Saturday, January 4
BOZEMAN
2 p.m.
Montana State University
12-2,2-0Big Sky
66
vs
54
Eastern Washington
4-10,0-2Big Sky
1
2
3
4
F
Eastern Wash.
5
11
27
11
54
Montana St.
6
22
13
25
66
Katelynn Martin had a team-high 19 points and seven rebounds in MSU's 66-54 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday in Worthington Arena.
Photo by: Noah Syverson
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Deden had her best game since returning from a knee injury posting ten points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
After a lackluster third quarter that saw Eastern Washington outscore Montana State 27-13 and grab a five-point advantage, the Bobcats rallied in the final five minutes of the contest to post a 66-54 win over EWU on Saturday afternoon in Worthington Arena.
Trailing 52-50 at the 5:45 mark of the fourth quarter, Montana State (12-2, 2-0) went on a 16-2 run to close out the game. Following an Eastern Washington (4-10, 0-2) time out with 4:55 remaining, Bobcat freshman Taylee Chirrick stole the in bounds pass and raced for an uncontested layup. The play started an MSU 10-0 run. Seniors Esmeralda Morales, Katelynn Martin, and Lexi Deden led the stretch with five, three and two points, respectively.
For the game, Martin finished with a game-high 19 points, while adding a team-best seven rebounds. Morales ended with 16 points, including eight in the final period. Junior Marah Dykstra reached double digits with 11 points, while puling down six rebounds and chipping in four steals and two assists.
Deden had her best game since returning from a knee injury posting ten points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
EWU was led by Kourtney Grossman with 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Montana State plays at Northern Colorado next Thursday night in Greeley.
Trailing 52-50 at the 5:45 mark of the fourth quarter, Montana State (12-2, 2-0) went on a 16-2 run to close out the game. Following an Eastern Washington (4-10, 0-2) time out with 4:55 remaining, Bobcat freshman Taylee Chirrick stole the in bounds pass and raced for an uncontested layup. The play started an MSU 10-0 run. Seniors Esmeralda Morales, Katelynn Martin, and Lexi Deden led the stretch with five, three and two points, respectively.
For the game, Martin finished with a game-high 19 points, while adding a team-best seven rebounds. Morales ended with 16 points, including eight in the final period. Junior Marah Dykstra reached double digits with 11 points, while puling down six rebounds and chipping in four steals and two assists.
Deden had her best game since returning from a knee injury posting ten points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
EWU was led by Kourtney Grossman with 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Montana State plays at Northern Colorado next Thursday night in Greeley.
Team Stats
EWU
MSU
FG%
.364
.375
3FG%
.375
.286
FT%
.800
.933
RB
39
38
TO
19
9
STL
7
13
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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