November 2005
Bulldogs Go 1-2 on North Dakota Trip
Monday, November 28 2005
Western went 1-2 on their three game swing through North Dakota.
On Wednesday, the Bulldogs lost 70-86 to Minot State. Western trailed by four, 38-42 at the half. The game was tight throughout the second half until Western ran into foul trouble. Minot put the game out of reach from the free throw line.
Charlie Cox led Western with 23 points followed by Jeff Feenstra and Tyler Palmer with 12 each.
In their first game at the Milanovich Holiday Tournament, Western edged Jamestown College 88-84. Four players scored in double figures led by Jeff Feenstra with 20. Tyler Palmer followed with 17, Jeff Feenstra with 15 and Charlie Cox with 11.
On Saturday, Western lost a high scoring shoot-out with host Dickinson State. The Bulldogs lost 115-106. Tyler Palmer's 30 points led four players scoring in double figures. Wes Morales added 25 followed by Charlie Cox with 17 and Terry Hauser with 16.
The Bulldogs host Johnson and Wales on Friday, Dec. 2.
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Bulldogs Take Swing Through North Dakota
Monday, November 21 2005
The University of Montana-Western Bulldog basketball team travels to North Dakota for a three game swing.
The Bulldogs are 2-5 on the season after losing to Dickinson State 94-92 last Thursday. Western lost 77-66 to Weber State on Friday, but the game was an exhibition game and doesn’t count on the Bulldogs’ record.
On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Bulldogs travel to Minot, North Dakota for a non-conference game against Minot State. Tip-off is 6:00 p.m. MST. Minot is 3-3 on the season after a Sunday win over The University of Great Falls.
On Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26, the Bulldogs compete in the Milanovich Classic in Dickinson, North Dakota. On Friday, Western plays Jamestown College at 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, it’s a rematch against Dickinson State. Tip-off is 4:00 p.m.
Dickinson split their recent road trip through Montana. The Blue Hawks edged Western and then lost a heartbreaker to MSU-Northern 77-76. Dickinson is now 3-3 on the season.
Jamestown is 1-4 on the season. Their last game was a 67-64 loss to Augustana College. Their lone victory was a 73-62 win over the University of Manitoba.
"This will be a good week of games for us,” said Western coach Mark Durham. “It is a long road trip, but we won't have the stress of missing school and this should be another good opportunity to see if we can get better. All three teams are similar in talent to us and I think we have a chance to win them all."
Both games will be broadcast on KDBM Radio, 1490 on the AM dial and heard on internet on sportsjuice.com.
Western returns home on Friday, December 2 to host Johnson and Wales University.
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Bulldogs Lose at the Buzzer
Thursday, November 17 2005
Western lost to Dickinson State 94-92 on a basket at the buzzer in a non-conference basketball game from the Straugh Gymnasium.
In the first half, the teams traded baskets and turnovers. Neither team could gain control in the low scoring first half. Dickinson led at the break 40-38.
In the second half, Dickinson went on a 29-9 run and led 69-47 at the 11:28 mark. The Bulldogs battled back and went on their own run, 30-12 to cut the lead to four at the 3:47 mark. Charlie Cox hit a three-pointer with five seconds remaining to tie the game. Dickinson's Chad Glasser took the in-bounds pass, drove the length of the floor and laid the ball in for the game winner.
Wes Morales led the Bulldogs with 22 followed by Tyler Palmer with 20, Jeff Feenstra with 19 and Charlie Cox with 16.
Donny English led the Blue Hawks with 25 followed by Denver Bethel with 19.
Western is now 2-5 on the season. The Bulldogs travel to Odgen for an exhibition game against Weber State.
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Bulldogs Host Dickinson State
Wednesday, November 16 2005
The Bulldogs host the Dickinson State Blue Hawks in a non-conference men’s college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 17. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m. from Western’s Straugh Gymnasium.
Western is 2-4 overall after losing a pair of games at the Quinn Classic over the weekend. The Bulldogs fell to Eastern Oregon 52-78 and Albertson College 89-97.
Dickinson is 2-2 on the season. The Blue Hawks lost to Carroll College and the University of Great Falls and beat Rocky Mountain College and MSU-Northern. Dickinson is an NAIA Division II team.
This will be the first of two meetings between Dickinson and Western this season. The Bulldogs also travel to Dickinson over the Thanksgiving weekend to play in the Milanovich Classic.
Last year the two teams played two games with Western winning both. In Dillon, the Bulldogs won 91-80 in Dillon and then came from behind to beat the Blue Hawks in Dickinson 97-90. Western had trailed by 15 at the half.
"Dickinson brings a very athletic team into town,” said Bulldog coach Mark Durham. “They are 2-2 this season with wins over Northern and Rocky and losses to Great Falls and Carroll. The game should be a very uptempo game as both teams have similar styles. It should be a great one to watch.”
Four players are scoring in double figures for the Bulldogs led by Tyler Palmer with 17.3. Charlie Cox is next with 16.7 followed by Jeff Feenstra with 12.5 and Jeff Graham with 11.7.
Chad Glasser leads Dickinson with 17.3 points per game followed by Donny English wih 14.8 and Ryan Rostvold with 12.
Western hits the road on Friday, Nov. 18 for a game at Division I Weber State.
