WINONA, Minn. --- The Winona State women's basketball team will look to maintain its momentum, following a 2-1 start to the season as they travel to Michigan Tech on Monday, Nov. 9. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. CST.
 
The Warriors currently lead the all-time series against the Huskies at 5-2. WSU defeated Michigan Tech lest season 78-54. 
 
 
KEY STORYLINES

• Winona State will look to improve off last season's 17-13 (13-9 NSIC) campaign. 
• The Warriors opened the season at the Hoops in Hawaii Classic where they went 2-1, picking up wins over Lubbock Christian and Hawaii Pacific, before dropping the championship game against No. 2 Colorado Mesa.
• WSU meets Michigan Tech for the eighth time in program history.
• The Warriors were picked to finish ninth overall in the NSIC and sixth in the NSIC South Division
• Winona State's NSIC Preseason Player to Watch Vivica Bretton leads the Warriors, averaging 13.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game this season.
• Megan Schuman averages 11.7 points per game, while Sydney Cherney averages 10 points per contest.
• Winona State returns 11 players off the 2025-26 roster, while welcoming three newcomers to the 2026-27 team
• Ana Wurtz enters her fifth year at the helm of the Winona State Women's Basketball team

 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

• The Huskies open the regular season against WSU, after falling in their exhibition game at Michigan State, 53-100
• Michigan Tech had two players named to the Preseason All-GLIAC Second Team including Alyssa Wypych and Soraya Timms
• Wypych ranked second on the team in scoring last season with 11.3 points per game, shooting 45.1 percent from the floor.
• Timms started in all 29 games last season where she averaged 10.3 points and 4.0 assists per game
• The Huskies finished the 2025-26 season with a 16-13 overall record and a 10-10 record in GLIAC play

 
ALOHA, HOOPS IN HAWAII CLASSIC

• The Warriors opened the season at the Hoops in Hawaii Classic
• WSU defeated Lubbock Christian on the opening day 58-54, before earning a 71-56 semifinal victory against Hawaii Pacific
• In the championship game, the Warriors fell to No. 2 Colorado Mesa 64-57
• It marked the first time in program history that the Warriors had faced Lubbock Christian and Hawaii Pacific, while they met Colorado Mesa for the first time since 2003

 
BRETTON PRESEAON PLAYER TO WATCH

• Vicvica Bretton was named the Winona State Player to Watch by the NSIC on Oct. 15
• Bretton is a senior from Rochester, Minn.
• She returns to the Warriors after averaging 11.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game last season
• Bretton also averaged 32.9 points per game
• Head Coach Wurts on Bretton, "Viv has approached every day since her first season with intention, competitiveness, and a relentless work ethic. She chases greatness in everything she does."

 
NSIC PRESEASON POLL

• Winona State was picked to finish ninth overall in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Poll
• The Warriors were also picked sixth overall in the NSIC South Division
• Last season, the Warriors finished sixth overall and fourth in the South Division (17-13, 13-9 NSIC)
• Minnesota State was picked first overall with 215 points, while Concordia St. Paul followed in second with 194 points.

 
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