State University
Bulldogs
The Ferris State University women’s basketball squad kept its season alive with a hard-fought 93-89 triumph on the road over Northwood Saturday (March 1) evening in a GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal game played inside NU’s Bennett Sports Center at Midland, Mich. Northwood, which claimed a share of this year’s GLIAC North Division crown, was making its first-ever appearance in the postseason event following a school record-setting regular-season finish while FSU was midst its 10th conference tournament berth. With the win, Ferris will advance to the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals and take on Ashland Friday, March 7, in Houghton, Mich. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (EST) at the Michigan Tech Student Development Complex Gymnasium. Senior All-America forward/center Rachel Folcik (Powers/Carney-Nadeau) keyed the Bulldog victory by scoring a team-high 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds after missing the previous two games due to injury. Her inspired play fueled the Bulldogs’ offensive attack as Ferris shot 51.7% (31-60) from the floor. The Bulldogs trailed 43-39 with 2:13 to go in the initial half before closing the period on a 9-0 run to take a 48-43 halftime edge. FSU built its lead to as large as 12 points with 6:30 remaining in the contest. The Bulldogs sank 29-of-40 (72.5%) free throws and sealed the win down the stretch at the charity stripe. In addition to Folcik, the Bulldogs received 18 points from junior forward Caitlin Hutchison (Riverview) as well as 14 points apiece by both junior guard Teghan Thelen (Pewamo/Westphalia) and freshman guard Becci Houdek (Canton).
Weekly Notes
Gannon University
Golden Knights
The Lady Knight’s season came to an end with a 70-45 loss to Ashland in the GLIAC Quarterfinals … Gannon had swept the season series against Ashland, but failed to win the third encounter … Gannon participated in its 11th consecutive GLIAC Tournament … it’s the second-longest streak in league history, behind only Michigan Tech who has qualified for every post-season tournament since the GLIAC started its current post-season format in 1990-91 … Gannon has recorded two consecutive winning seasons and four in the last five seasons … Julie Kleber (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern) scored a career-high 13 points against Ashland, reaching the figure off the bench for the second consecutive game … Brittany Tabron (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic) finished with 211 rebounds, the 17th-highest single-season mark in school history … Tiffany Crocker had 164 assists, tying the ninth-highest single-season mark in school history.
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Grand Valley State University
Lakers
Grand Valley State University closed out its season with a 63-58 loss to Michigan Tech in the GLIAC Quarterfinals…Janel Burgess led the Lakers to a 16-12 (.571) in her first season as head coach…The Lakers were ranked 41st in Division II in scoring defense (58.6 ppg) and 4th in fouls per game (13.4 fpg) when they ended the season…Senior Crystal Zick (Byron Center, Mich.) and junior Kim Wyngaard (Kimberly, Wisc.) each won the GLIAC North Player of the Week award once.
Weekly Notes
Hillsdale College
Chargers
It was a stunning upset Saturday in the first round of the GLIAC Tournament, as Wayne State edged 18th-ranked Hillsdale 67-64…The Chargers defeated Wayne State by that exact same score back on Feb. 2…It was the first time in four years Wayne State had won a conference tournament game, and the first time in two years Hillsdale had lost at home…Hillsdale’s last home loss came on Feb. 28, 2006, also in the first round of the GLIAC Tournament, to Gannon…Junior forward Katie Cezat set more school records Saturday with her 34-point, 16-rebound effort…She became the school’s single-season record holder for points…She already holds the single-season field goals made, rebounds and blocked shots records…She also set school records for most points and rebounds in a GLIAC Tournament game…Hillsdale’s 23 wins this season tie a school record, and regardless of how the team does in NCAA regionals, it will set a new school record for highest winning percentage in a season…The previous mark was the 23-6 record posted by the 2002-03 team…The worst Hillsdale can finish this season is 23-5…The loss to Wayne State was the first suffered by the Chargers at home to the Warriors since the 1994-95 season…The Chargers are all but assured of a spot in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament, which begins Firday, March 14…The Chargers are currently ranked No. 2 in the Great Lakes Region, and don’t figure to fall very far in the rankings, despite Saturday’s loss.
