November 2007
Lady Bulldogs Top Dominican University
Friday, November 30 2007
The Lady Bulldogs used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Dominican University 78-69 at the Ramada Inn Limited Westminster Tournament.
UMW built a 14-8 lead at the 13 minute mark of the first half. Dominican then outscored the Lady Bulldogs 19-9 to take a 27-23 lead with 4:27 remaining in the half.
A field goal by the Lady Bulldogs' Samantha James tied the game at 27. UMW then outscored Dominican 5-4 in the final two minutes to lead 32-31 at the half.
The Lady Bulldogs opened the second half with a 17-7 run to lead 49-40 at the 13:57 mark. UMW built their lead to 15, 78-63 with 1:07 remaining in the game.
Genna Rucker led the balanced UMW scoring attack with 17 followed by Jill Dana with 13 and Samantha James with 10. James also led in rebounding with nine followed by Laura Shea with seven.
The Lady Bulldogs host Minot State, Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Straugh Gymnasium.
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Lady Bulldogs Win in Salt Lake City
Friday, November 30 2007
The Lady Bulldogs overcame a slow start Thursday night to down Willamette University, 58-46, at the Westminster College tournament.
Montana Western is now 7-1 on the season.
Willamette led 25-24 in the first half before the Lady Bulldogs got untracked.
“We were very lethargic the first half,” Coach Kevin Engellant said. “We just had a hard time getting in any sort of rhythm offensively. They defended us pretty well."
“In the second half we definitely played better and did some good things.” Jill Dana scored 13 points to lead a balanced Lady Bulldog attack.
Laura Shea came off the bench to score nine points, while Heather Brooks, Kelly Pankratz and reserve Genna Rucker each scored seven.
Friday the Bulldogs play Dominican University, which lost to host Westminster 99-71 Thursday, at 2 p.m.
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Lady Bulldogs Play Three Games in Three Days
Wednesday, November 28 2007
The University of Montana Western Lady Bulldog basketball team will have a busy weekend as they play three games in three days.
On Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday, Nov. 30 they will compete in the Westminster Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. UMW plays the Williamette University Bearcats Thursday at 4 p.m. and the Dominican University Lady Penguins Friday at 2 p.m.
UMW then returns to Dillon to host Minot State on Saturday, Dec. 1. Tip-off is 4 p.m. from the Straugh Gymnasium.
The Minot State game will be broadcast in southwest Montana on KDBM Radio and on Internet from women’s basketball page on the Montana Western web site.
Montana Western is 6-1 on the season after beating Bluefield College 114-45 last Saturday. The 114 points breaks the school record of 107 set in 1990 against Mesa College.
“Playing three games in three days, with two of them being on the road, will be a challenge,” said UMW coach Kevin Engellant. Having Laura Shea back in the line-up this week gives us a big boost. This team seems to be improving with each game and we are having different players stepping up each game.
Willamette is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, and the Northwest Conference.
The Bearcats are 2-3 on the season after a 63-54 loss to Corban College Tuesday night.
“Willamette is a very scrappy team that really likes to push the ball in
transition,” said Engellant. “They don't have a lot of size but they rebound well and like to create turnovers off their defense.”
Molly Fillion leads the Bearcats in scoring and rebounding with 17.2 ppg and 13.2 rebounds per game. Laura Payne also scores in double figures with 12.6 ppg. Willamette averages 61 ppg while giving up 62.
Dominican University of California is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac).
The Lady Penguins enter the weekend with a 1-7 record after a 92-53 loss against Vanguard University on Nov. 24.
“Dominican has good quickness on the perimeter,” said Engellant. “They like to push the ball in transition and are very good at attacking the basket in the half court.”
Olivia Williams leads the Lady Penguins in scoring with 19.6 ppg followed by Jennifer Jackson with 19.5 and Jennifer Jackson with 10. Darcel Sanders leads the team in rebounding with 10 rebounds per game. Dominican averages 64 ppg but gives up 80.7.
Minot State is NAIA Division II school and a member of the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC).
Going into the weekend, Minot is 6-3 on the season. The Beavers play at Montana Tech on Friday, Nov. 30. Minot beat Tech in October and has split with the University of Great Falls and Montana State-Northern. In their last game, Minot downed Brandon University 74-60.
The Lady Bulldogs downed Minot State 58-55 on Oct. 26 at Minot. Kelly Pankratz led Montana Western with 14 points in the win over Minot State.
