WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's basketball team is looking to close out the 2023 calendar year on a high note, facing off against Michigan Tech (5-4, 1-1 GLIAC) at home on Tuesday, Dec. 19. 
 
Winona State (3-8, 3-4 NSIC) and Huskies are scheduled for a 5 p.m. tip-off in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court on Tuesday.  The showdown will be the fourth-ever meeting between the two squads and first matchup since Nov. 23, 2002, when WSU beat MTU 77-68. 
 
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION 

• Live stats & stream for the game are available at the links above and on the Winona State schedule page.   

• Tuesday's contest will take place in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court. 

WINONA STATE STORYLINES  

• WSU is 3-8 on the year, 3-4 in NSIC play.  

• The Warriors have won three of their last six contests 

• WSU earned an NSIC road sweep with wins at Wayne State (61-43) and Augustana (53-44) two weekends ago. 

• The Warriors are averaging 56.7 points/game and conceding 62.7 points per outing. 

• Olivia Gamoke is leading Winona State in assists, with 18 on the year.  

• Alex Dornfeld is the top Warrior rebounder, averaging 6.3 rebounds/game 

• Dornfeld and Vanessa Alexander have both had a 12-rebound game this season.  

• Hailey Markworth has a team-best seven steals on the year for head coach Ana Wurtz. 

• Olivia Gamoke leads WSU in scoring (9.8 ppg). 

• Emma Carpenter leads the team in three-point attempts (49), and minutes per game (31.1). 

• On Tuesday, the Warriors are facing an opponent they have not yet seen in the WSU Women's basketball history. 

• Head coach Ana Wurtz is in her second season as head coach at Winona State.  
   

Michigan Tech STORYLINES 

• Michigan Tech is 5-4 overall, 1-1 in the GLIAC. 

• MTU is coming off of a conference loss against Wayne State University. 

• Michigan Tech's Isabella Lenz leads the team in scoring (13.1).  

• The Huskies are averaging 66.3 ppg. 

• Michigan Tech has reached or surpassed 70 points on three occasions this season.  

• The Huskies had a 3-0 start to the year beating William Jewell, Lewis, and Southwest Minn. State. 

• Head coach Sam Clayton has been the head coach at MTU since 2018 and holds a 95-45 record at the helm of the program. 

WARRIOR NOTABLES 

• Head coach Ana Wurtz, assistant coach Hannah McGlone, & assistant coach Emily Kieck are the only all-female coaching staff in the NSIC that also competed at their alma mater as student-athletes 

• Dornfeld was the 2023-24 NSIC Warrior women's basketball player to watch for this season 
   

For the most up to date news in Warrior Athletics, please visit: www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.com and @WinonaStateATH.  
 
About Winona State University Athletics:  
 
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.   
 
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics. 
 
Media Contact: Pete Watkins, Director of Athletic Communications | Ph: 507.457.5577 | Email: pwatkins@winona.edu  

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