Lady Jacket “D” Dominates in Win at Seattle (Dec. 1, 2004)
Box Score
BILLINGS, MT – A night after their first loss
of the season, the Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team
bounced back with a 57-36 win at Seattle University on Wednesday.
The Yellowjackets allowed only 11 points in the second half to
improve to 4-1 on the season. The Redhawks had their three-game
home winning streak snapped to fall to 3-3.
“It was a good win for us,” said Yellowjacket
head coach Kevin Woodin. “We really played well throughout the
game, but especially in the second half. We controlled the boards
and we made a couple adjustments in our zone defense. We were
able to play a complete half of basketball and had a nice balance
of inside and outside scoring. We went deeper into our bench, and
they delivered well for us. I think that will pay dividends as
the season progresses. I was really happy how we responded after
our first loss.”
Seattle took an early 11-7 lead seven and a
half minutes into the game. The Yellowjackets tied the game on
back-to-back baskets from Kayla Frize (Jr., Miles City, MT). After the teams traded
leads over a span of four minutes, Tanya Petersen’s (Jr., Billings, MT) layup with 6:03 left in
the first half gave MSU Billings a 19-17 lead which it never
relinquished. The Jackets led by as many as eight before taking a
29-25 lead into halftime.
The second half started with a three and a
half minutes scoreless streak that Seattle broke with a Kristen
Connolly jumper. The Yellowjackets’ next six baskets came on
layups from Petersen, Robyn Milne (Sr., Richey, MT) and Michelle Lieber (So., Gillette, WY). Shannon Harvey’s (So., Billings, MT) 3-pointer with 8:39
remaining gave MSUB a 46-34 lead. The Yellowjacket defense
clamped down, allowing only two points the rest of the way.
Seattle’s 36 points were their lowest point
total since the 2000-2001 season when the Yellowjackets held them
to 31. Their 11 points in the second half Wednesday was the
fewest scored by the Redhawks in a half since that same game when
the Jackets held them to five in the first half.
Three Yellowjackets scored in double figures,
led by Petersen’s 12. She also handed out a game-high six
assists. Lieber had a double-double of 10 points and 10
rebounds. She was 5-of-6 from the field. Milne finished with
nine points, three blocks and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Jenny Langford (Jr., Reedpoint, MT) scored 11 points and
handed out four assists. She was 4-of-9 from the field and 3-of-4
from behind the arc. Frize scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting,
and Harvey added five points.
Seattle was led by eight points apiece from
Ashley Payne and Chantell Burch. Burch also had seven rebounds.
Amanda Kerr added six points and five rebounds.
The Yellowjackets next play at the Humboldt
State tournament in Arcata, CA on December 10 and 11. MSUB will
face Chico State the first night and Southern Oregon the second
night. They return home December 17 and 18 to host Humboldt State
for two games. |
