Northern Arizona Chops Down Bobcat Women at Buzzer
2/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Northern Arizona (8-16, 4-7) built a 20-point cushion in the first half and held a 44-33 advantage at intermission.
Montana State (12-11, 8-4) shored-up its first half defensive woes and rattled off a 26-8 run to open the second stanza, staking a 59-53 lead with 9:18 remaining following an Erica Perry jumper.
NAU answered back with an 7-0 run to regain the lead at 60-59 with just over five-minutes remaining on an Ashley Ingle field-goal.
The lead changed hands three times before a Rebecca Mercer three-pointer gave MSU a 68-65 advantage with 43-seconds left.
A Laura Dinkins layup and a Janelle Matthews jumper with nine-seconds remaining gave Northern Arizona a 69-68 margin.
Following a MSU time-out, Perry raced the length off the court unscathed for a layup with 4.2-seconds remaining, giving the Bobcats a 70-69 margin.
Cunningham then turned the tables and floated a running layup over Perry and Krislyn Wallace as time expired.
“Our defense, quite honestly, wasn’t very good, especially in the first half,” said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. “You can’t get down 20-points and think you’re going to win the game.
“However, give our kids credit,” she added. “They picked up the defense and got themselves back into the game. I really liked how they battled in the second half; however, a few possessions down the stretch got away from us and we didn’t finish like we wanted.”
Mercer paced the Bobcats with a team-high 19 points, while Nubia Garcia added 13, Jenny Heringer 11, and Krislyn Wallace 10.
Wallace ended with a double-double, pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.
For the game, MSU shot 39 percent from the field, but just 29 percent from three-point range. NAU hit 44 percent from the field.
NAU was led by Ingle with 19 points and ten rebounds.
MSU will host Idaho State on Thursday.
PDF of boxscore at top of page.
Montana State (12-11, 8-4) shored-up its first half defensive woes and rattled off a 26-8 run to open the second stanza, staking a 59-53 lead with 9:18 remaining following an Erica Perry jumper.
NAU answered back with an 7-0 run to regain the lead at 60-59 with just over five-minutes remaining on an Ashley Ingle field-goal.
The lead changed hands three times before a Rebecca Mercer three-pointer gave MSU a 68-65 advantage with 43-seconds left.
A Laura Dinkins layup and a Janelle Matthews jumper with nine-seconds remaining gave Northern Arizona a 69-68 margin.
Following a MSU time-out, Perry raced the length off the court unscathed for a layup with 4.2-seconds remaining, giving the Bobcats a 70-69 margin.
Cunningham then turned the tables and floated a running layup over Perry and Krislyn Wallace as time expired.
“Our defense, quite honestly, wasn’t very good, especially in the first half,” said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. “You can’t get down 20-points and think you’re going to win the game.
“However, give our kids credit,” she added. “They picked up the defense and got themselves back into the game. I really liked how they battled in the second half; however, a few possessions down the stretch got away from us and we didn’t finish like we wanted.”
Mercer paced the Bobcats with a team-high 19 points, while Nubia Garcia added 13, Jenny Heringer 11, and Krislyn Wallace 10.
Wallace ended with a double-double, pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.
For the game, MSU shot 39 percent from the field, but just 29 percent from three-point range. NAU hit 44 percent from the field.
NAU was led by Ingle with 19 points and ten rebounds.
MSU will host Idaho State on Thursday.
PDF of boxscore at top of page.
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