The first round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Midwest Regional kicked off on Friday afternoon as the No. 3 Drury Panthers tipped off against the No. 6 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. The Panthers showed why they earned the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship, sending the Eagles home early with a dominant 71-48 victory.

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After defeating Northwood (78-52), Lake Superior State (72-43) and Northern Michigan (73-69) for the GLIAC Championship, the Michigan Tech Huskies have earned the right to host the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament this weekend. Read below for full coverage throughout the tournament, including a tournament overview, updated tournament brackets, links to all game recaps and a Michigan Tech tournament profile (and links to other team profiles).

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The Matchup

It’s hockey playoff time again and this weekend the Huskies will travel to Denver, CO, to face the top-ranked Pioneers. The Huskies finished the regular season 34 points behind the WCHA Regular Season Champs, but they seem determined to make the tenth playoff meeting between these two an interesting one.

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The women’s tennis Huskies started their Spring Break trip to Florida off with a bang on Saturday, defeating Puerto Rico Mayaguez, 6-3. On Sunday, the Huskies struggled to keep any momentum going, falling 5-4 to St. Leo.
The Huskies (13-5 overall) swept the doubles matches Saturday to get the early 3-0 lead in the match.

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Needing a win to move into third in the WCHA Standings, at least for the time being, the No. 7 North Dakota overcame two hockey Huskies’ power play goals en route to a 3-2 win at the Ralph Engelstad Arena on the final night of the WCHA Regular Season.

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The Michigan Tech Huskies (28-2 overall, 21-2 GLIAC) have been the host school for the GLIAC Championship for three straight years now.   In those three years, the Huskies have also advanced to the championship game each year.  Tonight the Huskies met a team that has already proven that they are capable of beating them.  Earlier this season the Northern Michigan Wildcats (21-9 overall, 16-6 GLIAC) fell to the Huskies 64-59, but beat them in their second meeting 53-47, in Houghton.  With the past behind them, they both entered tonight’s contest with the goal of walking away with the GLIAC Championship.  In a contest that was close all the way to the end, the Huskies eventually proved that hard work pays off, as they were crowed the 2010 GLIAC Women’s Champions.  

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Despite trailing for about 13 minutes, the No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Sioux rattled off three goals in 1:19 in the second period to defeat the Michigan Tech Huskies, 5-1. The Huskies struggled without assistant captain Brett Olson for the second straight night.

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The Huskies entered tonight’s contest with a big victory over Northwood on Tuesday.  They owned a 26-2 overall record and looked to add another postseason victory.  Meanwhile on the other end of the court, the Lake Superior State Lakers wanted nothing more than to upset the No. 1 seed.  Earlier this season, Lake State fell twice to the Huskies with scores of 72-67 and 84-68.  This time the outcome proved no different as the Huskies will advance to the GLIAC Championship game for the third straight season with a 72-43 victory.  

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North Dakota

After dropping back-to-back 5-2 losses to the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers to end the home portion of their schedule, the Huskies head back out on the road for their final WCHA series of the season against the No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Sioux.
The Sioux (18-11-5 overall, 13-10-3 WCHA) are fresh off a sweep of the Colorado College Tigers, and currently hold the final home playoff spot with 29 points.

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After coasting past Northwood on Tuesday, the Huskies will have to take down Lake Superior State on Thursday and then either Northern Michigan or Findlay in the final.

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