Balanced Attack Helps Montana State Pillage Vikings

Saturday, January 31

BOZEMAN

2 p.m.

Montana State University

9-11, 3-6BSC

Portland State University

3-18, 1-9BSC

Team	1	2	F
Portland State	21	25	46
Montana State	37	26	63

Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson

1/31/2015 4:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

“We played a lot looser and did a great job playing as a team,” MSU Head Coach Tricia Binford said. “We did a nice job making the extra pass. I thought our defense really picked up this weekend, which allows for good energy on the offensive end.”

By: Tom Schulz

Five Montana State players scored between eight and ten points, led by Lindsay Stockton with ten as the Bobcats handed Portland State a 63-46 setback, Saturday afternoon in Worthington Arena.

Stockton, a junior from Spokane, scored eight of her points in the first half as Montana State (9-11, 3-6) got out to a 9-0 advantage in the first three minutes. The Bobcats built the lead to 18-points at the 2:21 mark on a Delany Junkermier three-pointer and took a 37-21 cushion into intermission.

"We played a lot looser and did a great job playing as a team," MSU Head Coach Tricia Binford said. "We did a nice job making the extra pass. I thought our defense really picked up this weekend, which allows for good energy on the offensive end."

The Bobcats scored the first five points in second stanza to take its largest lead of the game at 42-21 on a layup via Jackie Elliott. The MSU defense did not allow Portland State (3-18, 1-9) to get closer than 15-points the rest of the game. The win marked the second straight game the Bobcats led the contest wire-to-wire.

Junior Jasmine Hommes finished in single digits for just the second time this season, scoring nine points. Elliott, Peyton Ferris and Alexa Dawkins each added eight points. Ferris dished out a career-high four assists, while Ausha Cole recorded a season-high three steals.

For the game, the Bobcats shot 43 percent from the field, including 56 percent in the opening period. MSU out-rebounded the Vikings 43-33 and were paced by Ferris and Elliott with eight, while Dawkins pulled down seven boards.

PSU was led by Emily Easom with 18 points.

Montana State will travel to Big Sky newcomer Idaho on Thursday night.