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Women's Basketball

2003-2004 Headlines

Milne, Langford Ranked High in Final NCAA Statistics
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings juniors Robyn Milne and Jenny Langford were each ranked in the top 25 for two statistical categories in the final women’s basketball rankings released by the NCAA on Wednesday....more.
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Yellowjackets’ Milne Earns All-Region Honors
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State University-Billings center Robyn Milne was named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II West Region second team on Tuesday....more.
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Yellowjacket Basketball Teams Left Out of NCAA Tournament (Mar. 7, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – For the first time since 2001 and just the second time since 1995, neither basketball team at Montana State-Billings will be going to the NCAA Tournament....more.
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Five Yellowjackets Ranked in National Statistical Leaders (Mar. 3, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Five basketball players from Montana State-Billings, three men and two women, are among the national statistical leaders released by the NCAA this week....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Slip to No. 10 in Regional Poll (Mar. 3, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team was bumped from No. 9 to No. 10 in the final regular season NCAA West Region poll released on Wednesday....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #15 - Feb. 25, 2004
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MSUB Women In, Men Out of West Region Poll (Feb. 25, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Since dropping out of the NCAA West Region poll on January 28, the MSU Billings women’s team has been on the outside looking in....more.
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Young Veterans Lift Lady Jackets to Comeback Win over Lights (Feb. 23, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – On what would have been Senior Night at MSU Billings on Monday, the Yellowjackets’ three veterans scored 19 points apiece in a 79-71 win over MSU-Northern....more.
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Lady Jackets Close Season against MSU-Northern on Katie Christiansen Night (Feb. 22, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team will put its five-game winning streak on the line Monday night in the Yellowjackets’ regular season finale against Montana State-Northern....more.
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Lady Jackets Pull Away from Mustangs for Fifth Straight Win (Feb. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – It’s good to be home.  That has to be the consensus feeling among the MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets, who downed Western New Mexico 80-73 for their fifth straight win of the season Friday night....more.
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Lady Jackets Overcome Slow Start to Down Western New Mexico (Feb. 19, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite committing sixteen first half turnovers and scoring just eight points in the first ten and a half minutes, Montana State-Billings ran away from Western New Mexico for a 79-60 win Thursday night....more.
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Skrifvars Leads Three Yellowjackets Earning Academic Honors (Feb. 19, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Jerett Skrifvars, a senior men’s basketball player at Montana State University-Billings, was named to the District VII Academic All-America First Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Thursday....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Hold On for Ten Point Win (Feb. 17, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Three players scored in double figures Tuesday night as Montana State-Billings won its third game in a row, downing Western New Mexico 71-61....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #14 - For the Week of Feb. 16, 2004 (pdf)
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Lady Yellowjackets Move Over .500 Mark with Second Straight Win (Feb. 14, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Lady Yellowjackets’ big three scorers all had big games Saturday night as Montana State-Billings won its second game in a row, 73-57 over Converse College, to improve to 12-11....more.
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Click HERE for photos of the Lady Yellowjackets vs. Converse College, Feb. 14, 2004

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Lady Jackets Treat Home Crowd with Offensive Show (Feb. 13, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Playing in front of the home crowd for just the first time in almost a month—and only the third time since December 1—Montana State-Billings rang up its second highest point total of the season in a 91-67 victory over Converse College (SC)....more.
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Milne and Munoz Still among National Stats Leaders (Feb. 11, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Yellowjackets Robyn Milne and Cameron Munoz remained among the national statistical leaders this week in the rankings released by the NCAA....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #13 - For the week of Feb. 9, 2004 (pdf)
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Lady Yellowjackets’ Rally Falls Short at Nova Southeastern (Feb. 4, 2004)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – MSU Billings rallied from an eleven point deficit to take a late second half lead, but Nova Southeastern countered in the final minutes to down the Lady Yellowjackets, 59-53, Wednesday night....more.
