FSU Women’s Basketball At A Glance - The Ferris State University women’s basketball team will battle the Michigan Tech Huskies in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) action this Thursday (Jan. 30) with tipoff slated for 6 p.m. (EST) in FSU’s Jim Wink Arena at Big Rapids, Mich. The Bulldogs will then host the Northern Michigan Wildcats this Saturday (Feb. 1) in a 1 p.m. (EST) league contest. FSU, which is presently 10-7 overall and 5-5 in conference action, ranks 484th of 1,319 institutions (all levels) represented in the current (Jan. 27) Dunkel Sports Research Index Women’s Basketball Ratings.

Ferris Splits League Road Games - Ferris State split two league games last weekend (Jan. 23 & 25). The Bulldogs scored 63 second-half points en route to a 111-65 win over the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals last Thursday (Jan. 23) at SVSU’s O’Neill Arena in University Center, Mich. FSU then dropped a 91-59 decision to the Lake Superior State Lakers last Saturday (Jan. 25) in LSSU’s Bud Cooper Gymnasium at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Junior forward/center Bridget Horwitz (Auburn, Ind./DeKalb) totaled a game-high 18 points while junior guard Lucy DeMartin (Mason) added 17 points at SVSU. DeMartin scored 23 points and freshman guard Erin Miller (Niles) tallied 11 points at LSSU. Miller also added 16 points versus the Cardinals.

FSU Sports Luncheon - The next FSU Sports Luncheon of the 2002-03 athletics season will be held this Wednesday (Jan. 29) from 12-1 p.m. (EST) at Ferris' Center Ice in Big Rapids, Mich. Featured speakers include FSU men’s basketball head coach Bill Sall, men’s ice hockey head coach Bob Daniels and women’s basketball head coach Tracey Fisk. For more information, contact the FSU Alumni Office at (231) 591-2345.

Last Season - Ferris State finished the 2001-02 campaign with a 14-12 overall mark, including a fourth-place 10-8 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North Division finish. The Bulldogs advanced to the GLIAC Tournament for the third consecutive season. Senior forward Patti Larson (Kalkaska) and sophomore forward Molly Potvin (Lansing/Catholic Central) are Ferris’ 2002-03 team captains.

The Bulldog Tradition - The Ferris State women’s basketball program has compiled a 333-372 (.472) all-time mark in its 28 previous campaigns. The Bulldogs won the GLIAC North Division crown, advanced to the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tournament and recorded the nation’s highest grade point average in 1999-2000. FSU, which also claimed GLIAC Tournament runner-up honors in 1999-00, has ranked among the nation’s top 25 academic teams four consecutive seasons.

Head Coach Tracey Fisk - Fifth-year FSU head coach Tracey Fisk has a current career 80-47 (.630) coaching record at Ferris State. A 1996 graduate of Western Michigan, Fisk guided Ferris State to a 22-7 mark and the school's first NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tournament appearance during the 1999-00 campaign. Prior to FSU, Fisk spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Lake Michigan College (1994-97) and one season at the University of Indianapolis (1997-98).

DeMartin 48 Points Away - Lucy DeMartin presently has 952 career points and needs 48 more to become the 10th player in school history to register 1,000 career points. DeMartin, who has an active 22-game double-figure scoring streak, presently has been FSU’s leading scorer nine times in the last 16 contests. She ranks seventh (.347; 58-167) among Ferris’ career three-point field goal percentage leaders to date and needs one more trey to tie Ann Rienstra (59; 1986-89) for 11th place on the school’s all-time made three-point field goal chart. DeMartin, who currently ranks sixth (.789; 220-279) on the school’s career free throw percentage chart, presently has 213 career assists and needs four more to tie Rienstra (217; 1986-89) for 10th place among FSU’s leaders. She has 110 career steals to date and is 15 short of matching Jill Thayer’s (125; 1994-98) 10th-place total.

Horwitz Nearing Mark - Bridget Horwitz currently has made 354 career field goals and is 11 shy of tying Jodi Raab’s (365; 1989-93) 10th-place career mark. The 6-2 Horwitz presently has 75 career blocks and needs 98 more to reach Mary Patterson’s (173; 1984-87) school-record career total. A 2001-02 All-GLIAC Second-Team pick, Horwitz is averaging a team-high 8.7 rebounds per game and ranks second (16.4 ppg) among Ferris' scoring leaders. Horwitz, who currently ranks eighth (.478; 354-741) on FSU’s career field goal percentage chart, has 453 career rebounds to date and is 77 shy of tying Kim Cesarz (530; 1981-85) for 11th place at FSU.

Not A Freshman Anymore - Erin Miller, who has posted 11 double-figure scoring games this campaign to date, presently ranks as FSU’s third-leading scorer (12.8) this campaign and has scored 10 points or more in eight of her last 11 games to date. She needs 15 steals to match Valerie Scott’s (55; 1995-96) 10th-place single-season total. Miller is the league’s free throw percentage (.900; 36-40) leader to date.