Jill Dana leads the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 14.9 points per game followed by Samantha James with 9.9 and Laura Shea with 9.8. Shea leads the team in rebounding with 9.3 per game followed by Chloe Mosey with seven and Samantha James with.
Montana Western averages 76.1 points a game and give up 55.4.
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Lady Bulldogs Set School Scoring Record
Sunday, November 25 2007
The Lady Bulldogs shot a blistering 64% from the field on the way to a 114-45 win over Bluefield College Saturday afternoon at the Sarsfield Classic in Butte, Mont.
The 114 points breaks the record of 107 set in 1990 against Mesa College.
In the game's first two minutes, the teams battled evenly. After Bluefield took a one point lead on a free throw, Jill Dana hit the first of three straight three-pointers, and the rout was on.
Montana Western held Bluefield scoreless in the final five minutes of the first half and first three minutes of the second half. In that stretch, the Lady Bulldogs scored 25 points.
Everyone on the roster score and six players scored in double figures for the Lady Bulldogs led by Genna Rucker with 24. Rucker was a perfect 6 for 6 from three-point land.
Also scoring in double figures were Chloe Mosey with 17, Samantha James and Jill Dana with 16 each and Heather Brooks and Amanda Lindstrom with ten each.
Mosey led the Lady Bulldogs in rebounding with 12. Kelly Pankratz and Jamie Lake had eight assists apiece.
The Lady Bulldogs travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to compete in the Westminster Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday, Nov. 30. UMW plays Willamette University on Thursday and Dominican University on Friday.
The Lady Bulldogs return to Dillon on Saturday, Dec. 1 to host Minot State.
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Lady Bulldogs Face Bluefield College
Monday, November 19 2007
The University of Montana Western Lady Bulldog basketball team travels to Butte, Mont. for a non-conference basketball game against the Bluefield College Lady Rams on Saturday, Nov. 24. Tip-off is 3 p.m. from the Kelvin Sampson Court in the HPER Complex.
Normally, this is the weekend of the Sarsfield Classic hosted by Montana Tech. In past years, the tournament matched Frontier Conference teams against NAIA teams from outside the state. The other team scheduled for the tournament, cancelled at the last minute. Bluefield will play games against Tech, Carroll College and Montana Western.
The Lady Bulldogs are 5-1 after going 2-0 at the Mountain West Bank Tournament last weekend in Helena, Mont. UMW edged Dickinson State 69-68 and downed Simpson University 74-62.
Bluefield is 1-4 coming into their game Wednesday, Nov. 21 against Montana Tech. The Lady Rams lost last weekend to Southern Wesleyan University 78-74 and Emmanuel College 82-57. Bluefield opened the season with a win over Ohio State-Marion but has lost four straight.
The Lady Rams are an NAIA Division II school and are members of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC). Last year, Bluefield was 7-20 overall and 2-16 in the AAC.
Kiara Williams leads Bluefield in scoring with 15.6 ppg. The Lady Rams average 66.6 ppg while giving up 78.6 ppg.
Jill Dana leads Montana Western in scoring with 14 ppg. UMW averages 69.8 ppg while giving up 57.2.
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Lady Bulldogs Go Unbeaten at Mountain West Bank Tourney
Sunday, November 18 2007
The Lady Bulldogs downed Simpson University 74-62 at the Mountain West Bank Classic at Carroll College. UMW is now 4-1 on the season.
The Lady Bulldogs took control early and led 38-30 at the half.
UMW carried the momentium of the first half into the second half and built leads as large as 18. Simpson made runs but could not cut into the double digit Lady Bulldog lead.
Samantha James led UMW in scoring with 19 points followed by Chloe Mosey with 11.
The Lady Bulldogs return to action on Saturday, Nov. 24 when they face Bluefield College in Butte, Mont.
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Lady Bulldogs Win Thriller
Friday, November 16 2007
Jamie Lake's layup with one second remaining gave the Lady Bulldogs a 69-68 win over Dickinson State at the Mountain West Bank Classic in Helena.
UMW is now 4-1 on the season and plays Simpson University Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Carroll P.E. Center in Helena, Mont.
The Lady Bulldogs controlled most of the first half and led at the break 37-29.
UMW extended their lead to 15 in the second half and then Dickinson came to tie and eventually take the lead.
