January 2008
Bulldogs Drop Conference Game to Hot-Shooting MSU-Northern
Sunday, January 27 2008
The Bulldogs dropped a 59-68 Frontier Conference game to MSU-Northern Saturday night in Havre.
The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 1-6 in the Frontier and 8-13 overall at the half-way point of the conference schedule.
The Lights led 38-31 at the break and outscored the Bulldogs 30-28 in the second half on 50 percent shooting. Montana Western shot only 39 percent from the floor in the second half.
Chad Myers led the Bulldogs with 22 points, including six 3-pointers. Aaron Sims added 13 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Layne Glaus put in 10 points, including all eight of his free throws, and distributed seven assists.
The Bulldogs take the next weekend off and return to action on Feb. 9 in Butte, Mont. in a Frontier Conference game against Montana Tech.
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Bulldogs Keep Argos Winless in Frontier Conference play
Saturday, January 26 2008
By GEORGE GEISE
Great Falls Tribune Sports Editor
Two basketball teams entered Friday night's Frontier Conference game badly needing a victory, but only the Montana Western Bulldogs played like a squad desperate to break a slump.
The Bulldogs gave rookie coach Steve Keller his first league victory with a 72-57 romp over the University of Great Falls before about 700 fans at McLaughlin Center.
"We played good defense against a good team. We deserved to win," said Keller, whose team improved to 1-5 in Frontier action, 8-12 overall.
"Give Western all the credit," said losing coach Steve Silsby, whose team fell to 0-6, 4-13. "They came out and got after it, and I'll take the blame for the way we started. We weren't ready to play."
Western blew out to a 33-13 lead after 17 minutes and UGF never got closer than 10 the rest of the way.
Keller was disappointed that his team had given up almost 86 points per game in its first five league games, so he drilled the Bulldogs on defense all week.
"We didn't shoot the basketball for three days," he said. "We just went back to defensive principles. The guys came out and shut down the guy they were guarding."
The only Argo who was effective offensively was 6-3 senior wing Cory Brothers, who scored 15 of his 22 points after intermission. But by then, the battle had been lost.
Sophomore point guard Layne Glaus paced the Bulldogs with 22 points. He's one of the few point guards in any league who routinely leads his team in scoring.
"I can go out and get 20 if coach wants me to, or I can shoot zero times if that's what he wants," said the 6-foot Glaus, a former prep star at Whitehall.
Glaus didn't need to shoot often against UGF since he spent much of his time at the foul line. He sank 16 of 18 free throws, as the Argos were forced to foul the player with the ball. Most of the time, that was Glaus, who drilled 12 foul shots the final 7 minutes, 35 seconds.
Aaron Sims, an active 6-6 forward, contributed 20 points and eight rebounds for Western, and 6-2 guard Chad Myers had 16 points.
Western outscored UGF 32-7 at the foul line, after each team sank just three free throws the first half.
Silsby was critical of the officiating crew, which called a total of 32 fouls the second half after only seven infractions were whistled the first 20 minutes.
"I just wish they would be consistent," Silsby said. "They were letting the hand-checks and bumps go the first half, then they called everything the second half."
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Bulldogs Close First Half of Conference Season on the Road
Wednesday, January 23 2008
The Bulldog basketball team looks for their first conference win of the season when they play at the University of Great Falls on Friday, Jan. 25 and at Montana State-Northern on Saturday, Jan. 26.
Both games tip-off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast in southwest Montana on KDBM radio.
The Bulldogs are 7-12 overall and 0-5 in conference play after dropping two at home last weekend. UMW lost to Lewis-Clark 77-82 and Westminster College 60-103.
The University of Great Falls Argos are 4-11 and also 0-5 in the Frontier after losing to MSU-Northern in Havre 81-89.
Last year, the Bulldogs won both games against UGF. Montana Western won 91-58 in Dillon and 76-68 in Great Falls.
Cory Brothers leads Great Falls with 12.2 ppg. UGF averages 66.8 ppg and gives up 76.1. In their five conference games, the Argos average 64 ppg while giving up 82.
Montana State-Northern is 3-2 in conference play and 13-6 overall after beating Great Falls at home. The Lights received votes in the latest coach’s poll but was not ranked in the top-25.
The two teams played two close games last year with Northern winning both. The Lights won 76-69 in Dillon and 76-70 in Havre.
This will be the second meeting between UMW and the Lights this season. The Bulldogs handed Northern their first loss of the season when they won 82-50 at a Thanksgiving tournament in North Dakota.
