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Lady Jackets Wrap up Exhibition Season against Griz (11/9/06)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings women’s basketball team will play its final exhibition game of the season on Sunday when the Jackets travel to Missoula to take on University of Montana at 2:00 p.m.  The game will count as an exhibition game for the NCAA Division II Yellowjackets, but it will be the regular season opener for the Division I Grizzlies.

The Yellowjackets are 1-1 in their previous two exhibition games.  After leading by double-digits in Bozeman last Thursday, the Jackets lost to Montana State 75-69.  Alira Carpenter (Lewistown, MT) scored 24 points in the loss, and Kayla McPherson (Glendive, MT) was 3-of-6 from 3-point range.

MSUB led wire to wire on Tuesday in a 60-48 win at Rocky Mountain College.  The Jackets held the Bears scoreless for the first 7:31 of the game and led by as many as 20 in the second half.  Carpenter led all scorers with 17 points.  Michelle Lieber (Gillette, WY) had 15 points and nine rebounds.  Freshman guard Shantell Marquis (Cascade, MT) had six points and six steals in a game-changing defensive effort.

The Griz were 1-1 in their exhibition games.  They defeated Déjà Vu 70-57 before falling to Northwest Sports, 71-69.  Three Grizzlies – Dana Conway, Mandy Morales and Shadra Robison – are former Billings West players of Yellowjacket coach Kevin Woodin.  The last time the Yellowjackets played in Missoula in 2003 they scored just nine first half points and were blitzed 80-43.

Following Sunday’s game in Missoula, which can be heard on montanagrizzlies.com, the Yellowjackets will open the regular season with the Chinook Wireless/Holiday Inn Grand Montana Yellowjacket Classic on November 17 and 18.  Woodin has lined up powerhouse teams North Dakota and Metro State along with Western Oregon for the tourney.  North Dakota and Metro will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Friday followed by a 7:30 tip off between MSU Billings and Western Oregon.  Friday’s losers will play at 5:00 on Saturday with the winners meeting at 7:30.

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