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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Lourdes begins a four-game road trip on Friday evening as the Gray Wolves head to Madonna for a Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference match-up.  The Gray Wolves then begin a stretch of five straight non-conference tilts on Monday night with a trip to Kentucky Christian.

Head Coach Tandy Bradford: In her second season on the Lourdes bench, Tandy Bradford sports a 14-26 (.350) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In her fifth season overall as a collegiate head coach, Bradford has a 35-85 (.292) career mark.  She is the fifth head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Madonna holds a 13-8 all-time advantage against Lourdes in a series that began Jan. 11, 2012.  The two schools split a pair of games last season with each defending its home court.  Madonna was a 69-68 victor in Livonia, Mich. while the Gray Wolves posted a 76-67 win in the Ebeid Rec Center.  The Crusaders hold an 8-3 edge all-time in games played in Livonia.  Lourdes and Kentucky Christian will be meeting on the hardwood for the first time ever on Monday evening.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes jumped out to a 13-point lead on Wednesday evening (Nov. 30) and hung on for a 68-64 victory over Aquinas.  Mercedes Wagner came off the bench to score 15 points while Emma Pedroza added 12 more.  Nadeen Jemaa chipped in 11 points for the Gray Wolves.  On Saturday, Lawrence Tech edged Lourdes 56-52 in a game that featured 13 lead changes and seven ties.  Winter Richburg paced the Gray Wolves with 10 points coming off the bench.

Scouting Madonna: The Crusaders are still looking for their first victory of the season after falling 61-50 on Wednesday evening at Spring Arbor.  Delani Robinson leads Madonna averaging 7.5 points per game while Ti'Syn Callahan adds 7.2 points per night.  On the glass, Jac'Ana Anderson is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 4.3 boards per night.

Scouting Kentucky Christian: The Knights enter the week having dropped a 63-51 decision at home against Point last Saturday (Dec. 3).  Kentucky Christian travels to Cincinnati Clermont on Thursday and Columbia International on Saturday prior to hosting the Gray Wolves.  Jada Higgins paces the Knight offense, averaging 15.8 points per game while grabbing 6.3 rebounds per contest.  Abby West adds 9.8 points per night for Kentucky Christian.

Richburg Matches Career High: Winter Richburg led Lourdes in scoring on Saturday against Lawrence Tech with her first double figure game of the season and second of her career.  The sophomore guard matched her career-high with 10 points.  She also scored 10 last season at Cornerstone on Feb. 19.

Jemaa Also Has Season High: Nadeen Jemaa scored 11 points last Wednesday in the victory over Aquinas.  For the Gray Wolf guard, the 11 points marked a season high and was the second time this year she has scored in double figures.  She tallied 10 to open the year against Mount Vernon Nazarene.  Jemaa's career high is 14, coming against Rochester (Mich.) on Jan. 24 of last season.

Forcing Turnovers: Lourdes has forced an average of 20.0 turnovers per game from the opposition this season.  The Gray Wolves were able to pressure Aquinas into 25 miscues last Wednesday, the fifth time this season an opponent has turned the ball over at least 22 times against Lourdes.

Making Shots: Halle Barnett is shooting 56.4% from the floor for the Gray Wolves this season.  Her field goal percentage mark ranks fourth in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference this season.  Shae Pedroza is connecting at a 90.0% clip from the free throw line on the season, second best in the conference.  She has missed just three attempts all year (27-of-30).

Getting to the Offensive Glass: Lourdes has pulled down 17 or more offensive rebounds in each of its last three games.  The Gray Wolves had a season-high 18 offensive caroms last Wednesday in the win over Aquinas.  On the season, Lourdes is averaging 11.8 offensive boards per night.

Freshman Leading the Offensive Charge: Rookie Emma Pedroza has led Lourdes in scoring this season, averaging 11.6 points per game, the only Gray Wolf averaging in double figures.  She has scored in double figures seven times already this year in her 10 games.  

Lourdes Tabbed Seventh in WHAC Preseason Poll: The Gray Wolves were selected to finish in seventh place in the WHAC this season in the preseason poll conducted of the league's head coaches.  Lourdes was picked just behind Concordia (Mich.) and just ahead of Madonna in the balloting.  Indiana Tech was tabbed as the preseason favorite.

This and That: Shae Pedroza leads current players with 543 career points ... Logan Ingram needs two more points to reach 400 for her career ... Mercedes Wagner surpassed 250 career rebounds against Aquinas and now has 258 ... nine different players have started at least one game this season for the Gray Wolves.