Delvaughn Tinned leads three players scoring in double figures for Northern with 20.3 ppg followed by Travis Noble with 15.6 and Drew Pettersen with 11. Tinned is second in the Frontier and ninth in the nation in scoring. Clinton Shelton leads the Lights in rebounding with 6.9 per game.
MSU-Northern averages 77 ppg while giving up 70.9. In conference play, the Lights average 71.4 and give up 69.2.
Layne Glaus leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 13.8 ppg followed by Chad Myers with 12, Aaron Sims with 11.4 and Gus McDonald with 11.1. Sims leads the team and the conference in rebounding with 8.1 rebounds per game followed by Daniel Creech with 6.2. Myers leads the Frontier and is 10th in the NAIA in 3-point field goals made per game with 3.16.
UMW averages 72.2 ppg while giving up 74.8. In conference games, the Bulldogs average 70.8 ppg and give up 86.6.
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Westminster rolls over Bulldogs
Saturday, January 19 2008
The Montana Western Bulldogs fell to the hot-shooting Westminster College Griffins 103-60 in a Frontier men’s conference basketball game.
Montana Western falls to 0-5 conference play and 7-12 overall. Westminster moves to 4-1 in league play and 17-4 overall.
Over the first 15 minutes of the game, the Bulldogs stayed with Westminster. The Griffins began to pull away in the final minutes of the first half and led 48-33 at the break.
The second half belonged to Westminster as the Griffins outscored UMW 55-27. Westminster was 8 of 12 from beyond the arc in the second half and 17 of 29 for the game. Westminster scored 22 points off of Bulldog turnovers.
Daniel Creech led the Bulldogs with 17 points followed by Chad Myers with 11. Creech also led the Team in rebounds with nine.
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Westminster rolls over Bulldogs
Saturday, January 19 2008
The Montana Western Bulldogs fell to the hot-shooting Westminster College Griffins 103-60 in a Frontier men’s conference basketball game.
Montana Western falls to 0-5 conference play and 7-12 overall. Westminster moves to 4-1 in league play and 17-4 overall.
Over the first 15 minutes of the game, the Bulldogs stayed with Westminster. The Griffins began to pull away in the final minutes of the first half and led 48-33 at the break.
The second half belonged to Westminster as the Griffins outscored UMW 55-27. Westminster was 8 of 12 from beyond the arc in the second half and 17 of 29 for the game. Westminster scored 22 points off of Bulldog turnovers.
Daniel Creech led the Bulldogs with 17 points followed by Chad Myers with 11. Creech also led the Team in rebounds with nine.
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Bulldogs Drop Conference Game to Lewis-Clark
Friday, January 18 2008
The Montana Western Bulldogs fell to the Lewis-Clark State Warriors in a Frontier Conference men’s basketball game from Dillon’s Straugh Gymnasium.
Montana Western is now 0-4 in the conference and 7-11 overall. Lewis-Clark remains unbeaten in the Frontier with a 4-0 mark and a 13-5 overall record.
Lewis-Clark scored the first eight points of the game. Daniel Creech put UMW on the board with two free throws at the 17:47 mark.
Two Layne Glaus free throws capped a 13-7 run tying the game at 15-15 with 11:50 left in the half.
Glaus hit a three-point field goal with 7:30 remaining to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game 24-23.
The two teams battled evenly over the final seven minutes of the half. Lewis-Clark led at the break 39-38.
The Warriors opened the second half with a 8-3 run, and would build their lead to as many as 11. UMW would get no closer than three points down the stretch.
Four Bulldogs scored in double figures lead by Guss McDonald with 18. Creech added 14 followed by Sims with 13 and Glaus with 11. McDonald led the team in rebounds with 10.
Montana Western hosts Westminster College on Saturday, Jan. 19. The game tips-off at 8 p.m.
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Bulldogs Host Nationally Ranked Teams in Frontier Conference Action
Wednesday, January 16 2008
The University of Montana Western Bulldog basketball team returns to the Straugh Gymnasium to host the nationally ranked Lewis-Clark State Warriors on Friday, Jan. 18 and the Westminster College Griffins on Saturday, Jan. 19 in a pair of Frontier Conference games.
Both games tip-off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast in southwest Montana on KDBM radio.
The Bulldogs are 7-10 overall and 0-3 in conference play after dropping two on the road last weekend. UMW lost at Rocky Mountain 84-93 and at Carroll College 67-83.
Lewis-Clark is 12-5 and 3-0 after winning two at home last weekend. The Warriors beat University of Great Falls 71-45 and MSU-Northern 58-49. Lewis-Clark is ranked 23 in the latest NAIA Men’s Division I Coach’s Top-25.
