Vikings Loot Bobcats In Season Finale'
3/4/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
21 points to guide the Vikings to a 76-61 win over Montana State University, Saturday night.Wilson led a second-half PSU rally with 13 points, as the Vikings overcame a 43-31 halftimedeficit.
Also notching double-figures for Portland State (9-18, 7-9) were Hiedi Hatcher 16, ShannonSpies 13, and Monique Zampera 10. For the game, the Vikings shot 42 percent from the field,including 48 percent from the floor in the second half.
Trailing 47-35 with 18:54 remaining in the game, Portland State went on a 16-2 run to take a51-49 lead on a Wilson three-pointer. The Vikings built their lead to 69-61 on a Wilson freethrow with 3:23 left.
Montana State (6-21, 2-14) was led in the loss by Amy Meckling with 14 points, includingtwo three-pointers. Also notching double-digits for the Bobcats were Serena Merrill andLezlee Weedin (pictured) with 13 points, apiece. Weedin, a senior from Cody, Wyo., scoredall of her points in the first half in her final appearance in Worthington Arena.
I thought we gave it all we had against Portland State, said MSU head coach FrankMcCarthy. Our first half performance was one of the best we had this season. However, givecredit to Portland State. They fought back and hit some big three-point shots.
With Montana State trailing 17-16 at the 10:29 mark of the first half, the Bobcats went on a13-2 run to take a 29-19 advantage following a Kelly Martin free throw. MSU pushed thelead to 43-31 at intermission, after Meckling connected on a three-pointer with eight-secondsleft in the first stanza.
We faced a lot of adversity this season and I'm very proud of the way the kids battled,McCarthy said. We'll have a strong nucleus coming back and I think that the future looksbright.
Also notching double-figures for Portland State (9-18, 7-9) were Hiedi Hatcher 16, ShannonSpies 13, and Monique Zampera 10. For the game, the Vikings shot 42 percent from the field,including 48 percent from the floor in the second half.
Trailing 47-35 with 18:54 remaining in the game, Portland State went on a 16-2 run to take a51-49 lead on a Wilson three-pointer. The Vikings built their lead to 69-61 on a Wilson freethrow with 3:23 left.
Montana State (6-21, 2-14) was led in the loss by Amy Meckling with 14 points, includingtwo three-pointers. Also notching double-digits for the Bobcats were Serena Merrill andLezlee Weedin (pictured) with 13 points, apiece. Weedin, a senior from Cody, Wyo., scoredall of her points in the first half in her final appearance in Worthington Arena.
I thought we gave it all we had against Portland State, said MSU head coach FrankMcCarthy. Our first half performance was one of the best we had this season. However, givecredit to Portland State. They fought back and hit some big three-point shots.
With Montana State trailing 17-16 at the 10:29 mark of the first half, the Bobcats went on a13-2 run to take a 29-19 advantage following a Kelly Martin free throw. MSU pushed thelead to 43-31 at intermission, after Meckling connected on a three-pointer with eight-secondsleft in the first stanza.
We faced a lot of adversity this season and I'm very proud of the way the kids battled,McCarthy said. We'll have a strong nucleus coming back and I think that the future looksbright.
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