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Milne Remains Second in Nation for Rebounding (Feb. 3, 2004) 
BILLINGS, MT – The Lady Yellowjackets’ Robyn Milne was No. 2 for rebounds per game for the second straight week in the weekly NCAA statistical rankings released on Tuesday....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Drop Third Straight, Lose at Florida Southern (Feb. 2, 2004)
LAKELAND, FL – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team dropped to the .500 mark Monday night with a 66-55 loss at Florida Southern College....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #12 - For the Week of Feb. 2, 2004 (pdf)
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Jackets Climb into Top Eight in Regional Poll, Lady Jackets Drop Out (Jan. 28, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After debuting at No. 10 in the first NCAA West Region poll of the season last week, the Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team moved up to No. 8 in this week’s poll....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #11 - For the Week of Jan. 26, 2004 (pdf)
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Lady Yellowjackets Fall in Overtime to Northwest Nazarene (Jan. 23, 2004)
LACEY, WA – A second half rally fell just short for the Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team Friday night as the Yellowjackets dropped their second straight game, 67-65 in overtime to Northwest Nazarene....more.
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Turnovers Cost Lady Jackets at St. Martin’s (Jan. 22, 2004)
LACEY, WA – Twenty-nine turnovers neutralized an otherwise good shooting night Thursday as MSU Billings lost, 84-63, at St. Martin’s....more.
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Yellowjackets, Lady Jackets Both in First Regional Polls (Jan. 21, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Both basketball teams at Montana State-Billings found themselves in the first NCAA West Region polls released Wednesday, with the men’s team debuting at No. 10 and the women’s team at No. 9....more.
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Munoz, Milne Among National Statistics Leaders (Jan. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Cameron Munoz, sophomore guard for the Montana State-Billings men’s basketball team, leads the nation for 3-point shooting in this week’s NCAA statistical rankings....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #10 - For the week of Jan. 19, 2004 (.pdf)
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Lady Yellowjackets Roll Over Green Mountain Again (Jan. 17, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite a slow start and some cold shooting spells, MSU Billings crushed Green Mountain College for the second straight night, 79-31....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Enjoy Easy Homecoming against Green Mountain (Jan. 16, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After a 46-day, ten-game odyssey, the MSU Billings women’s basketball team returned home Friday night for a 98-49 win over Green Mountain College....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #9 - For the Week of Jan. 12, 2004 (.pdf)
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Cold Shooting Stops Lady Jackets’ Win Streak (Jan. 10, 2004) 
SILVER CITY, NM – Just one day after its second best shooting game of the season, MSU Billings struggled to find the range in a 59-53 loss at Western New Mexico on Saturday....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Keep Rolling with Win at Western New Mexico (Jan. 9, 2004) 
SILVER CITY, NM – With four players scoring double figures, MSU Billings defeated Western New Mexico Friday night, 69-52, for the Lady Jackets’ third-straight win and fifth in their last six games....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #8 - For the Week of Jan. 5, 2004 (.pdf)
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Lady Jackets Win Second-Straight Over Humboldt State (Jan. 2, 2004)
ARCATA, CA – Tanya Petersen had her way with Humboldt State for the second game in a row, scoring 17 points Friday afternoon to lead the Lady Yellowjackets to a 68-58 victory over the Lumberjacks....more.
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Petersen Leads Lady Jackets over Humboldt State (Dec. 30, 2003) 
LA JOLLA, CA – Tanya Petersen’s double-double lifted MSU Billings to an 80-64 West Region win over Humboldt State Tuesday night at the UC-San Diego Invitational....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Fall to Wildcats at San Diego Tourney (Dec. 29, 2003)
LA JOLLA, CA – Poor shooting was the Lady Jackets’ downfall once again as they were upended by Central Washington, 78-54, at the 24th annual UC-San Diego Invitational on Monday.....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #7 - For the Week of Dec. 29, 2003 (.pdf)
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #6 - For the Week of Dec. 22, 2003 (.pdf)
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Milne Tops Glacier Classic All-Tournament Team (Dec. 22, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – After leading the Lady Yellowjacket basketball team to back-to-back wins in Alaska, Robyn Milne was named the Glacier Classic’s Most Outstanding Player....more.
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Lady Jackets Dump Fairbanks for Second Straight Win in Alaska (Dec. 20, 2003)
ANCHORAGE, AK – A stingy defense and newfound shooting touch helped MSU Billings to a 69-58 victory over Alaska-Fairbanks at the Glacier Classic Saturday night....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Win in Anchorage Behind Petersen, Milne (Dec. 19, 2003) 
ANCHORAGE, AK – Tanya Petersen and Robyn Milne out dueled Alaska-Anchorage’s Amber Nasby and Kamie Jo Massey in a 62-54 win Friday night at the Glacier Classic....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #5 - For the Week of Dec. 15, 2003 (.pdf)
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Lady Yellowjackets Drop Third Straight (Dec. 15, 2003)
BELLINGHAM, WA – Sophomore guard Jenny Langford came within one 3-pointer of tying the school record, but the Lady Yellowjackets lost their third straight road game, 66-57, at Western Washington Monday night....more.
