Cats Fall in Overtime at Southern Utah

Thursday, February 10

Cedar City, UT

6:30 p.m.

Montana State University

15-9,10-3Big Sky

Southern Utah

14-8,10-3Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	4	OT 1	F
Montana St.	14	14	16	14	2	60
Southern Utah	10	13	14	21	12	70

Taylor Janssen

Photo by: PSU/Scott Larson

2/10/2022 10:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Montana State held a 12-point lead at the 4:26 mark of the third quarter on a Madison Jackson triple and the Bobcats owned a 44-37 cushion heading into the final period.

By: MSU Sports Information

Southern Utah's Cherita Daugherty converted two free throws with just under two minutes remaining in overtime to break a 60-60 tie and launch a 10-0 game-ending run in the Thunderbirds' 70-60 victory over Montana State in Cedar City on Thursday.

After Daugherty's free throws she recorded a steal, and Daylani Ballena's layup gave SUU a 64-60 lead. After a missed shot by the Bobcats, Daugherty converted a conventional three-point play, and Southern Utah hit three free throws in the closing seconds to seal the win.

The Bobcats led through much of the first three quarters. Ava Ranson's triple with two minutes remaining in the first quarter gave the Cats a 10-8 lead, and the team led by 11 with 8:43 remaining in the game.

Montana State held a 12-point lead at the 4:26 mark of the third quarter on a Madison Jackson triple and the Bobcats owned a 44-37 cushion heading into the final period.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Ashley Van Sickle pushed MSU advantage back into double figures with 8:43 left. From that point, SUU's 15-2 run gave the Thunderbirds a 54-52 lead with 2:32 remaining. The home team still led 58-56 on MSU's last possession, when Taylor Janssen's jumper tied the score at 58. Daugherty's jumper at the buzzer missed to send the game to overtime.

Janssen led the Bobcats with 16 points, while Gabby Mocchi added 14. Daugherty scored 19 to lead all players, while Ballena added 15. The Bobcats shot 30.8% for the game while SUU hit 35.1% of its field goals. Southern Utah outrebounded the Bobcats 58-35.

Montana State falls to 15-9, 10-3 in the Big Sky, while Southern Utah is now 14-8 overall, 10-3 in the league. MSU's road trip continues with a Saturday game at Northern Arizona. Tipoff is 12 noon.