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Lady Yellowjackets Upset No. 13 Western Washington in OT (December 18, 2002)

BILLINGS, MT – The streak continued for the MSU Billings women’s basketball team Wednesday night as the Lady Yellowjackets upset 13th-ranked Western Washington University 72-71 in overtime for their 26th consecutive home victory.  The last time MSUB lost at home was to Western Washington on January 4, 2001.  The win pushes the Yellowjackets season record to 7-2 and 6-1 in the West Region.

Senior Natalie Visger scored a game-high 23 points to carry a Yellowjacket team that has been plagued by injuries.  After losing starters Amy Bantz and Robyn Milne earlier in the season, the Jackets lost reserve guard Lisa Jellum to a knee injury in the first half of Wednesday’s game.  Bantz has returned to the lineup to contribute limited minutes, but Milne will be out until after Christmas with a broken hand.

Despite a tough night shooting the ball against the Vikings-MSUB shot only 32-percent from the field-the Yellowjackets made the clutch shots.  Trailing by five with under three minutes to play, Joan Langford made a stop-and-pop jumper on the left baseline to draw the Jackets to within three at 60-57.  On the next trip down the floor, Visger drained her only 3-point attempt of the game to tie the score at 60. 

After WWU took a 64-62 lead with under a minute to play, freshman Tanya Petersen tied the game at 64 with 40 seconds remaining.  Petersen finished the game with a career-high 12 points and played a career-high 23 minutes.  Neither team was able to convert of the final half minute, forcing the overtime period.

The Yellowjackets drew first blood in overtime on Petersen’s basket in the lane.  MSUB led until Megan Quarterman put the Vikings ahead 70-68 with just under three minutes to play.  The Yellowjackets scored the next four points on two Petersen free throws with 2:30 left and a Joan Langford lay-up off a steal with 1:30 remaining. 

Western Washington had its chances at the free throw line down the stretch.  The Vikings missed 3-of-4 attempts from the line in the final minute.  Quarterman’s runner as the buzzer sounded was off the mark, giving the Jackets their seventh win of the year and their sixth within the West Region.

Visger was 12-of-15 from the free throw line and completed the double-double with a career-high 16 rebounds.  She played 42 of the 45 minutes in the game.  Petersen added eight rebounds and made 5-of-8 field goal attempts.  Joan and Jenny Langford also notched double-digits for the Yellowjackets with 10 points apiece, and Jessica Bachmann added nine points.

Western Washington, which falls to 4-2, was paced by Susan Rodgers’ 21 points and 11 rebounds.  Stacey Miller added 13 points and Quarterman finished with 11. 

The Yellowjackets hit the road for their next five games, all against West Region teams.  They will play at Northwest Nazarene on December 20 and at Western Oregon December 27 and 28.  The Lady Jackets will open the New Year at a tournament in Hawaii against Seattle and Alaska-Fairbanks on January 2 and 3 respectively.

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