Complete Notes
Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Lourdes closes out the month of January with just one game this week.  The Gray Wolves take to the road on Wednesday heading to Aquinas, looking to complete the season sweep of the Saints and remain in the hunt for a WHAC tournament berth.

Head Coach Tandy Bradford: In her second season on the Lourdes bench, Tandy Bradford sports a 16-35 (.314) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In her fifth season overall as a collegiate head coach, Bradford has a 37-94 (.282) career mark.  She is the fifth head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Aquinas leads the all-time series against Lourdes 20-2 dating back to Nov. 30, 2011.  The Gray Wolves snapped a three-game losing streak in the series with the Saints on Nov. 30, recording a 68-64 victory at home in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Lourdes is looking for its first win ever against Aquinas in Grand Rapids, Mich., with the Saints having won all 11 previous contests.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes carried a lead into the fourth quarter on Wednesday (Jan. 18) at home against Siena Heights but the Saints rallied to defeat the Gray Wolves 70-67.  Emma Pedroza led Lourdes with 21 points while Shae Pedroza added 18 more.  On Saturday (Jan. 21), Cornerstone made the game-winner with 4.2 seconds remaining as the Golden Eagles defeated Lourdes 68-66 in the Ebeid Rec Center.  Emma Pedroza had a game-high 19 points while Shae Pedroza added 16 more.  Macie Stringfellow pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for the Gray Wolves.

Scouting Aquinas: The Saints have dropped three straight games after falling 62-48 on the road at Indiana-South Bend on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action.  Mauriya Barnes and Isabel Reemsnyder lead Aquinas offensively, with both averaging 9.3 points per game.  JaKarri Alven has been the Saints' top rebounder this season, grabbing 6.5 boards per night.

A Battle for a WHAC Tournament Berth: With one month remaining in the regular season, Lourdes is in the midst of a battle for a spot in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament.  The Gray Wolves enter the week tied for ninth place with Michigan-Dearborn, with the top eight teams qualifying for postseason play.  Lourdes is just one game behind eighth place Aquinas in the standings heading into their battle on Wednesday.

Quite a Stretch for Emma: Emma Pedroza has become a scoring machine for the Gray Wolves over the last three games, averaging 20.7 points per game.  She poured in a career-high 22 points on Jan. 14 against Michigan-Dearborn, making 9-of-19 shots from the floor.  She followed that effort up with 21 points versus Siena Heights before tallying 19 Saturday against Cornerstone.  Pedroza has tallied 14 double figure scoring games during her rookie season.

Crashing the Boards: Lourdes has outrebounded each of its last three opponents.  On the season the Gray Wolves are averaging 11.0 offensive boards per game.  Last Saturday against Cornerstone, Macie Stringfellow pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds.  It was the redshirt-freshman's second double figure rebounding game of the season.

Shae Pedroza Continues to Hold the WHAC Lead: Shae Pedroza is connecting at a 92.0% clip from the free throw line on the season, the best mark in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.  She has missed just four attempts all year (46-of-50).  Pedroza is seventh among all NAIA players from the charity stripe this year.

Sister Act: Freshman Emma Pedroza continues to hold the team's scoring lead this season averaging 12.6 points per game.  Her sister, Shae Pedroza, is second for Lourdes in scoring this season, averaging 10.8 points per game.  They are the only two Gray Wolves averaging in double figures.  One of the two sisters has led Lourdes in scoring in 14 of the 21 games thus far.

From Long Range: Nadeen Jemaa has made 33 three-point field goals this season for the Gray Wolves, most this season.  She is averaging 1.6 triples per contest and has one made three in every game this season except one (at Madonna, Dec. 9).  

Wagner Surpasses 300 Career Rebounds: Mercedes Wagner reached the 300-rebound mark for her carer last Wednesday with four boards against Siena Heights.  The Gray Wolf junior now has 306 total rebounds in her two seasons at Lourdes.

Starting Strong: Lourdes has played well coming out of the locker room throughout the season.  The Gray Wolves are outscoring their opponents 345-330 in the first period and 365-358 in the third quarter following the halftime break.  Lourdes has been outscored in both the second and fourth periods this year though.

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 is the team's active scoring leader with 673 points over her three seasons ... Halle Barnett is shooting 51.9% from the floor on the season, the lone Gray Wolf over 50% ... Barnett also has a team-leading 19 blocked shots ... 23 of Grace Ryan's 54 rebounds this season have been on the offensive end of the floor ... Lourdes has nine players with double figure steal totals this year.