Posts Tagged ‘Montana Women’s Basketball’

Comeback Falls Short, Lady Griz Lose 65-62

By JOEL CARLSON - Trailing by 16 early in the fourth quarter, a potential epic comeback by Montana came up one play short, and the Lady Griz ended their season with a 65-62 loss to North Dakota Wed. ... more

Montana-North Dakota: Inside The Numbers

By JOEL CARLSON-North Dakota enters Wednesday’s quarterfinal game against Montana having won 12 of its last 13 games. The Lady Griz have won nine of their last 10. ... more

Lady Griz, Fighting Hawks Meet for Third Time

By JOEL CARLSON - When the Big Sky Conference women's quarterfinals tip off Wednesday, all four games will feature teams that have played one another within the last three weeks. ... more

Lady Griz Start Slow, Finish Fast to Advance

By JOEL CARLSON-McCalle Feller scored 28 points, 21 in the second half to lead No. 5 Montana to a 78-63 victory over No. 12 Northern Arizona Monday afternoon in Reno. ... more

Valley Named First-Team All Big Sky Conference

By JOEL CARLSON-Montana junior Kayleigh Valley, who led the league in scoring and her team to a fifth-place finish, was named a unanimous first-team All-Big Sky Conference selection.... more

Lady Griz Enter Postseason With Comeback Win

By JOEL CARLSON-Kayleigh Valley scored a game-high 29 points and converted the game-winning three-point play with 29 seconds left in OT to help the Lady Griz win 72-66 over Northern Colorado Friday night. ... more

Lady Griz Fall, Will Play On Monday in Reno

By JOEL CARLSON-North Dakota raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and held off Montana’s second-half comeback attempt in a 73-61 victory over the Lady Griz Wed. night in Grand Forks. ... more

Lady Griz Playing For Reno Seed This Week

By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women's basketball team will close out its regular season this week with road games at North Dakota and Northern Colorado. ... more

Juniors Highjack Senior Day, Lead Lady Griz to Win

By JOEL CARLSON - Kayleigh Valley scored a career-high 31 points, and Alycia Sims had her sixth double-double to lead Montana to a hard-fought 84-75 victory over Weber State Sat. afternoon.... more

Lady Griz Shut Down Bengals, Win Sixth Straight

By JOEL CARLSON - (PHOTO GALLERY) Montana put Idaho State's leading scorers in a defensive vice grip and held the Bengals to 24.2 percent shooting in a 62-47 Lady Griz victory Thurs. night.... more

Final Home Games of the Season for Lady Griz

By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz host Idaho State on Thurs. at 7PM and Weber State on Sat. at 2PM at Dahlberg Arena.... more

Vining Plays Hero, Lady Griz Win

By JOEL CARLSON - (PHOTO GALLERY) Haley Vining hit the 3-pointer of her life with 14 seconds left and her team trailing by one, to propel Montana to a 70-66 victory over MSU Saturday afternoon. ... more

Lady Griz Aiming to Make it Five Straight Saturday

By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady will host Big Sky Conference leader Montana State Saturday afternoon in the only game of the week for both teams. Tip off is at 2 p.m. at Dahlberg Arena.... more

All peaks, No Valleys for Big Sky POW

By JOEL CARLSON - Montana's Kayleigh Valley is named Big Sky Player of the Week for the fourth time in her career. The junior forward averaged 28 points on 61.1 percent shooting and six rebounds in the two ... more

Valley Reaches Milestone, Lady Griz Cruise

By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz shot a season-best 54.1 percent on their way to a convincing 81-50 victory over Southern Utah in Cedar City, UT.... more

Lady Griz Look to Add to Winning Streak

By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz, on a modest two-game winning streak after dropping four straight, will be on the road this week with games at Southern Utah and NAU.... more

Sims Named Big Sky Player of the Week

By JOEL CARLSON - Alycia Sims was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday for her role in last week’s wins over Sacramento State and Portland State.... more

Sims Leads Montana Past Portland State

By JOEL CARLSON - (PHOTO GALLERY) Alycia Sims hit a career high 29 points and 15 rebounds as Montana pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 76-57 victory over the Vikings.... more

Lady Griz Hold Off Hornets

By JOEL CARLSON -Montana survived Thursday night and snapped a four-game losing streak in the process with a 90-83 win over the Hornets at Dahlberg Arena.... more

Lady Griz Back Home For Hornets, Vikings

By JOEL CARLSON -The Lady Griz, on the road the last two weeks, returns home to host Sacramento State on Thurs. at 7pm and Portland State on Sat. at 2pm.... more

Lady Griz Fall to Bobcats in Bozeman

By JOEL CARLSON - For the second straight game a cold-shooting fourth quarter erased a win-worthy effort by the Montana women’s basketball team.... more

Lady Griz Opening Day News and Notes

By JOEL CARLSON-The Lady Griz basketball team, defending Big Sky Conference champion and preseason favorite for 2015-16, held its first practice of the season Tuesday morning.... more