Wednesday, March 1
BOZEMAN
7 p.m.
Montana State University
21-6, 14-3BSC
73
vs
67
Idaho State
16-12, 10-7BSC
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Idaho State
7
22
22
16
67
Montana State
27
14
13
19
73
Peyton Ferris had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead MSU past Idaho State.
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
Resilient Cats Tame Bengals
3/1/2017 10:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Montana State built a 20-point cushion in the opening half and held on in the second to post a 73-67 victory over Idaho State, Wednesday night in front of 1,601 fans in Worthington Arena.
Montana State built a 20-point cushion in the opening half and held on in the second to post a 73-67 victory over Idaho State, Wednesday night in front of 1,601 fans in Worthington Arena.
Montana State (21-6, 14-3) sneaked by the Bengals behind clutch free-throw shooting, connecting on eight-of-ten from the line in the final one-minute, 14-seconds to stave off an Idaho State ( 16-12, 10-7) rally. ISU closed to within 56-55 with 8:04 left, but never gained the lead.
"We weren't super sharp down the stretch; we're usually a lot better than that," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "I was really proud of our resilience when they tightened it up. That's a sign of a great atmosphere and experience. We did have some kids on the court that didn't have as much experience as we're used to, but I'm really proud of how they came in and contributed."
MSU, who was playing without starting point-guard Hannah Caudill due to illness, opened the contest shooting four-of-four from the field, including back-to-back triples from Peyton Ferris and Delany Junkermier. Riley Nordgaard, Margreet Barhoum, Rebekah Hatchard, and Oliana Squires also hit from deep as the Cats finished the first period with six 3-pointers, and 27-7 advantage.
"I thought our tempo couldn't have been any better in the first quarter," Binford said. "It was our game plan to come out and establish the tempo and be super aggressive and get the ball out and run. Idaho State is extremely physical. They're extremely effective on the glass. We wanted to make sure that we moved the ball efficiently so we could spread the floor."
ISU cut the Bobcat lead to 41-29 at intermission, and behind 70 percent shooting from the floor in third period whittled MSU advantage to three points heading into the last quarter.
Ferris paced all players with 22 points and 12 boards, matching her career-high for rebounds, and registering her third double-double of the year. The Twin Bridges product finished shooting eight-of-11 from the field. Nordgaard ended with 13 points and Junkermier 11.
Idaho State was led by Estefania Ors with 19 points.
Montana State extended its home win streak to a school-record 24 with the victory.
The Bobcats will celebrate Senior Night when it hosts Weber State on Friday at 7 p.m. in Worthington Arena.
Montana State (21-6, 14-3) sneaked by the Bengals behind clutch free-throw shooting, connecting on eight-of-ten from the line in the final one-minute, 14-seconds to stave off an Idaho State ( 16-12, 10-7) rally. ISU closed to within 56-55 with 8:04 left, but never gained the lead.
"We weren't super sharp down the stretch; we're usually a lot better than that," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "I was really proud of our resilience when they tightened it up. That's a sign of a great atmosphere and experience. We did have some kids on the court that didn't have as much experience as we're used to, but I'm really proud of how they came in and contributed."
MSU, who was playing without starting point-guard Hannah Caudill due to illness, opened the contest shooting four-of-four from the field, including back-to-back triples from Peyton Ferris and Delany Junkermier. Riley Nordgaard, Margreet Barhoum, Rebekah Hatchard, and Oliana Squires also hit from deep as the Cats finished the first period with six 3-pointers, and 27-7 advantage.
"I thought our tempo couldn't have been any better in the first quarter," Binford said. "It was our game plan to come out and establish the tempo and be super aggressive and get the ball out and run. Idaho State is extremely physical. They're extremely effective on the glass. We wanted to make sure that we moved the ball efficiently so we could spread the floor."
ISU cut the Bobcat lead to 41-29 at intermission, and behind 70 percent shooting from the floor in third period whittled MSU advantage to three points heading into the last quarter.
Ferris paced all players with 22 points and 12 boards, matching her career-high for rebounds, and registering her third double-double of the year. The Twin Bridges product finished shooting eight-of-11 from the field. Nordgaard ended with 13 points and Junkermier 11.
Idaho State was led by Estefania Ors with 19 points.
Montana State extended its home win streak to a school-record 24 with the victory.
The Bobcats will celebrate Senior Night when it hosts Weber State on Friday at 7 p.m. in Worthington Arena.
Team Stats
ISU
MSU
FG%
.404
.418
3FG%
.294
.458
FT%
.762
.593
RB
44
31
TO
18
13
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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