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Lady Jackets’ Game Effort Falls Short at Wyoming (Dec. 13, 2003) 
CASPER, WY – Wyoming used a 29-17 advantage in points off turnovers Saturday night to down MSU Billings, 62-51, at the Wyoming Shootout at the Casper Events Center....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #4 - For the Week of Dec. 8, 2003 (.pdf)
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Lady Jackets Fall at Montana (Dec. 4, 2003) 
MISSOULA, MT – The Montana Grizzlies used a 21-2 run to open the game in an 80-43 runaway over the Lady Yellowjackets on Thursday night....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Battle for Overtime Win over Cross-town Rivals (Dec. 1, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Alisa Lordemann scored five of the Yellowjackets’ seven points in overtime Monday night as MSU Billings downed Rocky Mountain College 60-55 in overtime....more.
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #3 - For the Week of Dec. 1, 2003 (.pdf)
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #2 - For the Week of Nov. 24, 2003 (.pdf)
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Offense Struggles in Lady Yellowjacket Loss to SPU (Nov. 22, 2003)
SEATTLE, WA – Seattle Pacific held MSU Billings to just 18 second half points Saturday night in a 66-42 win over the Yellowjackets in the Falcon Tip-off Classic....more.
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Late Forney Free Throws Lift Lady Jackets to Victory (Nov. 21, 2003)
SEATTLE, WA
Sophia Forney (Fr., Livingston, MT) made a pair of free throws with just 2.5 seconds on the clock as MSU Billings edged Central Washington 70-68 Friday afternoon....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Stall in Loss to Sonoma State (Nov. 18, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team had its 31-game home winning streak snapped Tuesday night in a 59-46 loss to Sonoma State....more.
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Career Highs Lift Lady Jackets to Season Opening Win (Nov. 17, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Four different players scored career highs Monday night as the MSU Billings women’s basketball team outran Sonoma State 82-72....more.
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Click HERE to view photos of the Lady Jackets vs. Sonoma State
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Women's Basketball Weekly Release #1-Nov. 13, 2003 (.pdf)
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Blue Edges Gold in Lady Jacket Scrimmage (Nov. 8, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Kayla Frize (Jr., Miles City, MT) took the first step in her return from knee surgery with a game-high 25 points in the MSU Billings women’s basketball Blue-Gold Scrimmage on Saturday....more.
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Yellowjackets, Lady Yellowjackets to Hold Blue-Gold Scrimmages Saturday (Nov. 6, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – The official start of the NCAA basketball season is just over a week away and the MSU Billings men’s and women’s basketball teams will tune up Saturday with a double-header of Blue-Gold scrimmages....more.
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MSU Billings Hires Women’s Basketball Assistant (Oct. 21, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Head women’s basketball coach Melissa Slone announced today that Julie Moehring has been hired as the Lady Yellowjackets’ new assistant coach....more.
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Women’s Basketball Preview: New Faces, Same Goals for Lady Jackets (Oct. 13, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – A new era of women’s basketball begins Wednesday at MSU Billings, but the goal is still the same: reaching the NCAA Tournament....more.
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Billings Bees Registrations Now Being Accepted (Sept. 12,2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Registration for the 13th annual Billings Bees Basketball Clinics Sponsored by the Billings Gazette is beginning at MSU Billings....more.
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Melissa Slone Selected to Guide Lady Yellowjacket Program
(August 14, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – Dr. Gary Gray, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Montana State University-Billings, announced today that Melissa Slone has been offered and has accepted the position of head women’s basketball coach at MSU Billings...more.
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MSU Billings Grad Signs to Play in Germany (July 29, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Former Yellowjacket star Natalie Visger will continue her basketball career by playing professionally in Germany this season....more.
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MSU Billings Coaching Search Underway (July 18, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The national search to fill the women’s basketball coaching position at MSU Billings is in full swing...more.
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MSUB's Krista Montague Back on the Court for Big Sky State Games (July 17, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT - Krista Montague, Director of Development and Marketing for Yellowjacket Athletics, will be playing in the upcoming Big Sky State Games just two months after giving birth to her second daughter, Allie.  Click on the link above to read the Billings Gazette's feature story on Krista....more.

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