Last year, the Warriors won both games against the Bulldogs. L-C . won 89-42 in Lewiston and 85-69 in Dillon.
Mike Gordy leads the Warriors and the Frontier Conference in scoring with 21.8 ppg. Also scoring in double figures are Dorian Watson with 11.8, Mikel Watson with 11.3 and Brian Duckworth with 11.2. Gordy also leads the team in rebounding with 5.7 rebounds per game followed by Jon Daly with 5.5. JR Gordan leads the league in steals with 3.3 per game. The Warriors average 83.6 ppg while giving up 66.4.
Westminster College is 2-1 in conference play and 12-3 overall after beating Great Falls and MSU-Northern at home. The Griffins routed UGF 92-68 and edged Northern 67-64. Westminster moved from 14 to 13 in the latest Top-25 Coach’s Poll.
Westminster won both games against the Bulldogs last year. The Griffins won in Dillon 85-52 and 93-81 in Salt Lake City.
Danny Stosich leads the Griffins in scoring with 18 ppg followed by Danny Reeder with 12.7, Blair Prowse with 11.2, Nate Sanchez with 10.4 and Jordan Jacobs with 10.1. Stosich is tops in rebounding with 6.6 rebounds per game followed by Sanchez with 5.4. Reeder leads the team, the Frontier and the NAIA in assists with 7.6 per game. Westminster averages 79 ppg while giving up 65.6.
Layne Glaus leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 14.4 ppg followed by Chad Myers with 12.3, Aaron Sims with 11.5 and Gus McDonald with 11.1. Sims leads the team and the conference in rebounding with 8.8 rebounds per game followed by Daniel Creech with 6.1. Myers leads the Frontier and is seventh in the NAIA in 3-point field goals made per game with 3.29.
UMW averages 72.6 ppg while giving up 72.9.
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Bulldogs Lose at Carroll
Sunday, January 13 2008
The Bulldogs dropped a 67-83 Frontier Conference game to Carroll College Saturday night in Helena.
The loss drops UMW to 0-3 in league play and 7-10 overall.
The Bulldogs played from behind for most of the game. After the Bulldogs closed the gap to just seven with 11 minutes to play, Carroll unleashed a barrage of three-point baskets to put the game away.
Carroll was 13 of 26 from the three-point land including 9 of 14 in the second half.
Layne Glaus and Chad Myers led the Bulldogs in scoring with 23 points apiece followed by Daniel Creech with 16. Aaron Sims led UMW in rebounding with seven.
The Bulldogs return to the Straugh Gymnasium to host Lewis-Clark on Friday, Jan. 18 and Westminster College on Saturday, Jan. 19.
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Bulldogs Drop Conference Game at Rocky
Friday, January 11 2008
From the Billings Gazette.
The Bears led 8-0 and never trailed in the game, but the Bulldogs, while operating in desperation mode, buried 10 3-pointers in the second half to keep the heat on.
Western, 0-2 and 7-9, climbed to within five points, 88-83, with 1:12 to go, but Rocky, 2-1 and 14-4, made just enough free throws at crunch time to stay in front.
The Bears shot 29 of 51 from the foul line, including 10 of 14 in the final 2:05. Cooper Warren was 4-for-6 during that stretch.
Rocky, which shot 54 percent from the floor, had six players score in double figures, led by the 19-point, 11-rebound showing of Alvis Dowiels. Devin Uskoski and Elijah Swan chipped in with 18 points apiece.
The Bulldogs, who trailed 68-47 with nine minutes to play, nailed eight of their 10 treys after that.
UMW's Layne Glaus finished with 26 points, with 19 points and four 3-pointers coming after halftime. Daniel Creech and Gus McDonald each had 10. Aaron Sims led the team in rebounding with 13 boards.
The Bulldogs travel to Helena to face Carroll College on Saturday, Jan.12.
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Diggers Down Bulldogs
Saturday, January 5 2008
– Montana Tech overcame a five-point halftime deficit to score a 72-66 win in a Frontier Conference men’s basketball game from Dillon, Mont.
The Bulldogs fall to 0-1 in league play and 7-8 overall. Montana Tech moves to 1-0 in the Frontier and 7-7 overall.
