Bussey and Perry Hit Career Highs as Bobcat Women Cage Tigers
11/15/2009 6:58:42 PM | Women's Basketball
Katie Bussey scored 30 points and Erica Perry added 28 as the Bobcats rolled to a 91-79 win over Pacific on Sunday afternoon.
Bussey, the 2008-09 Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year, posted 30 points, connecting on 12-of-20 from the field, including a six-of-eight effort from beyond the three-point arc. She also finished with two rebounds, an assist and a steal.
“Katie was phenomenal,” said fifth-year head coach Tricia Binford. “She really got us going in the first half, and was tough to stop all game long.”
Perry, a senior from
“Along with Katie, Erica really came to play,” Binford said. “It is nice for our upperclassmen to step-up as it takes some pressure off of the newcomers.”
Also hitting double-figure for the second consecutive game was junior college transfer Beata Bak. Bak recorded ten points, two blocks and two steals.
Pacific (0-1) built an early five-point lead, before
In the second half, the Tigers pulled to within 62-57 at the 10:46 mark on an Eliza Dy layup. The Bobcats responded once again with a 20-5 run to take their largest lead of the contest at 82-62 with 3:47 left on a Sarah Strand three-point play.
“I really like our energy,” Binford said. “We did a nice job responding to their scoring runs. I also liked the fact that we cut our turnovers in half from our opening game at
For the game, MSU shot 52 percent from the field and converted 11-of-23 three-pointers.
Pacific was paced in the loss by Jennifer Fath with 20 points and six rebounds.
MSU will host Brigham Young on Friday night in Worthington Arena.