Tough To Beat At Home - Ferris is presently 29-10 (.744) overall at Jim Wink Arena. The 2,400-seat facility replaced the Old Jim Wink Arena, which was converted into the current Student Recreation Center after the 1997-98 campaign. FSU, which won its first 14 games in the facility, is currently 6-2 (.750) in non-league outings and 23-8 (.742) in GLIAC play at the new Jim Wink Arena.

Bulldog Bites - The Bulldogs' 111 total points at SVSU was one short of matching the school's single-game record set in a home win over Westminster (112-49; 12/2/99). It also marked the first time the Bulldogs have scored 100 points since defeating SVSU 110-73 (2/5/00) and the first time ever in a road contest ....... FSU set the school single-game record for most made field goals with 45 at SVSU ........ Freshman forward Darcie Philp (Ubly) totaled a personal career-best 14 points in last Thursday's (Jan. 23) win at Saginaw Valley State, which surpassed her previous career-high seven-point effort against Northwood (1/16/03) ......... Sophomore guard Kari Searles (Marshall) registered a personal career-best 11 points at Saginaw Valley State. Her previous high of eight points was recorded against Mercyhurst (12/8/01) ..... The Bulldogs are in the midst of their seventh consecutive 10-win campaign. FSU has won at least 10 games in a season 12 times in the last 13 years .......... Molly Potvin registered her 200th career point at Lake Superior State while junior forward Stephanie Benear (Howell) presently needs four points to reach the same mark ........ Seven of Ferris' 10 wins this campaign have came by 10 points or more ........ Freshman guard/forward Mary Brown (Benton Harbor/Lake Michigan Catholic) matched her personal career-high with seven points at SVSU while Patti Larson grabbed her 125th career rebound in the same contest ....... Sophomore forward Sarah Duesing (Sault Ste. Marie/Sault Area) currently has 86 career points and is 14 points away from notching her 100th career point.

Against The Opponents - FSU hosts Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan this weekend.

Michigan Tech: The Huskies maintain a 28-16 lead entering this Thursday’s 45th series meeting. MTU has won four consecutive meetings and defeated Ferris 70-65 in the last contest between the teams (2/23/02) at Big Rapids, Mich. Michigan Tech is presently 11-8 overall and 6-4 in league play after last Monday’s (Jan. 27) 76-74 league home loss to Northern Michigan. The Huskies, under fifth-year head coach Darla Olson, were 19-10 overall during the 2001-02 campaign and compiled a third-place 11-7 GLIAC North Division record. MTU, which is led in scoring by junior forward Andrea Novak (17.7 ppg), was picked to finish third in the 2002-03 GLIAC North Division Preseason Coaches Poll. FSU head coach Tracey Fisk presently has a 1-7 career coaching record versus Michigan Tech, which has won two of its last three games to date.

Northern Michigan: NMU holds a 34-12 series’ advantage and has won the last three meetings entering this Saturday’s 47th encounter. FSU head coach Tracey Fisk currently has a 2-7 career coaching mark against Northern Michigan and dropped a 72-69 decision in the last meeting (2/21/02) between the two teams at Big Rapids, Mich. NMU, which is directed by 14th-year head coach Mike Geary, presently is 11-6 overall and 7-3 in the GLIAC after last Monday’s (Jan. 27) 76-74 conference win at Michigan Tech. The Wildcats, who have won four consecutive games to date, compiled a 20-9 overall record in 2001-02 and placed second (13-5) in the GLIAC’s North Division. NMU, which was picked to finish second in the 2002-03 GLIAC North Division Preseason Coaches Poll, is led in scoring by Jessica Nohl (17.5 ppg).

Between The Lines - Between The Lines, a weekly television program profiling Ferris State University Athletics, continues to be aired across northern Michigan on WFQX-Fox 33 every Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. (ET). The 30-minute program is hosted by Ira Childress and produced in the studios of the University’s cable Channel 7. The Jan. 29 guest will be Tracey Fisk, FSU’s women’s basketball head coach, along with Bill Sall, men’s basketball head coach, and Bob Daniels, men’s ice hockey head coach.

Ticket Prices - Individual game tickets to all FSU home basketball games can be obtained at the door or by calling the Bulldog ticket office at (231) 591-2888. Adult tickets are $5 and student tickets are $3. A family pass can be purchased for $10. Ferris State faculty/staff ticket prices are $4.

Looking Ahead - Ferris will host the Lake Superior State Lakers in league action Thursday, Feb. 6, with tipoff slated for 6 p.m. (EST) at FSU’s Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids, Mich. The Bulldogs then visit the Northwood Timberwolves Saturday, Feb. 8. Tipoff for the GLIAC encounter at NU’s Bennett Sports Center is at 1 p.m. (EST).

Ferris On The Web - Ferris State University Athletics’ official web site can be found at www.ferris.edu/sports. The site features information on all of FSU’s varsity athletics programs.