This Week in Bobcat Athletics
2/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Men’s Basketball (15-10, 7-5)
Coming:
Feb. 21: at Idaho State, 7:05 PM tip-off
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Feb. 23: at Weber State, 7:05 PM tip-off
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An upcoming critical road stretch for the ‘Cats begins at Idaho State on Thursday night. MSU continues to compete for the top spot in the conference, just three games behind Portland State, one-half game behind Northern Arizona and tied with Weber State for third place in the BSC. The ‘Cats hope to avenge a home loss to Weber earlier in the season and make it two over the Bengals.
Last Week:
Feb. 14: beat Northern Arizona, 70-67
Feb. 17: beat Sacramento State, 87-82
Carlos Taylor scored 29 points and Divaldo Mbunga 20, as Montana State's two most consistent offensive threats for much of the season led the Bobcats to a 70-67 win over Northern Arizona in Worthington Arena on Thursday. The Bobcats led by as many as 10 in the second half, and played from behind for only two minutes in that stanza, but the Bobcats didn't seal the win until Nate Geiser's three-pointer at the buzzer caromed off the rim.
Montana State forced 23 Sacramento State turnovers and survived a late Hornet run to earn an 87-82 win Sunday in Bozeman. Vinnie McGhee led the Hornets with a game-high 30 points, but his 8-for-11 effort, which included converting all six of his three-point attempts, wasn't enough to counter a Bobcat attack featuring five players with at least 14 points. Casey Durham led MSU with 19 points, scoring all his points in the first 21 minutes of the game.
Women’s Basketball (12-11, 7-4)
Coming:
Feb. 21: vs. Idaho State, tip-off at 7:05 PM at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Radio and webcast at www.msubobcats.com
Feb. 23: vs. Weber State, tip-off at 7:05 PM at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Senior Night
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This week, women’s basketball hosts their last home stretch of the regular season starting with Idaho State on Thursday night. Earlier in the season, the ‘Cats lost a heart breaker at Idaho State on the road, 80-85. In that contest, senior Rebecca Mercer scored 29 points, but MSU had trouble containing Natalie Doma of ISU, who scored 33 against the ‘Cats. MSU picked up a road win at Weber during that trip, 77-65. In that contest, Mercer, Jenny Herringer, and Krislyn Wallace each scored in double digits.
Last Week:
Feb. 13: beat Sacramento State, 72-59
Feb. 15: lost at Northern Arizona, 70-71
It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win nonetheless. Montana State’s Rebecca Mercer paced the Bobcats with a game-high 20 points to guide MSU to a 72-59 win over Sacramento State for their fourth consecutive victory. Montana State and Sacramento State combined for 40 turnovers, with the Bobcats forcing 17 first-half miscues by the Hornets. Montana State almost pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in school history, but came up .01-second short as Sade Cunningham converted a running layup to give Northern Arizona a 71-70 victory, Friday night in the Walkup Skydome. Northern Arizona built a 20-point cushion in the first half and held a 44-33 advantage at intermission.
Indoor Track and Field
Coming:
Feb. 22: Bobcat Open at Brick Breeden fieldhouse
Field events begin at 4:30 PM
This Friday, MSU hosts the Bobcat Open—last chance to qualify for the conference championships. The meet will take place on the flat track, so the 200 races and relay races will not run. Montana and MSU-Billings will each send a team of competitors to the event. The track and field meet is MSU Appreciation Day which means MSU faculty and staff get in free with a voucher.
Last Week:
Feb. 15: MSU Dual Invite:
MSU Men 76, Montana 73
Weber State Men 73, MSU 69
MSU Women 77, Weber State 61
Montana Women 76, MSU 73
Dan Johnson continued his sprint dominance winning all three sprint events and registering a top ten national performance in the 400. Ellie Rudy reached NCAA qualifying height again in the pole vault at 13’9.25”. The ‘Cats qualified another seven performances for the conference championships.
Skiing
Coming:
Feb. 22-23: MSU hosts the Western Regional Ski Championships
Nordic: Bohart Ranch—Nordic begins at 9:30 AM
Alpine: Bridger Bowl—Alpine begins at 9:30 AM
Last Week:
No events last week
Men’s Tennis
Coming:
Feb. 22: vs. Eastern Washington at the MSU Tennis Center, 2:00 PM
Feb. 22: vs. Lewis & Clark at the MSU Tennis Center, 6:00 PM
Feb. 24: vs. MSU-Billings at the MSU Tennis Center, 9:00 AM
Last Week:
No events last week.
Women’s Tennis
Coming:
Feb. 23: vs. MSU-Billings at the MSU Tennis Center, 2:00 PM
Last Week:
Feb. 15: lost at Wyoming, 2-4
Feb. 16:beat North Dakota State, 7-0
Feb. 17:lost to Air Force, 3-4
The Montana State women’s tennis team dropped its first match of the season with a 4-2 loss at the University of Wyoming, Friday afternoon. The Bobcats posted two victories in singles action. Freshman Stephanie Jasper of Bozeman notched a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles, defeating UW’s Corina Lazar. Also posting a straight set win was sophomore Laura Villegas, who defeated Carly Van Hollen at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1.
The Montana State women’s tennis team split a pair of matches at the Air Force Academy over the weekend. The Bobcats opened play with a 7-0 victory over South Dakota State. En route to the win, Montana State won three matches without dropping a set. No. 1 singles standout Stephanie Jasper notched a 6-3, 6-1 win over Kate Wylie. Nuria Hernandez, Laura Villegas and Remy Clark all swept their opponents. MSU also won all three doubles matches to claim the opening point. In its second match, the Bobcats dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision to Air Force.
Women’s Golf
Coming:
No contests this week
Last Week:
Senior golfer Kate Steffanich started out the spring golf season with a bang winning Big Sky Conference Golfer of the Week honors for her performance at the Lady Braveheart Challenge in Beaumont, California last week. Steffanich shot a 174 in the two day event to tie for 62nd in a highly competitive field. The honor is Steffanich’s first as a collegiate golfer.
Montana State placed 14th at the invite of 16 teams.
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