The University of Minnesota Duluth will continue its stretch of six games in ten days with three in four days on the road, beginning Thursday night as the Bulldogs travel to Houghton, Michigan to take on Michigan Technological University, the team's third opponent in its first four games to be represented in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Preseason Top 25.

UMD (2-1) will head to Michigan Tech tomorrow night before wrapping up its non-conference slate Saturday afternoon at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. The Bulldogs will then take on the NCAA Division I Green Bay Phoenix of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday afternoon in exhibition play before entering the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schedule next week.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES | 2014-15: 19-9, 16-6 GLIAC
Michigan Tech (R.V.) will officially open its 2015-16 campaign when it plays host to UMD on Thursday night ... the Huskies appeared in the NCAA II Midwest Regional Tournament last season, falling to the University of Indianapolis in the opening round ... Tech was picked for a seventh-place finish in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division despite the success last season ... three seniors lead the Huskies this season, including guard Jordan Chartier, who averaged 10.1 points and 3.4 assists per game, and forwards Luke Heller and Kyle Stankowski ... Heller returns averaging 9.2 points and 5.0 rebounds a season ago ... head coach Kevin Luke is in his 22nd season at Tech ... UMD owns a 31-29 record all-time against the Huskies, falling 60-58 to Tech at home last season on Nov. 22, 2014.

SCOUTING THE RANGERS | 2014-15: 26-4, 17-1 GLVC
Wisconsin-Parkside knocked off Saint Xavier University in its season opener and will host Silver Lake College before UMD comes to town ... the Rangers appeared in the NCAA II Midwest Regional in 2014-15, falling to Lewis University 70-62 in the opening round ... Parkside was chosen for a fifth-place finish in the Great Lakes Valley Conference East Division ... senior guard Jimmy Gavin returns after earning All-GLVC First Team and a unanimous All-Region selection a season ago, averaging 17.4 points and 3.0 assists per game ... head coach Luke Riegel begins his 13th season with the Rangers in 2015-16 ... Parkside knocked off UMD 79-61 at Romano Gym last year on Nov. 23, 2014, and the teams are now tied at 6-6 in the all-time series.

SCOUTING THE PHOENIX | 2014-15: 24-9, 12-4 Horizon League
Green Bay opened its season with a pair of defeats in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Season Tip-Off, falling to Stanford University in overtime and East Tennessee State University ... the Phoenix and Buccaneers played at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday as part of the ESPN season tip-off ... senior guard Carrington Love leads Green Bay with 27.0 points per game on the year, while senior guard Jordan Fouse is averaging 12.0 rebounds per game on the year ... head coach Linc Darner is in his first season with the Phoenix, having led Florida Southern University to the NCAA II National Championship last season ... including exhibition match-ups, Green Bay owns a 6-0 record against UMD.

FREE THROWS
UMD split a pair of games against ranked foes last weekend, falling at the University of Central Missouri (R.V.) before knocking off East Central University (R.V.) at the NCAA II Central Region Crossover in Warrensburg, Missouri ... senior swing guard Pierre Newton led the Bulldog offense averaging 17.5 points per game while shooting 44.0 percent on the week (11-of-25) and hauling in 10.5 rebounds per game ... senior guard Taylor Lavery scored 21 points on 7-of-13 from the floor (53.8 percent) including 4-of-7 from three-point range as UMD beat East Central at its own game, hitting nine three-pointers on the afternoon.

HOW TO FOLLOW
... vs. Michigan Tech: Live Audio | Live Video | Live Stats
... vs. Wisconsin-Parkside: Live Video | Live Stats
... vs. Green Bay: ESPN3 | Live Stats

UP NEXT
The Bulldogs and Huskies will hit the court Thursday evening in Houghton, Michigan. Opening tip is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.