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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball:  Lourdes gets ready for a pair of key Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference games this week in the Gray Wolves quest to earn a bid to the league tournament for the first time in program history.  Lourdes travels to Concordia (Mich.) on Wednesday evening before entertaining Siena Heights in a Saturday afternoon affair.
 
Head Coach Summer Quesenberry: In her second season on the Lourdes bench Summer Quesenberry has a 15-37 (.288) record with the Gray Wolves.  Overall as a women's collegiate head coach, Quesenberry has a 68-105 (.393) record in her fifth season.  She is the third head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Concordia (Mich.) is 12-1 all-time against Lourdes dating back to Oct. 27, 2011.  The Cardinals have won six straight meetings between the two schools following a 65-58 victory over the Gray Wolves on Nov. 21 in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Concordia is 6-0 all-time against Lourdes in games played in Ann Arbor, Mich.  Siena Heights is 13-0 all-time against the Gray Wolves dating back to Dec. 3, 2011.  The Saints downed Lourdes 73-68 in Adrian, Mich. on Jan. 10 in the first meeting of the season.  Siena Heights defeated Lourdes 68-43 last season in the only previous meeting played two between the two schools in the Ebeid Rec Center.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes shot just 28.6% from the floor on Wednesday evening in a 77-50 setback at Cornerstone.  LaTyrah Beasley led the Gray Wolves with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.  On Saturday, eighth-ranked Indiana Tech limited the Gray Wolves to just 23.7% shooting in a 74-46 victory.  Tatyana Reynolds had 25 points for Lourdes in the setback.

Scouting Concordia (Mich.): The Cardinals are coming off a third place finish at the Concordia Invitational last weekend after defeating Concordia (Wis.) 77-73 in the consolation game.  Kari Borowiak leads Concordia averaging 20.0 points per game while Brianna Rowe and Katherine Snow add 10.9 and 10.0 points per night respectively.  The Cardinals are shooting 40.8% from the floor and average 70.8 points per game while allowing 67.4 points per night.
 
Scouting Siena Heights: The Saints have won three of their last four games after defeating Great Lakes Christian 75-55 on Monday night.  Siena Heights heads to Cornerstone on Wednesday before visiting Lourdes.  Demi Russell is the lone Saint to average in double figures, scoring 10.5 points per game.  As a team Siena Heights is scoring 63.9 points per contest and shooting 38.2% from the floor while yielding 63.2 points per night.

A Postseason Push: With six games remaining in the regular season, Lourdes is looking to climb back into position to make the WHAC tournament for the first time in program history.  The Gray Wolves are currently three games out of the eighth, and final qualifying spot.  Of the six games left on the schedule, Lourdes plays five against the five teams directly above the Gray Wolves in the ledger, allowing Lourdes to make up some ground.  

Reynolds on a Scoring Binge: Tatyana Reynolds poured in 25 points on Saturday afternoon in the Gray Wolves' loss to Indiana Tech, finishing one point shy of her career high at Lourdes.  Reynolds scored 26 points against Wright State-Lake on Dec. 19, and has scored more than 20 points three times this season.  She has 13 total double figure scoring games, and ranks second on the team averaging 13.1 points per night.

Beasley Adds Another Double-Double: LaTyrah Beasley recorded her third double-double of the season on Wednesday night at Cornerstone.  The sophomore scored 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the loss.  The 12 boards were one shy of her career-high and marked her fourth double figure rebounding effort of the season.  She leads the Gray Wolves grabbing 6.8 boards per night.

A Bit of a Shooting Slump: Lourdes has struggled offensively of late, connecting on less than 34% of its field goal attempts in four of its last five games.  The Gray Wolves shot just 28.6% and 23.7% from the floor in the two games last week.  Lourdes has made just 16% and 17.6% of its three-point attempts during the last two games as well.

Dropping Dimes: Christiana Jefferson handed out seven assists while committing just two turnovers in the two games last week, and continues to rank among the nation's elite.  She ranks 21st nationally averaging 4.26 assists per contest, and is seventh in the country with a 2.89 assist-to-turnover ratio.  On the year she has distributed 81 assists while committing just 28 miscues.

Among the Nation's Best from Long Range: Sydney Miller is tallying 3.18 three-pointers per contest, a mark that ranks ninth nationally.  Tatyana Reynolds averages 2.79 triples per contest, the 27th best mark nationally. Sara Semler is connecting at a 42.5% clip from long range, the 31st best three-point shooting percentage in the country.

Lourdes in the National Rankings: As a team Lourdes ranks sixth nationally grabbing 16.32 offensive rebounds per game while the team's 8.77 three-pointers per contest are 17th best in the country.

This and That: Sydney Miller, Sara Semler, and Jami Hardy are the only Gray Wolves who have appeared in all 22 games ... Lourdes has 84 more offensive rebounds that its opponents ...  Tierra Thomas has at least one blocked shot in seven of her last nine games, and leads Lourdes with 18 total rejections this year.