Saturday, December 14
Seattle, WA
2 p.m.
Montana State University
at
Seattle University
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
Bobcat Women Head to Emerald City
12/13/2013 4:28:00 PM | Women's Basketball
After a 12-day hiatus for finals week, the Montana State women’s basketball team will return to the hardwood this weekend in The Emerald City of Seattle, Washington. The Bobcats (4-2) will face Seattle (3-6) on Saturday in the Connolly Center, before battling Pac-12 foe Washington (2-3) in the Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday.
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Bobcat Women Travel to Emerald City for Two Games
Seattle U
Date:...................... Dec. 14, 2013
Tip:......................... 3 pm (MST)
Site:....................... Seattle, WA
Venue:.............. Connolly Center
Radio:.............. 1450 AM KMMS
Washington
Date:...................... Dec. 15, 2013
Tip:......................... 3 pm (MST)
Site:....................... Seattle, WA
Venue:...... Alaska Airlines Arena
Radio:.............. KZMY 103.5 FM
* After a 12-day hiatus for finals week, the Montana State women's basketball team will return to the hardwood this weekend in The Emerald City of Seattle, Washington. The Bobcats (4-2) will face Seattle (3-6) on Saturday in the Connolly Center, before battling Pac-12 foe Washington (2-3) in the Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday. Both games will tip at 2 p.m. (PST), which translates to a 3 p.m. start in Bozeman. The Huskies will face Wisconsin on Friday night, before their encounter with the Bobcats.
* Family Feud: Sunday's game against Washington will feature Husky assistant coach Adia Barnes versus her husband- Montana State assistant coach Salvo Coppa. The couple met while Barnes was playing professionally overseas.
* Montana State is coming off a 12-day hiatus as the Bobcats attended to final exams. Prior to the break, MSU captured the consolation game of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic in Miami, Fla., behind a second-half come-from-behind 96-85 overtime victory over Valparaiso. The Bobcats fell to Villanova 79-55 in the opening-round of the tournament.
* Senior Ashley Brumwell was named to the FIU Thanksgiving Classic All-tournament team for her two-game effort. The Hamilton native averaged 17 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 35 percent from the field and connecting on four 3-pointers. Brumwell finished with a career-high 25 points against Valpo.
* Despite a 24-point loss to Villanova, MSU's new front-court duo of Jasmine Hommes and Kayla DeWit got the job done against the Wildcats. Both sophomores, Hommes finished with a team-high 13 points, while DeWit was the only other Bobcat in double-digits with 10 points. The tandem combined to shoot 75 percent (9-12) and pull down seven rebounds.
* Seattle is 3-6 overall. The Redhawks have posted victories over Portland State, Coastal Carolina and Cornell. SU has dropped its last two decisions to Oregon (105-100) and San Diego (79-56).
* The Redhawks have four players that average double-figure scoring. Senior forward Kacie Sowell leads Seattle averaging 14.8 and 9.6 rebounds per game. Also in double-digits are Sylvia Shephard (13.0), Ashley Ward (11.8) and Taelor Ross (10.9).
* Joan Bonvicini, one of the most successful coaches in women's collegiate basketball history and former coach at Arizona and Long Beach State, is in her 5th season at SU.
* Washington is 2-3 overall and will face Wisconsin on Friday, before meeting MSU on Sunday afternoon. The Dawgs' two wins were over Seattle U (82-60) and Houston.
* UW's Jazmine Davis (19.0 ppg) was one of 30 named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 30 List. The Husky junior is one of five Pac-12 players on the list of the best players from around the country.
A FULL PLATE:
Senior Ashley Brumwell has a lot on her plate. In addition to her playing gig, the 5th-year senior is also student-teaching at Bozeman High in the math department. Brumwell (formerly Albert) had her best week of play at FIU, notching a career-best 25 points on 9-of-18 from the field, including a 4-5 night from three-point range. She is 4th on MSU's all-time career blocked shot chart with 100 swats.
ENERGIZER BUNNY:
The effervescent Jackie Elliott continued her stellar pre-Big Sky play scoring 12 points in MSU's win over Valparaiso. It was Elliott's three-pointer at the buzzer that sent the game into overtime. She also notched five rebounds against the Crusaders. Elliott, who was the 2010-11 Montana Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year and a 16-time All-State Academic pick as a prepster, is majoring in Bio-Engineering.
FROM THE TOWN THAT MADE VIOLET BEAUREGARDE FAMOUS:
Miles City, Montana product Kalli Durham, who has strong family ties to Montana State, averaged 8.0 points and 8.5 rebounds at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Durham, whose grandfather Lin, Uncle Mick and cousin Casey all played for the Bobcat men's basketball program, hauled down a career-high 11 rebounds in the win over Valparaiso. The daughter of a coach (father Mark is the former head men's basketball coach and athletic director at Montana-Western) has been in double-digits in three games. Durham had 16 double-figure scoring games, last winter.
ALL IN THE FAMILY:
Jasmine Hommes has started all six games for MSU this season and is averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. She is third in the Big Sky Conference shooting 53 percent from the field. Hommes also has strong ties to the MSU women's basketball program as the niece of former Bobcat and Big Sky MVP Blythe Hommes-Hintz and former MSU and Big Sky All-Conference performer Brooke Hommes-Svendsen. Hommes' aunts made a combined 130 starts for the Bobcats- Blythe Hommes-Hintz 78 - Brooke Hommes-Svendsen 52.
BABY TALK:
After taking last year off on maternity leave, junior point-guard Ausha Cole has returned to the Bobcat starting line-up. Cole totaled 14 points (7.0 ppg) and went two-of-three from long distance at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. The native of Mesa, Ariz., also added three steals and two assists. On a side note, her biggest fan, Kadence, celebrated her first birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.
STOCK AND DAWK:
Sophomore guard Lindsay Stockton was the catalyst in MSU's victory over Valparaiso, scoring a career-high 19 points, including a nine-of-12 effort from the free throw line. The Gonzaga Prep grad had all 19 points in the second half and overtime period. Sophomore forward Alexa Dawkins saw 18 minutes of action at FIU, averaging 5.5 rebounds per game. The Bobcat duo hails from strong athletic lineages. Lindsay is the daughter of legendary NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton, while mother Nada played volleyball at Gonzaga. Dawkins' father Dale played football on the University of Miami's 1987 National Championship team. Dawkins later went on to play wide receiver for the New York Jets from 1990-93.
THE THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER:
Senior forward Emily Allen from Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia came off the bench and hit a triple in MSU's loss to Villanova. In addition, she logged 22 minutes with a rebound and assist. In the overtime victory against Valparaiso, Allen posted three points in 13 minutes of action.
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS:
Redshirt freshman Margreet Barhoum, who came off the bench and averaged 4.5 points at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Barhoum tallied seven points , two assists and a steal against Valparaiso in 14 minutes of play.
DeNOTE ON DeWIT:
Montana State sophomore forward Kayla DeWit came off the bench and recorded a career-high 10 points against Villanova. The Columbia Falls grad connected on four-of-five against the Wildcats and added five rebounds in 16 minutes.
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