Weekly Notes
Michigan Technological University
Huskies
Michigan Tech will host the GLIAC Final Four this weekend for the first time since the 1994-95 season. The Huskies are 21-15 all-time in the GLIAC Tournament with three championships to their credit. Tech defeated Grand Valley State in a GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal last Saturday (March 1) to go 3-0 vs. the Lakers this season and 4-1 vs. GVSU in league playoff games all-time . Senior Catherine Rottier (Seymour, Wis.) stretched her string of games with at least seven assists to seven with that number vs. Grand Valley State. The point guard has moved into second place on Tech’s all-time assist chart with 413 . Sophomore Katie Zimmerman (Green Bay, Wis./East) notched a career-high 21 points vs. Grand Valley State last Saturday (March 1) by hitting five 3-pointers and all six of her free throw attempts. The 5-6 guard has made five triples in a game three times this season and owns 70 on the year - just six short of breaking the school record for threes in a season. Sophomore Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) has tallied 275 rebounds and 451 points this season. The rebound total has shattered previous school record of 255 and the point total is the eighth-best in Tech annals. Wysocky can move up to fifth in season points with just 18 more. Sophomore Danae Danen (Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon) blocked two shots vs. Grand Valley State to improve her season total to 43 - just six shy off the school record. Tech is 12-3 at home this season and 16-1 when leading at the half.
Weekly Notes
Northwood University
Timberwolves
Playing in the GLIAC Tournament for the first time in program history, Northwood dropped a 93-89 contest to Ferris State in the Quarterfinals … the Timberwolves end their season at 18-9 overall, which marks a school record for winning percentage (.667) … NU entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the North Division after sharing the division title with Michigan Tech at 13-5 … Field goal percentage proved to be the key statistic in the contest - Ferris State finished at 51.7 percent (31-60), while Northwood shot just 33.8 percent (25-74) … NU stayed in the game thanks to going 31-36 from the free throw line (86.1 percent) … four Timberwolves finished in double figures, led by Jodi Ostergren (Midland, Mich./Dow) and Megan Starnes (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) … both players finished with 20 points … Sarah Glowacki (Freeland, Mich.) added 17 points, while Katie Gonta (Brighton, Mich.) had 13 … Northwood finished the regular season with the second biggest turnaround in GLIAC history … the Timberwolves improved 10 victories from last year in conference play (3-13) … only Grand Valley State’s 13-game improvement (2-15) from the 96-97 to the 97-98 season was a bigger improvement … Northwood ends their season without having any losing streaks.
Weekly Notes
Wayne State University
Warriors
The Warriors ended their 14-game losing streak at Hillsdale and snapped the Chargers 16-game home court winning streak with its first playoff road win since March 5, 1981 (SMAIAW – 70-64 at Central Michigan) … Wayne State nearly led wire-to-wire except for two one-point leads by Hillsdale totaling 53 seconds in the second half … senior forward Monique George (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech) had career-highs in points (16), rebounds (13) and free throws made (8) in the contest in recording her second double-double of the campaign … sophomore Lindsey West (Royal Oak, Mich./Kimball) had two blocks increasing her season total to 28, the third-highest single-season mark in school history … George and junior Jasmine McCall (Detroit, Mich./CMA) each scored a team-best 16 points helping WSU advance to its first GLIAC semifinal contest since 2003 at Lake Superior (Lakers won 84-83 on March 7) … sophomore Brooke Bowers (Delphos, Ohio/Jefferson) moved into a tie-for-10th on WSU’s all-time three-point field goals made list at 94 with Cherita Smith (2003-07) … junior Joy Nash (Muskegon, Mich.) tied Nichelle Hunter (1996-2000) for ninth on the career assist chart with 279 … junior Kim Gear (Watervliet, Mich.) returned to the lineup after missing the last 14 games with an injury … McCall needs two steals two become the first WSU player with 100 steals in a season since Lisa Gentry had 101 in 1984-85.
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