Lady Jackets Bounce Back with Win at Humboldt Tourney (Dec. 11, 2004)
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ARCATA, CA – The Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team rebounded from Friday’s loss to Chico State with a convincing 81-58 victory against Southern Oregon on Saturday.  The win improved the Lady Jackets to 5-2 on the season.  They will play their next four games at home.

“We did a good job of coming out with some intensity in the first half,” said Yellowjacket head coach Kevin Woodin.  “We were able to get a lot of high-low looks from our posts, and Tanya (Petersen) and Robyn (Milne) were very effective offensively throughout the game.  We got a lot of contributions from a lot of players.  We got very good guard play off the bench and were able to put pressure on them from a perimeter standpoint.  We did a better job of taking care of the ball than we did yesterday.  It was a nice win for us, and we’re looking forward to our home stand to finish December.”

The Yellowjackets jumped to an early lead and never looked back.  They held Southern Oregon (1-10) to 25 percent shooting from the field in the first half and just 29 percent in the game.  MSU Billings outscored the Raiders 43-25 in the opening 20 minutes.

Eight different players scored for the Yellowjackets, led by 24 points from Milne (Sr., Richey, MT).  She was 10-of-14 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line.  She also pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds and blocked six shots.  The six blocked shots tie her career high, which she has now reached seven times.  Milne also led all players in the game with five assists.

Michelle Lieber (So., Gillette, WY) and Jessica Bratton (So., Casper, WY) scored 12 points apiece.  Lieber was 5-of-8 from the field, and Bratton was 5-of-7.  Peterson (Jr., Billings, MT) just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine boards.  She also had two of the Jackets’ nine blocked shots.

Guard Lisa Jellum (Jr., Gillette, WY) finished with seven points and a career-high three rebounds.  Backcourt teammates Shannon Harvey (So., Billings, MT), Jenny Langford (Jr., Reedpoint, MT) and Kayla Frize (Jr., Miles City, MT) tallied five, three and two points respectively as the Yellowjacket guards combined for 17 points.

Four players scored double figures for the Raiders, led by 14 from Chelsey Brock.  Brock was 7-of-8 from the free throw line for half her points.  Andi Peterson finished with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field.  Sara Beyer and Courtney Bothum added 10 points apiece.  Beyer also had a team-high nine rebounds.

The Jackets return to Alterowitz Gym on December 17 and 18 to host Humboldt State.  The two teams did not meet at the Humboldt tournament over the weekend.  The game on the 17^th will tip off at 6:00 p.m., and the game on the 18^th will begin at 7:00 p.m.  MSU Billings will wrap up the calendar year with home games against Saint Leo on December 20 and 21.