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HOUGHTON -- They have a different head coach, five different starters, but one thing remains the same:  the Michigan Tech Huskies are in St Joseph, Missouri for the NCAA Elite Eight for the third straight time, something no Division II women's program has ever done.

Tech will have its hands full as they face the number one team in the nation next Tuesday night.

Arkansas Tech won both the regular season and post season Gulf South Conference titles, before winning their second consecutive Southeast regional title last weekend.

After watching tape on the other Tech team, Huskies' coach Kim Cameron says the Golden Suns are for real.

"They are quick, they are fast," says the 2010-2011 GLIAC coach of the year.  "They run and they push the ball; that's something we'll have to contain.  They score 85 points a game, and for us it's kind of unheard of.  So we've got to make sure we keep their points down, got to make sure we don't let them get in a rhythm the entire game."

Cameron also points out how balanced the Golden Suns offense is.  "They have four players (that average per game) in double figures, phenomenal post players, very, very quick point guards, and if we try to get into a running game with any of these (Elite Eight) teams, we're going to get beat.  We Have to work on slowing them down."

Michigan Tech averages only about 70 points a game but holds their opponents to just 53 points per contest.

The two teams meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. eastern time in a game that will be streamed live at NCAA.com.