GAME STORYLINES
Wayne State will hit the road for the final time in the 2025-26 regular season, to play Roosevelt University and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.  WSU will conclude the regular season with home games against Lake Superior State (Feb. 26) and Saginaw Valley State (Feb. 28).

SERIES HISTORY
WSU has faced the Lakers three times, winning both contests at home but losing the only meeting on the road.  Last year, in Chicago, the Green and Gold fell 66-62 despite a career-high 29 points from Shea Tripp.  Wayne State's shooting woes (1-of-13 from deep) contributed to the loss.

The Warriors topped Roosevelt 78-50 in the meeting earlier this season, behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Gabi Lutchka.

The Green and Gold holds a 12-10 advantage over Parkside, including wins in the last three meetings between the squads.  All-time WSU is 4-4 in Kenosha, Wis.

Wayne State won a 95-88 high-scoring affair earlier this year in Detroit that saw nine different lead changes.  Lutchka tallied a personal-best 32 points in the win.

SCOUTING THE LAKERS
Roosevelt has posted a 7-16 ledger this year, including a 6-10 mark in the GLIAC.  The Lakers nabbed a 64-52 win at Davenport in the squad's last time out, with four players scoring in double digits.
 
Leading the way for RU is Marie Outlay.  The three-time GLIAC Player of the Week is averaging a team-leading 12.9 points per game, alongside 6.9 rebounds per game, while totaling a squad-high 99 steals.  Kelly Boyle is contributing 12.2 PPG and a team-high 68 assists.  Isabella Pitta averages 10.7 PPG with a squad-high 8.6 RPG.

Fourth-year head coach Deon Thomas has posted a 47-59 ledger and helped the Lakers to a GLIAC Tournament appearance a year ago.

SCOUTING THE RANGERS
Ahead of its meeting with Purdue Northwest, Parkside has tallied a 12-12 ledger, including a 7-9 record in the conference.

Cassidy Arni and Katie Hamill are both averaging 14.0 points per game.  They each contribute on the defensive end, with Arni blocking 20 shots (tied for a team high) and Hamill totaling 44 steals (squad best).  Lillie Peterson has hauled in a team-leading 183 rebounds.

Jen Conely is in year eight with UWP, helping the team to a 118-98 record with appearances in the GLIAC tournament all seven seasons prior to this year.

TOP-RANKED MATCH-UPS
The 78-77 win against Grand Valley State (2/9/2026) marked the first win over a No. 1 ranked team in program history after previously being 0-10.

TRAVELING THE COUNTRY
This week, the Warriors will head to their fifth and sixth states played in the campaign, as the squad is headed to Illinois and Wisconsin.  Already this season, WSU has competed in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas.

MILESTONE WATCH
Junior guard McKenna Ferguson became the 21st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points, doing so with a triple in the first quarter of the 68-67 win over Michigan Tech (2/14/2026).

Senior forward Taylor Thompson needs 35 points to reach 1,000 in her career.

Senior forward Gabi Lutchka is 60 points shy of 1,000.

LOHR REACHES 400
Wayne State head coach Carrie Lohr earned her 400th collegiate head coaching victory with WSU's 78-66 win at Tiffin on December 9.  This includes nine years at St. Clair County Community College (SC4) and 15 seasons with the Warriors.

STACKING DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Taylor Thompson notched her seventh double-double of the season during the 89-68 win over Purdue Northwest, tying a career-high 33 points to go with 10 rebounds.

Gabi Lutchka has tallied four double-doubles this season including back-to-back road games at Northwood (10 points, 12 rebounds) and Purdue Northwest (18 points, 10 rebounds), and most recently against Michigan Tech (16 points, 10 rebounds).

Jaci Tubergen joined the double-double party, notching her first with a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds during the 86-83 win at Michigan Tech.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Warriors' strength of schedule (SOS) is .613 (348-220), which is second nationally out of 298 schools, with WSU's composite schedule ranking seventh nationally (.575, 379-280).

LEAGUE RECOGNITION
WSU student-athletes have earned seven GLIAC Player of the Week Awards thus far in the 2025-26 campaign.

Junior guard McKenna Ferguson has garnered three, with her most recent coming on the offensive end of the court (2/16) after tallying 21 points and two assists against #12-Northern Michigan, and a game-high 19 points during the win over Michigan Tech.

Senior forward Taylor Thompson has been recognized three times, earning Defensive Player of the Week honors (1/5) after notching her third-consecutive double-double with 14 points and 10 boards at Saginaw Valley State and recording eight rebounds, four steals, and two blocks at Lake Superior State.

Senior forward Gabi Lutchka earned her first Offensive Player of the Week award of the year (1/19) after posting a career-high 32 points alongside nine rebounds against Parkside, and a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds vs. Roosevelt.

INCREASED PRODUCTION
Senior guard Jaci Tubergen has started 23 of the 24 games this season after being utilized in a reserve role a year ago.  The Hudsonville, Mich., product has increased her scoring from 1.5 points per contest last season to 6.3 PPG this year, while passing her total number of triples made (six) in 2024-25, with 19 this year.  Tubergen has dished out more assists as well, with 66 so far.  Against No. 1-Grand Valley State (Feb. 7), she knocked down the game-winning free throws.

After playing in 14 games as a freshman and 17 as a sophomore, Emily Homan has seen an uptick in action during her junior campaign.  The Haslett, Mich., native is playing just under 15 minutes per game, while passing her rebound total from a year ago with 60 thus far, and has surpassed her total number of points from last year with 76.

At #1-Grand Valley State on Jan. 8, Homan notched then career highs in points (15), rebounds (six), and steals (four).

Tubergen tallied her first-career double-double during the team's 86-83 victory at Michigan Tech, with a career-high in both points (14) and rebounds (10).

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
The Green and Gold ranks first in the GLIAC in field goal percentage (.454), which is 11th nationally, and in defensive rebounds per game (27.6), which is 56th in the country.

McKenna Ferguson ranks 24th in career free throw percentage among active players (.797, min. 250 attempts).

WSU is ranked 11th nationally according to the Massey Ratings and 29th according to the WBCA.

LAST TIME OUT
Wayne State posted a 68-67 win at home over Michigan Tech, to win its fourth consecutive game.

McKenna Ferguson paced the Green and Gold with 19 points (6-of-16 FG, 2-of-7 3PT, 5-of-6 FT) and added six boards, three steals, and an assist.  Gabi Lutchka posted a double-double with 16 points (6-of-9 FG, 1-of-4 3PT, 3-of-3 FT) and 10 rebounds, to go with four assists, a trio of steals, and one block.

The Warriors shot 43.1 percent from the floor (25-of-58), including 7-of-22 from deep (31.8 percent).  At the free throw line, WSU was 11-of-13.  Michigan Tech won the battle of the boards, hauling in 37 to Wayne State's 29.

FOLLOW THE WARRIORS
All Wayne State home contests and road GLIAC games will be streamed on FloSports (flohoops.com).  

For road GLIAC contests, Wayne State men's basketball play-by-play voice Kevin Brechmacher will provide audio for free through the Warrior Sports Network.  Click the audio button on the WSU women's basketball schedule page on wsuathletics.com.

Brechmacher will call Thursday and Saturday's contests from Chicago and Kenosha respectively.