In a low-scoring first half, the two teams exchanged baskets and leads over the first 16 minutes. At the 3:20 mark a basket and a free throw by Aaron Sims gave the Bulldogs a 20-18 lead. UMW then outscored the Orediggers 5-2 and led 25-20 at the break.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to nine 31-22 on a Sims basket at the 17:40 mark. That would be UMW biggest lead of the game. Over the next two minutes, Tech outscored the Bulldogs 9-0 to tie the game at 31 with 15:47 left to play.
The Bulldogs took the lead back on Sims field goal, but that would be UMW last lead of the game. Tech took the lead for good on their next possession on a Jake Williams field goal.
Neither team could score over the next three minutes. Tech broke the scoring drought with a Tony Trudnowski three-point field goal. Over the next seven minutes the Orediggers outscored UMW 14-3 to lead 49-38 with 7:34 remaining.
The Bulldogs were forced to foul over the games final minutes and the Orediggers sealed their first conference win at the free throw line.
Aaron Sims led the Bulldogs with 17 points followed by Layne Glaus with 16 and Gus McDonald with 14. Sims led the team in rebounds with eight.
Jeramie Hopson led four Orediggers scoring in double figures with 18. Dusan Veselinovic followed with 14, Tony Trudnowski with 13 and Jake Williams with 10.
Montana Tech outrebounded the Bulldogs 37-26 led by Williams with eight.
The Bulldogs play at Rocky Mountain College and Carroll College next weekend.
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Bulldogs Host Montana Tech in Frontier Conference Opener
Thursday, January 3 2008
The University of Montana Western Bulldog basketball team opens Frontier Conference play Saturday, Jan. 5 when they host the Montana Tech Orediggers. Tip-off is 8 p.m. from the Straugh Gymnasium on the UMW campus.
The game will be broadcast in southwest Montana on KDBM radio and available on a webcast from the Montana Western website.
The Bulldogs closed their non-conference season with a 77-57 victory over MSU-Billings and enter the conference season with a 7-7 record.
“I am very pleased with our 7-7 non-conference record,” said Bulldog coach Steve Keller. “We won big games on the road against quality opponents. It was very tough non-conference schedule but it helped us a ton in preparation for conference. We are playing very well now with four guys averaging in double figures. I am pleased with our defensive effort as well.”
Montana Tech closed their non-conference schedule with a 62-65 loss to Freed-Hardeman University on Dec. 20 and are 4-10 overall.
“The Orediggers have lost close games and been in every game,” said Keller. “They are a very balanced team. This will be another hard-fought Tech-Western basketball game.”
Last year, Montana Tech beat the Bulldogs twice, 78-76 in Butte and 85-79 in Dillon.
Dusan Veselinovic leads Montana Tech in scoring with 19 points per game followed by Jeramie Hopson with 13 and Tony Trudnowski with 12.5. Jake Williams leads the Orediggers in rebounding with seven boards per game followed by Casey Briggs with 6.7. Tech averages 73 points per game while giving up 77.
Layne Glaus leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 12.9 ppg followed by Chad Myers with 12.8, Aaron Sims with 12.1 and Gus McDonald with 11.7. Sims leads the team in rebounding with 8.6 rebounds per game followed by Daniel Creech with 6.4. Sims has recorded five double-doubles in the pre-season.
UMW averages 72.7 ppg while giving up 70.8. The Bulldogs have out-rebounded their opponent 37 to 34.9.
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Bulldogs Swat Yellowjackets
Wednesday, January 2 2008
The Bulldogs ended their non-conference season with a loud boom as they routed the Montana State-Billings Yellowjackets 77-57 Monday night at Alterowitz. The Bulldogs improved to an even 7-7, while MSUB fell to 0-11.
Following four lead changes in the first six minutes of the contest, the Yellowjackets were up by seven at the 12:34 mark. Chipping away at the Jackets’ lead, the Bulldogs went on a 10-4 run to close out the half taking a six-point lead into the locker room.
In the second half the persistent Bulldogs broke open a double-digit lead on a 3-pointer by Dovydas Retkus at the 15-minute mark. Montana Western pulled away from the Jackets through the remainder of the game, icing the win by 20.
Three Bulldogs averaged double-figures led by Chad Myers game-high 22 points. Myers owned the court from the perimeter draining 7-of-13 from long range while shooting 7-of-18 from the floor. Aaron Sims posted a double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds with teammate Gus McDonald contributing 12 points.
Montana-Western shot 35 percent from the field and was an efficient 40 percent from long range going 13-of-32. The team went 24-of-31 from the charity stripe for 77 percent. The Bulldogs out-rebounded the Yellowjackets 57-39.
The Bulldogs open Frontier Conference play on Saturday, Feb. 1 when they host Montana Tech.
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