Thursday, January 25
BOZEMAN
7 p.m.
Montana State University
10-10,4-3Big Sky
60
vs
54
Sacramento State
1-17,0-7Big Sky
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Sacramento St.
7
13
11
23
54
Montana St.
15
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12
60
Freshman Malea Egan had six points, six rebounds and five steals in MSU's win over Sacramento State on Thursday night.
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Cats Hold Off Hungry Hornets
1/25/2024 10:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
“I’m very thankful Malea Egan showed up and was attack-minded on both ends of the floor,” Binford said. “We need an entire roster of that.”
Montana State held off a late charging Sacramento State squad to post a 60-54 win over the Hornets on Thursday night in Worthington Arena.
Montana state (10-10, 4-3) owned a 19-point cushion 30 seconds into the final frame, but Sacramento State (1-17, 0-7) connected on 11-19 shots, while MSU went one-of-12 from the field. The Hornets chipped the Bobcat margin to five points with 19 seconds remaining, outscoring MSU 23-12 in the quarter.
"Sacramento State is hungry and they're competing really hard," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "But I want to focus on us, and we were not focused to go. We played very poor on both ends of the floor."
The Bobcats held a 34-20 lead at intermission as freshman Natalie Picton produced seven points, while Taylor Janssen and Issy Bunyan added six.
MSU took its largest lead at 50-31 with nine minutes, 31 seconds left in the fourth on two-of-three free throws from Madison Hall. Hall, a fifth-year senior from Parma, Idaho went five-of-seven at the line, while the Bobcats as a team converted 10-15 at the stripe in the final ten minutes. MSU's lone basket in the period was a layup by freshman Malea Egan.
"I'm very thankful Malea Egan showed up and was attack-minded on both ends of the floor," Binford said. "We need an entire roster of that."
Egan, a 5-6 guard from Colstrip, finished with a season-high six points and six rebounds. She also added a game-best five steals and had an assist.
Marah Dykstra led MSU with her first career double-double of 12 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. Also in double digits were Janssen and Hall with 11 each. Picton ended with nine points.
The Bobcats shot 30.3% for the game, including just 20.7% in the second half. Montana State finished 19-28 from the line and outrebounded the Hornets 48-40.
Montana State hosts Portland on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Montana state (10-10, 4-3) owned a 19-point cushion 30 seconds into the final frame, but Sacramento State (1-17, 0-7) connected on 11-19 shots, while MSU went one-of-12 from the field. The Hornets chipped the Bobcat margin to five points with 19 seconds remaining, outscoring MSU 23-12 in the quarter.
"Sacramento State is hungry and they're competing really hard," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "But I want to focus on us, and we were not focused to go. We played very poor on both ends of the floor."
The Bobcats held a 34-20 lead at intermission as freshman Natalie Picton produced seven points, while Taylor Janssen and Issy Bunyan added six.
MSU took its largest lead at 50-31 with nine minutes, 31 seconds left in the fourth on two-of-three free throws from Madison Hall. Hall, a fifth-year senior from Parma, Idaho went five-of-seven at the line, while the Bobcats as a team converted 10-15 at the stripe in the final ten minutes. MSU's lone basket in the period was a layup by freshman Malea Egan.
"I'm very thankful Malea Egan showed up and was attack-minded on both ends of the floor," Binford said. "We need an entire roster of that."
Egan, a 5-6 guard from Colstrip, finished with a season-high six points and six rebounds. She also added a game-best five steals and had an assist.
Marah Dykstra led MSU with her first career double-double of 12 points and a career-best 14 rebounds. Also in double digits were Janssen and Hall with 11 each. Picton ended with nine points.
The Bobcats shot 30.3% for the game, including just 20.7% in the second half. Montana State finished 19-28 from the line and outrebounded the Hornets 48-40.
Montana State hosts Portland on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
SacSt
MSU
FG%
.389
.303
3FG%
.211
.071
FT%
.500
.679
RB
40
48
TO
20
17
STL
8
12
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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