T-Birds Soar past Bobcat Women

Thursday, January 22

Cedar City, UT

7 p.m.

Montana State University

7-10, 1-5BSC

Southern Utah University

11-5, 4-2BSC

Montana State

Southern Utah

Junior Lindsay Stockton

Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson

1/22/2015 10:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

The Bobcats were led by Lindsay Stockton, who recorded a career-high 20 points, connecting on seven-of-15 from the field. The Spokane product also had a career-best matching nine rebounds and dished out five assists, while notching three steals.

By: Tom Schulz

Ashleigh Munns posted 18 points to pace four Southern Utah players in double-figures as the Thunderbirds defeated Montana State 74-69, Thursday night in Centrum Arena.

The first half was a back-and-forth contest featuring seven ties. Southern Utah (11-5, 4-2) used a Munns three-pointer and a layup by Iva Georgieva in the final 21-seconds of the half to take a 36-31 advantage into intermission.

The Thunderbirds built the lead to ten points on another Munns triple one minute into the final stanza and kept Montana State (7-10, 1-5) at bay until the Bobcats went on an 8-0 run to pull to within 68-66 with 1:13 left.

A SUU field-goal with just under a minute remaining gave the T-Birds a four point cushion, before MSU freshman Hannah Caudill hit a three-pointer to get the Bobcats to within 70-69 with 29-seconds left.

Desiree Jackson converted a pair of free throws to push the T-Bird lead back to three points with 21-ticks remaining. A Caudill 3-point attempt to even the score in the waning moments bounced off to the right and SUU hit two charity tosses to close out the game.

The Bobcats were led by Lindsay Stockton, who recorded a career-high 20 points, connecting on seven-of-15 from the field. The Spokane product also had a career-best matching nine rebounds and dished out five assists, while notching three steals.

Also in double-digits for MSU were Jasmine Hommes 19 and Jackie Elliott 13.

For the game, the Bobcats shot 35 percent from the field, but converted just three-of-23 from beyond the arc. The Thunderbirds hit at a 39 percent clip and went eight-of-25 from long distance. Montana State held a 53-45 advantage under the boards.

Montana State will travel to Northern Arizona on Saturday.