Lady Jackets Balanced in NCAA Stats Rankings (Feb. 15, 2005) 

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team is ranked in top 46 in six team statistical categories in this week’s NCAA Division II statistical rankings.  The Lady Jackets, 15-6 and ranked eighth in the West Region, host Grand Canyon on Friday and Saturday in two important West Region contests.

The NCAA ranks the top 50 teams in nine statistical categories.  The Yellowjackets have been ranked in six of those categories most of the year.  They are 16^th for field goal percentage defense (35.1), 26^th for field goal percentage (44.9), 36^th for scoring margin (+11.7), 35^th for free throw percentage (73.8), 39^th for 3-pointers per game (6.4), and 46^th for rebound margin (+5.4).

Senior Robyn Milne (Richey, MT) is eighth in the nation for blocked shots per game at 3.5.  She climbed to 21^st for career blocked shots in NCAA Division II history last week with a total of 248.  She is four blocks from breaking into the top 20 all time.  Milne will play her final home game as a Yellowjacket Saturday night as MSUB finishes the season with four road games.

Milne is also ranked 34^th nationally for rebounds per game at 10.0.  Shannon Harvey (Billings, MT) had a good shooting week and moved from 31^st to 25^th in the country for 3-point field goal percentage at 40.4 percent.