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Bulldogs Drop Two at Eastern Oregon Tournament
Monday, November 14 2005
Western dropped two games at the Eastern Oregon tournament. On Friday night against the host Eastern Oregon Mountaineers, the Bulldogs were their own worst enemy. Western committed 25 turnovers compared to just nine by Eastern on the way to a 78-52 loss. Not a single Bulldog scored in double figures. Jeff Graham led the way with nine points.
Saturday night against Albertson, the Bulldogs played much better as they cut their turnovers down to just 17. Western trailed by 12 at the half. The Bulldogs came back strong in the second half, but fell 97-89 as Albertson held the Bulldogs off at the free throw line.
Jeff Feenstra led Western with 24 points followed by Charile Cox with 18, Tyler Palmer with 13 and Jeff Graham with 12. Feenstra was named to the All-Tournament team.
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Bulldogs Compete at Aramark Quinn Classic
Thursday, November 10 2005
The University of Montana-Western Bulldog basketball team travels to La Grande, Oregon to compete in Aramark Quinn Classic Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12.
Western faces Eastern Oregon Friday at 9:00 pm MST and Albertson College, Saturday at 7:00 pm MST. Carroll College is also competing at the tournament and will trade opponents with the Bulldogs.
Both games will air on KDBM-AM, 1490 on the AM dial and over the internet on Sportsjuice.com.
Western is 2-2 on the season after dropping two at the Westminster Tournament last weekend. The Bulldogs lost to Concordia University 100-85 and Fresno Pacific 100-86. Western opened the season with a 92-85 win over the University of Lethbridge followed by an exciting 94-90 overtime win over Eastern Oregon.
Eastern is 1-1 on the season. The Mountaineers evened their record with a 89-79 win over Montana Tech in Butte.
Albertson is 1-1 on the season. The Coyotes opened the season with a 91-64 loss to Boise State and then downed Northwest Nazarene 78-71 on Wednesday night. Albertson has won the previous five meetings between the two schools including an 80-76 win last year at the Quinn Classic.
"These will be a couple of tough games this week,” said Bulldog coach Mark Durham. “Our Eastern Oregon game at home last week was very close and Albertson is ranked (16th) again. We really found our weaknesses this past weekend. We got exposed bad off the dribble and weren't patient enough on offense. We have had a great week of practice and I'm excited to see if we can go and improve in those areas. We have a very tough non-conference schedule so we need to play one game at a time and keep improving."
Tyler Palmer leads five Bulldogs scoring double figures. Palmer averages 20.8 ppg followed by Charlie Cox with 18.5, Jeff Graham with 13.5, Jeff Feenstra with 11.3 and Kellen Ori with 10.8.
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Bulldogs Compete at Westminster Tournament
Wednesday, November 2 2005
The University of Montana-Western men’s basketball team travels to Salt Lake City to play in the Homestead Studio Suites Invitational Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5.
Western plays the Concordia University Eagles on Friday and the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds on Saturday. Both games tip-off at 5:00 p.m. from the Westminster Gymnasium.
Western is 2-0 on the season after wins over the University of Lethbridge (92-85) and Eastern Oregon (94-90 ot).
This will be Concordia’s first game of the season. The Eagles, members of the Gold Coast Athletic Conference, are ranked 12th in the NAIA Division I Pre-Season Power Poll. Last season, Western surprised sixth ranked Concordia 85-74. The Eagles went on to a 26-9 record and an appearance at the NAIA National Tournament.
"We will have our hands full this week,” said Bulldog coach Mark Durham. “Concordia is ranked #12 and have a lot of guys back from their national tourney team last year. They really like to pressure, so we will have to keep our turnovers down. We need to go into the game and attack them. The pressure is on them, not us, so I expect us to play free and loose and give them a heck of a game.”
Fresno Pacific, also in the Gold Coast Athletic Conference, finished last season with a 9-20 overall record and a 6-14 finish in conference play.
“Fresno has a new coach so we know nothing about them,” added Durham. “The good thing is we can watch them on Friday night against Westminster. These are good early season games on a neutral court."
Five players are averaging in double figures for the Bulldogs led by Tyler Palmer with 18.5 pts a game. Right behind Palmer is Charlie Cox with 18 points followed by Jeff Graham with 16, Jeff Feenstra with 13 and Kellen Ori with 12.
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Bulldogs Edge Eastern Oregon in Overtime Thriller
Wednesday, November 2 2005
The University of Montana-Western Bulldog basketball team edged the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers 94-90 in overtime in non-conference men’s college basketball game from Dillon. The win raises the Bulldogs’ record to 2-0 while Eastern Oregon falls to 0-1.
Eastern took control early and led for most of the game’s first ten minutes. Western fought back and took a 20-18 lead at the 10:32 mark. Eastern then went on a 17-10 run and led 37-30 with four minutes left in the half and led at the half 43-39.
The Mountaineers opened up the second half with a 7-0 run to lead 50-39. Eastern maintained a nine point lead over the next couple of minutes. The Bulldogs slowly began to chip away at the Eastern lead and at the 7:18 mark, a Kellen Ori field goal tied the game at 70 and a Jeff Feenstra field goal gave the Bulldogs a two-point lead.
Over the next six minutes, the teams traded leads until Charlie Cox hit a jumper with five seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime with score tied at 79-79.
Eastern Oregon controlled the tip but turned the ball over on an offensive charge. Western converted on a Tyler Palmer lay-up off a Charlie Cox pass and never looked back.
Western travels to Salt Lake for the Westminster Tournament.
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