Sunday, November 17
BOZEMAN
2 p.m.
Montana State University
4-0,0-0Big Sky
77
vs
59
UC Davis
1-3,0-0Big West
1
2
3
4
F
UC Davis
9
22
11
17
59
Montana St.
17
25
20
15
77
Marah Dykstra (32) matched a career-high 21 points against UC Davis on Sunday afternoon.
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The win is the fourth straight for Montana State (4-0) and marks MSU’s best start to a season since the 2003-04 Bobcats opened 5-0.
Montana State's Esmeralda Morales and Marah Dykstra each poured in a game-high 21 points to guide the Bobcats to a 77-59 victory over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon in Worthington Arena.
The win is the fourth straight for Montana State (4-0) and marks MSU's best start to a season since the 2003-04 Bobcats opened 5-0.
MSU gave up the first four points of the contest before outscoring UC Davis (1-3) 17-5 in the final nine-minutes of the period. The Bobcat run was sparked by Katelynn Martin's seven-point outburst.
MSU built its largest of the first half at 39-22 at the 2:03 mark of the second quarter on an old fashion three-point play courtesy freshman Teagan Erickson. The Aggies whittled the Bobcats lead to 42-31 at intermission.
Martin and Dykstra each had ten points at halftime, while Morales chipped in seven.
"Our experience and our depth have really carried us," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford.
Montana State opened the second half with a 7-0 run capped by a Morales triple giving the Bobcats a 49-31 cushion. MSU built its largest lead at 69-42 with just under nine minutes remaining on a Dykstra jumper.
Dykstra, a junior from Vancouver, B.C., Canada, matched a career-high shooting seven-of-ten from the field and six-of-eight at the line. Morales went five-of-eight from long distance, while Martin also reached double figures with 14 points.
"What an incredible game Marah had, what an incredible game Esme (Morales) had, what an incredible game KJ (Martin) had," Binford said. "Those three really had exceptional days."
For the game, the Bobcats shot 41.4% from the field and dominated the boards, out-rebounding UCD 45-30. Martin led MSU with a team-best eight rebounds.
"I felt we had two really solid quarters of defense, and I think we had two quarters where UC Davis picked us apart," Binford said. "We need to get better at that."
The Bobcat defense forced 21 UCD turnovers. MSU converted the miscues into a 33-12 scoring advantage.
Nya Epps led UC Davis with 14 points.
Montana State travels to Utah nest Sunday for a 7 p.m. encounter with the Utes in the Jon. M. Huntsman Center.
The win is the fourth straight for Montana State (4-0) and marks MSU's best start to a season since the 2003-04 Bobcats opened 5-0.
MSU gave up the first four points of the contest before outscoring UC Davis (1-3) 17-5 in the final nine-minutes of the period. The Bobcat run was sparked by Katelynn Martin's seven-point outburst.
MSU built its largest of the first half at 39-22 at the 2:03 mark of the second quarter on an old fashion three-point play courtesy freshman Teagan Erickson. The Aggies whittled the Bobcats lead to 42-31 at intermission.
Martin and Dykstra each had ten points at halftime, while Morales chipped in seven.
"Our experience and our depth have really carried us," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford.
Montana State opened the second half with a 7-0 run capped by a Morales triple giving the Bobcats a 49-31 cushion. MSU built its largest lead at 69-42 with just under nine minutes remaining on a Dykstra jumper.
Dykstra, a junior from Vancouver, B.C., Canada, matched a career-high shooting seven-of-ten from the field and six-of-eight at the line. Morales went five-of-eight from long distance, while Martin also reached double figures with 14 points.
"What an incredible game Marah had, what an incredible game Esme (Morales) had, what an incredible game KJ (Martin) had," Binford said. "Those three really had exceptional days."
For the game, the Bobcats shot 41.4% from the field and dominated the boards, out-rebounding UCD 45-30. Martin led MSU with a team-best eight rebounds.
"I felt we had two really solid quarters of defense, and I think we had two quarters where UC Davis picked us apart," Binford said. "We need to get better at that."
The Bobcat defense forced 21 UCD turnovers. MSU converted the miscues into a 33-12 scoring advantage.
Nya Epps led UC Davis with 14 points.
Montana State travels to Utah nest Sunday for a 7 p.m. encounter with the Utes in the Jon. M. Huntsman Center.
Team Stats
UCD
MSU
FG%
.400
.414
3FG%
.318
.320
FT%
.571
.846
RB
30
45
TO
21
16
STL
8
13
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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