Wednesday, January 3
BOZEMAN
5:30 p.m.
Montana State University
8-6,2-0Big Sky
65
vs
45
North Dakota State
6-7,1-0Summit League
1
2
3
4
F
North Dakota St.
7
13
5
20
45
Montana St.
21
12
15
17
65
Natalie Picton (2) scored two of her six points driving to the hoop against NDSU on Wednesday night.
Photo by: Bobcat Creative Services
Bobcat Defense Stifles Bison
1/3/2024 8:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Montana State (8-6) won its fifth straight game behind the strength of its defense which has given up just 51.4 points per contest during the streak.
For the second consecutive game the Montana State defense held an opponent under 50 points. The Bobcats held North Dakota State to a season-low 26% shooting, en route to a 65-45 win over the Bison on Wednesday night as part of the Big Sky Conference-Summit League Challenge in Worthington Arena.
Montana State (8-6) won its fifth straight game behind the strength of its defense which has given up just 51.4 points per contest during the streak.
"I thought we got contributions across the entire board and when you're able to play that deep of a bench and keep fresh legs on the floor you're able to produce that level of pressure and that consistency on the defensive end," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "The difference for us (tonight) was the starting line up came out of the gates and really jumped on it early, had tremendous ball pressure, but as we rotated the line up, we didn't lose a beat."
MSU held a 21-7 advantage after the opening 10-minutes as five different players hit the scoreboard. The Bobcats connected on 10-17 from the field, while holding North Dakota State (6-7) to 23.1% shooting.
The Bobcats built a 17-point cushion at the midway mark of the second stanza on a layup by Marah Dykstra. MSU entered intermission with a 33-20 lead.
Montana State shot 57.7% in the opening half as Katelynn Limardo and Madison Hall paced MSU with nine and eight points, respectively.
MSU opened the third quarter pushing its advantage to 48-23 on a Lindsey Hein put back at the one-minute mark. The Bobcats' largest lead came with 8-minutes, 29-seconds left following a Dykstra layin to give MSU a comfortable 54-25 advantage.
For the game, Montana State shot 48.1% from the field and had three quarters shooting over 50%.
"We had a team meeting about everybody's gifts, everybody's strengths and focusing on who they are and what they can be for us on a consistent basis," Binford said. "We came out very intentional and attack minded. We came out and set a good pace that we maintained throughout the entire game."
Hall finished with a game-high 17 points, converting seven-of-nine from the field. Limardo ended with 12 points- her sixth consecutive double digit scoring game.
MSU outrebounded NDSU 35-31. Dykstra led the Bobcats with six rebounds, while Hall and Lindsey Hein added five each.
Montana State faces South Dakota State, Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. (MT) in Brookings, S.D., as its second game of the Big Sky-Summit League rivalry.
Montana State (8-6) won its fifth straight game behind the strength of its defense which has given up just 51.4 points per contest during the streak.
"I thought we got contributions across the entire board and when you're able to play that deep of a bench and keep fresh legs on the floor you're able to produce that level of pressure and that consistency on the defensive end," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "The difference for us (tonight) was the starting line up came out of the gates and really jumped on it early, had tremendous ball pressure, but as we rotated the line up, we didn't lose a beat."
MSU held a 21-7 advantage after the opening 10-minutes as five different players hit the scoreboard. The Bobcats connected on 10-17 from the field, while holding North Dakota State (6-7) to 23.1% shooting.
The Bobcats built a 17-point cushion at the midway mark of the second stanza on a layup by Marah Dykstra. MSU entered intermission with a 33-20 lead.
Montana State shot 57.7% in the opening half as Katelynn Limardo and Madison Hall paced MSU with nine and eight points, respectively.
MSU opened the third quarter pushing its advantage to 48-23 on a Lindsey Hein put back at the one-minute mark. The Bobcats' largest lead came with 8-minutes, 29-seconds left following a Dykstra layin to give MSU a comfortable 54-25 advantage.
For the game, Montana State shot 48.1% from the field and had three quarters shooting over 50%.
"We had a team meeting about everybody's gifts, everybody's strengths and focusing on who they are and what they can be for us on a consistent basis," Binford said. "We came out very intentional and attack minded. We came out and set a good pace that we maintained throughout the entire game."
Hall finished with a game-high 17 points, converting seven-of-nine from the field. Limardo ended with 12 points- her sixth consecutive double digit scoring game.
MSU outrebounded NDSU 35-31. Dykstra led the Bobcats with six rebounds, while Hall and Lindsey Hein added five each.
Montana State faces South Dakota State, Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. (MT) in Brookings, S.D., as its second game of the Big Sky-Summit League rivalry.
Team Stats
NDSU
MSU
FG%
.260
.481
3FG%
.158
.300
FT%
.762
.706
RB
31
35
TO
16
16
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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