Montana State 68, Montana 59 Stars of the game: Montana’s Katie Baker and Montana State’s Rachel Semansky share this honor, each posting a double-double from the post position. Baker scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Semansky had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Reasons for optimism: 1. Katie Baker. Her fortitude is impressive. On [...]
If you believe that venues make a difference, you’re probably a little nervous about Montana’s Big Sky Conference tourney opener against Montana State on Thursday night at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho. The last time Montana State played at Reed Gym, the Cats handed league champion Idaho State its only conference loss, 79-67 in overtime [...]
OGDEN, Utah (March 5, 2011) – The Big Sky Conference has announced the Women’s Basketball All-Conference team and individual award winners for the 2011-12 season. The awards were decided following a vote by the league’s nine head coaches. Brianne Ryan became the second Eastern Washington player in Big Sky history to earn the league’s Most [...]
Northern Arizona 74, Montana 70 Star of the game: Despite her team’s shooting woes (23 for 67 from the floor), Montana junior forward Katie Baker enjoyed a stellar night. She hit 8 of 14 shots and went 6 for 8 from the line for a game-high 22 points. She has tallied 20 or more points [...]
Portland State 60, Montana 52 Stars of the game: Montana junior forward Katie Baker was feeling under the weather but still tallied 24 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Portland State senior Eryn Jones made the most of senior night with a team-high 17 points, hitting 3 of 6 shots from 3-point range and 5 [...]
Those who follow Big Sky Conference women’s basketball have to wonder what has happened to the Portland State Vikings. The 2010-11 regular-season champions were picked to win the league this winter in the preseason media and coaches’ polls. Instead they’re fighting for the sixth and final spot in next week’s league tournament and must win [...]
Here are Bill Speltz’s power rankings as we approach the final weekend of play in the Big Sky women’s basketball conference: 1. Idaho State (13-2, 21-7): Congratulations to coach Seton Sobolewski on earning his first league title by beating Eastern Washington on the road last Saturday. Losing at Sacramento State last Thursday was unexpected, but [...]
Congratulations to coach Seton Sobolewski and his Idaho State women’s basketball team for securing the Big Sky Conference regular-season championship with a win over Eastern Washington on Saturday. The Bengals lost just twice all season in league play – once to Montana State when Cats senior Katie Bussey exploded for 41 points and once at [...]
Montana 77, Montana State 59 Stars of the game: Montana junior forward Katie Baker scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Frontcourt teammate Jordy Sullivan scored 13 points, eight coming in a crucial 16-0 run with under nine minutes left. Reasons for optimism: 1. Jordy Sullivan. The sophomore from Sidney has suddenly emerged as a [...]
