March 2005
Segeberg Earns All-American Honors
Wednesday, March 30 2005
Bo Segeberg, a 6-10 senior post player from Wrightwood, California was named to the NAIA All-American team, earning third team honors.
Segeberg was third in the conference and 17th in the nation in scoring with 18.9 points per game. He won the conference total reboundi title and was 12th in the nation with 8.8 rebounds per game. He was also the top defensive rebounder in the conference. Segeberg also won the blocked shots title. He was fifth in the league in free throw percentage and seventh in field goal percentage.
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Three Bulldogs Named to All-Conference Team
Tuesday, March 8 2005
Three Bulldogs were named to the 2004-05 Frontier Conference All-Conference team. Matt Luedtke, a 6-0 senior guard from Ronan and Bo Segeberg, a 6-10 senior post from Wrightwood, California were named to the first team, and Tyler Palmer, a 6-0 sophomore guard from Fairfield, earned Honorable Mention honors. Luedtke won the conference scoring title, was second in the league in 3-point field goals made and third in the league in free throw percentage. Segeberg led the league in rebounding, defensive rebounding and blocked shots. He was third in the league in scoring. Palmer was the third leading scorer on the Bulldogs and was seventh in the Frontier. He led the conference and was second in the nation in free throw percentage.
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Bulldogs End Season With Championship Loss to Lewis-Clark
Sunday, March 6 2005
The Bulldogs' quest for a national tournament bid ended at the Frontier Conference championship game as they lost to Lewis-Clark 99-75 Saturday night in Butte. Lewis-Clark was red-hot in the first half as they shot a sizzling 59% from the field including 10 of 15
from 3-point land. Despite the hot-shooting, Western stayed with the Warriors. Over the first 14 minutes of the half, the Bulldogs stayed close. Lewis-Clark tried to pull away at the 6:40 mark when the built an 11 point lead, 40-29. Western then outscored the Warriors 13-2 and trailed only 42-44 at the 2:22 mark. Lewis Clark scored the final five points of the half and led at the break 53-46. In the early minutes of the second half, the two teams traded baskets and Lewis-Clark maintained leads of from five to seven points. At the 14 minute mark, Western trailed by six, 62-56. That is where Lewis-Clark made their big move, outscoring the Bulldogs 11-5 to build a thirteen point lead. The Warriors gradually pulled away. The Bulldogs could get no closer than 11 points the rest of the way. Tyler Palmer led Western with 18 points followed by Jeff Feenstra with 14, Matt Luedtke with 12 and Brandon Day with 10 Western ends the season with a 20-13 record.
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Bulldogs Down #1 Seed in Frontier Conference Tournament
Saturday, March 5 2005
The third time was the charm for the Bulldogs as they downed Carroll College 108-91 in the semi-final round of the Frontier Conference Tournament. Western entered the tournament as the #4 seed.
Carroll, the tourney's #1 seed, had swept the regular season series with the Bulldogs in two hard fought games. In both games, Carroll came from behind for the wins. Friday night in Butte, there would be no Carroll comeback.
In the game's first five minutes, it was a toss-up to who had control. The teams traded baskets and leads. Western took the lead at 11-10 at the 15:55 mark of the half on a Matt Luedtke three-point field goal. Over the the next seven minutes, Western would extend their lead to seven, only to have Carroll come roaring back. The Saints tied the game at 24 at the 8:03 mark. Brandon Day quickly answered with a 3-point field goal and the Bulldogs had the lead for good. Western built an 14 point lead at the 2:37 mark. Carroll cut the lead to nine as the half ended with the Bulldogs leading 50-41.
The second half opened with the teams trading baskets. At the 15:47 mark, Western went on a 10-3 run and built an 18 point lead, 71-53. Carroll got to within eight three different times in the final ten minutes. In the game's final 90 seconds, the Bulldogs held Carroll to one point .
Matt Luedtke led Western with 31 points followed by Tyler Palmer with 24, including seven in the last two and a half minutes. Jeff Feenstra added 18.
The Bulldogs raised their record to 20-12 going into the Saturday night championship game against Lewis-Clark.
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Bulldogs Rock Rocky in Frontier Conference Tourney
Friday, March 4 2005
Brandon Day scored 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Bulldogs rolled over Rocky 89-75 in a first round Frontier Conference Tournament game.
The Bulldogs scored first off an offensive rebound by Day and that set the tone for the evening.
The two teams battled on fairly even terms through the first couple of minutes. Rocky took the lead at the 15 minute mark of the first half. They would hold that lead, even building it to as many as six until the 11:13 mark when Brandon Day scored again, and again off an offensive rebound to put the Bulldogs ahead 19-18. That started an 11-0 Bulldog run and a lead they would never lose. Western led at the half 51-40.
The Bulldogs maintained control in the second half as they maintained a double-digit lead for most of the final 20 minutes. Western answered every Rocky charge with a great defensive stand or answer basket. Rocky could get no closer than nine points.
Also scoring in double figures for the Bulldogs were Jeff Feentra with 16, Matt Luedtke with 13 and Tyler Palmer with 10.
Western plays Carroll College, Friday night at 8:00 p.m. in the semi-final round of the tournament.
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Bulldogs Face Rocky in First Round of Conference Tourney
Wednesday, March 2 2005
The Bulldogs faces Rocky Mountain College in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 3. Tip-off is 8:00 p.m. from the Maroon Activity Center in Butte.
The Bulldogs, the tourney's #4 seed finished the regular season with an 18-12 overall record and 7-7 in the Frontier. Western tied with Rocky in the regular season, but won a coin-toss to earn the higher seed.
Rocky, the #5 seed, finished with an identical overall record of 18-12 and 7-7 in league play.
The two teams split their regular season series with both winning on their home court. The Bulldogs won in Dillon 85-69 while the Bears won in Billings 80-90.
"The matchup with Rocky should be a good one,” said Bulldog coach Mark Durham. “We split with each other during the season and lost to the same teams. We need to keep them off of the offensive boards. They really hurt us at their place with their aggressive rebounding. We will have to change our offense a bit without Bo in the lineup.”
David Ellis leads Rocky in scoring with 14.4 ppg followed by Luke Kunkel with 13.3. Kunkel leads the league and is third in the nation in field goal percentage with 62,5%. Rocky is third in the league in scoring while giving up 70.7 ppg.
Matt Luedtke leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 22.8 points per game. Also scoring in double figures is Tyler Palmer with 14.1 points per game. Western's second leading scorer and top rebounder, Bo Segeberg was injured the past Friday in Westminster Game and will not play in the tourney. The Bulldogs lead the league in scoring with 84.6 points a game but are last in the league in scoring defense, giving up 80.5 points a game.
The winner of the Western-Rocky game will play the winner of the Carroll-Montana Tech first round game.
The game will web cast from the following link.
http://dakfiles.daktronics.com/downloads/DakStats/Webcast/2005FrontierMBBTourney.htm
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