Thursday, January 16
Greeley, CO
7 p.m.
Montana State University
at
University of Northern Colorado
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
Bobcat Women Travel to Northern Colorado, North Dakota
1/15/2014 4:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Montana State women’s basketball team will head back onto the Big Sky Conference road this weekend with stops at Northern Colorado on Thursday night and North Dakota on Saturday afternoon. Following this weekend, the Bobcats will have made the two longest Big Sky road swings of the season, the previous being the Sacramento State/Northern Arizona trek.
MSU WBB NOTES (pdf)
Opponent: Northern Colorado
Date:.............. Jan. 16, 2014
Tip:..................... 7:05 p.m.
Radio:.......... KZMY 103.5 FM
Opponent:..... North Dakota
Date:.............. Jan. 18, 2014
Tip:............ 1:05 p.m. (MST)
Radio:.......... KMMS 1450 AM
Talent:........... Riley Corcoran
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Live Stats: uncbears.com; undsports.com
* The Montana State women's basketball team will head back onto the Big Sky Conference road this weekend with stops at Northern Colorado on Thursday night and North Dakota on Saturday afternoon. Following this weekend, the Bobcats will have made the two longest Big Sky road swings of the season, the previous being the Sacramento State/Northern Arizona trek.
* Montana State, Northern Colorado and North Dakota are three of the hottest teams in the Big Sky Conference. MSU has rattled off three in-a-row, including a four-point win over preseason favorite Eastern Washington. UNC has won three-of-its-last-four contests, while UND sits atop the league standings with a perfect 5-0 mark. North Dakota will host Montana, before playing the Bobcats.
* Montana State holds a 10-6 advantage in its all-time series with Northern Colorado dating back to the first meeting on Feb. 22, 1980- an 88-71 Bobcat win in Greeley. Last winter, the two squads split the series, each winning on its home hardwood.
* The Bobcats hold a slim 4-3 margin in its all-time series with North Dakota dating back to the first meeting during the 1976-77 season- an 80-47 UND win in Grand Forks. Last winter, the two teams split the series, each winning on its home court.
* MSU has done a nice job in recent games shooting from the field. In its four Big Sky contests, the Bobcats are hitting at a 47 percent clip. In addition, Montana State has recorded two league games shooting 51 percent from the field.
* The Bobcats currently rank sixth in the nation, averaging 6.2 blocks per game. The number ranks second in the Big Sky behind UND, who is fourth in the country at 6.4 bpg.
* Ashley Brumwell made a strong case for BSC POW last week: 22 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 55% FG.
* UNC swept its I-15 road swing last weekend, defeating Weber State and Idaho State.
* Northern Colorado junior Stephanie Lee is having arguably the best start in school history. The center currently leads the Big Sky in scoring (20.9 ppg) and is second in blocked shots (2.5 bpg). Lee ranks 26th nationally in scoring.
* Northern Colorado jumped from seventh to third in the Big Sky statistics this week in three-point field-goal percentage defense, after allowing Weber State and Idaho State to shoot a combined .154 from the arc. The Bears have held five of the last six opponents to .200 or lower at the three-point line.
* North Dakota's impressive +10.7 rebounding margin leads the Big Sky and is 10th nationally.
* North Dakota is a perfect 6-0 at home this season.
* Mia Loyd and Madi Buck each recorded double-doubles in Saturday's win at Weber State. Loyd is second in the league with five this season while Buck has four.
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 and graduated in December. Brumwell (formerly Albert) notched a career-high 26 points in MSU's win over Eastern Washington. On the weekend, the Hamilton native averaged 22 points and 9.5 rebounds, while shooting 55 percent from the field. Brumwell is second on MSU's all-time career blocked shot chart with 111 swats.
SHE'S A KICK:
The effervescent Jackie Elliott continued her stellar play recording her second double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. Portland State. In Big Sky action, she is averaging a respectable 16.5 points and 6.5 boards per contest. 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 mechanical engineering.
FROM THE TOWN THAT MADE VIOLET BEAUREGARDE FAMOUS:
Miles City product Kalli Durham, who has strong family ties to Montana State (grandfather Lin, Uncle Mick and cousin Casey played for the Bobcat men's team) posted back-to-back double-figure scoring games last weekend. In MSU's win over Portland State, she notched 15 points, and followed it with 11 points vs. EWU. The daughter of a coach and former AD, Durham has been in double-digits in six games. She has recorded 30 career double-figure scoring games in three seasons.
ALL IN THE FAMILY:
Jasmine Hommes has started all 13 games for MSU this season and is averaging 11.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Last weekend, she shot 40 percent from the field, while averaging 11.5 points per game. 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 had an outstanding weekend for MSU, averaging 10 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals in victories over Portland State and Eastern Washington. She had a season-high 12 pts vs. EWU. On a side note, her biggest fan and daughter, Kadence, celebrated her first birthday on Nov. 19, 2013.
STOCK AND DAWK:
Lindsay Stockton averaged 12.5 minutes last weekend, coming off the bench. On the season, she is averaging 5.5 points and 2.3 assists game. She has been in double-figures twice, including a career-high 19 points against Valparaiso. Alexa Dawkins also came off the pine and posted a strong weekend for MSU, averaging 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. The former Bozeman High product had 10 pts and 7 rebs vs. EWU. The duo hail from strong athletic lineages. Lindsay is the daughter of NBA Hall of Famer John Stockton, while 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.
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS:
Redshirt freshman Margreet Barhoum came off the bench and gave the Bobcats a spark in both games over the weekend. The Edmonds, Wash., had her best outing in MSU's win over Portland State playing 20 minutes and notching seven points and a career-high six assists. Barhoum had 5 points against Eastern Washington.
DeNOTE ON DeWIT:
Montana State forward Kayla DeWit is fifth on the squad averaging 4.2 rebounds per game. The Columbia Falls native averaged 2.5 rebounds last weekend. She has played in all 13 games this winter and is averaging 11.4 minutes per outing.
ALLEN LEAVES PROGRAM
Senior forward Emily Allen has decided to forgo the remainder of the season and return to Australia. Allen averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg, while shooting 25% from the field, 18% from the arc and 50% from the line in 14.9 minutes per outing.
REDSHIRTING:
Sophomore Peyton Ferris, who averaged 2.4 points and 2.0 rebounds last winter, will redshirt the 2013-14 campaign, according to MSU head coach Tricia Binford. Already on redshirt is junior college transfer and guard Michelle Seitz.
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