Bobcat Women Claw-Out Win at Weber State

Thursday, February 19

Ogden, UT

7 p.m.

Montana State University

12-13, 6-8BSC

Weber State University

11-14, 6-8BSC

Team	1	2	F
Montana State	26	34	60
Weber State	17	32	49

Junior Lindsay Stockton

Photo by: Justin Johnson

2/19/2015 10:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

“It was a total team effort and we were able to have fresh legs for most of the game,” Binford said. “Defensively, it was a tremendous effort and we did a great job under the boards.”

By: Tom Schulz

A stifling defense, coupled with strong shooting helped the Montana State women's basketball team overcome 25 turnovers to record a crucial 60-49 Big Sky Conference win over Weber State, Thursday night in the Dee Events Center.

Montana State (12-13, 6-8) turned a turnover plagued first-half into a 24-8 advantage at the 4:34 mark on a layup by freshman Hannah Caudill. Weber State (11-14, 6-8) chipped the lead down to nine points at intermission. The Bobcats held a double-digit advantage throughout the second period before the Wildcats cut the margin to 35-27 with 13:07 remaining.

The Bobcats built is margin back to 13 points at the 8:59 mark on a pair of Kalli Durham free throws and never looked back.

The win draws MSU even with Weber State with six league victories; however, the Bobcats hold the tiebreaker over the Wildcats based on its season sweep of WSU. With Montana's win over Idaho State; MSU, WSU and ISU are tied for seventh place – eight teams make the Big Sky Tournament.

"We did a nice job grinding out a win over a physical team that did a great job taking away things in our offense," MSU Head Coach Tricia Binford said. "I thought in the first half our guards did a nice job with the skip pass and we knocked down the outside shot. In the second half, we were able to establish our post play.

"It was a total team effort and we were able to have fresh legs for most of the game," Binford said. "Defensively, it was a tremendous effort and we did a great job under the boards."

Seven players scored between seven and 12 points, led by Peyton Ferris with a game-high 12 points. Senior Jackie Elliott finished with nine points, while Alexa Dawkins, Jasmine Hommes, Durham and Lindsay Stockton added eight points, apiece.

The Bobcats shot 47 percent from the field and 92 percent from the line. MSU also won the battle of the boards, out-rebounding the Wildcats 33-21 as Durham hauled down a game-high nine rebounds, while Ferris added six.

Weber State was led by Deeshyra Thomas with 11 points.

MSU will play at Idaho State on Saturday at 2 p.m.

NOTES: The win was MSU's 17^th straight over Weber State…Kalli Durham's two 3-pointers gives her 133 triples for her career and moving her into fourth on MSU's all-time three-point makes chart, moving in front of Sam Fluss (1990-1995)…Jackie Elliott moved past Sarah (Flock) Fowler (1988-92) for 15^th on MSU's all-time rebounding list pulling down five against Weber State to give her 550 on her career, just 16 shy of Sandy Neiss (1987-91) for 14^th (566).