The Lady Bulldogs trailed by seven with 23 seconds left to go. A 3-point basketball by Genna Rucker cut the lead to four.
Dickinson missed a lay-up on their possession and the Lady Bulldogs took the rebound and a Kelly Pankratz 3-pointer cut the lead to one.
UMW was forced to foul and Dickinson missed the front end of a 1 and 1. The Lady Bulldogs grabbed the rebound to set up the game winning play. Pankrantz fed Lake who hit the game winning lay-up as time ran out.
Lake led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 17 followed by Samantha James with 16, and Rucker and Jill Dana with 12 apiece.
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Lady Bulldogs Return to Action at Mountain West Bank Classic
Wednesday, November 14 2007
After a week off, the Montana Western Lady Bulldogs return to action at the Mountain West Bank Classic hosted by Carroll College, Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17 in Helena, Mont.
The Lady Bulldogs play the Dickinson State Blue Hawks Friday at 2 p.m. and the Simpson University Red Hawks Saturday at 2 p.m.
Dickinson State is an NAIA, Division II school from Dickinson, North Dakota. They are members of the Dakota Athletic Conference.
The Blue Hawks are 1-3 on the season. Their lone victory was a come-from behind 60-58 win over Montana Western two weeks ago. UMW led most of the game but a Dickinson jumper with three seconds left was the deciding basket.
Dickinson’s losses were to Frontier Conference schools Montana Tech and the University of Great Falls. The Blue Hawks lost to Tech 75-60 and to UGF twice, 75-71 in Great Falls and 64-58 in Dickinson.
“Last time against Dickinson we lost a close hard fought game,” said Montana Western coach Kevin Engellant. “ We need to do a better job of handling their defensive pressure and take care of the basketball. Offensively we need to execute in the half court and find a way to get some easy baskets.”
Brittany Mesa with 12.3 ppg, is the only Dickinson player averaging in double figures. Mesa hit the game winning jumper against the Lady Bulldogs. The Blue Hawks average 61.8 ppg while giving up 68.
Simpson University is private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university from Redding, California. They are dual members of the NAIA and the National Christian College Athletic Association.
The Red Hawks are 1-3 on the season after last week’s 75-56 home loss to Cascade College. Simpson’s other losses were a road loss at Cascade and a home loss to Southern Oregon. Simpsons victory was an 83-42 win over Multnomah Bible College.
Sara Fairburn leads the Red Hawks in scoring with 15.5 ppg followed by Chalynn Passmore with 13.2 and Katie Garringer. Simpson averages 59.5 ppg while giving up 72.2.
“Simpson doesn't have a lot of size, but they really attack the basket and
have several players who can hit the perimeter shot,” said Engellant.
Jill Dana leads the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 16.8 ppg followed by Laura Shea with 9.8 and Heather Brooks with nine. UMW averages 69 ppg and gives up 53.3. The Lady Bulldogs have out-rebounded their opponents 172-144.
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Utah Thumps Lady Bulldogs
Monday, November 5 2007
Five players scored in double figures and the University of Utah women's basketball team shot 58 percent from the floor as the Utes pounded the Montana-Western Lady Bulldogs in an exhibition game this afternoon, 95-36.
The Lady Bulldogs ran with the Utes for the first five minutes as a UMW layup by Samantha James cut Utah's lead to two, 11-9, with 15:08 left. But, that was as close as the visitors would ever get.
Jamie Lake's nine points led the Lady Bulldogs as they shot just 29.9 (14-for-47) from the floor. Chloe Mosey and Laura Shea led the visitors with four rebounds each.
The Lady Bulldogs return to action Nov. 16-17 when they compete at a tournament in Helena, Mont. hosted by Carroll College. Western plays Dickinson State University on Nov. 16 and Simpson College on Nov. 17.
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Lady Bulldogs Blast Walla Walla
Friday, November 2 2007
The University of Montana Western Lady Bulldogs used deadly outside shooting on the way to a 94-36 victory over the Walla Walla University Wolves in a non-conference women’s basketball game from the Straugh Gymnasium.
The Lady Bulldogs hit 10 of 21 three point field goals in the first half were 20-39 from the field and led 59-16 at the half.
Western scored 36 points off turnovers and the Lady Bulldog bench outscored the Walla Walla bench 36-9 in the lopsided win.
Five Lady Bulldogs scored in double figures led by Heather Brooks with 20. Jill Dana followed with 18, Chole Mosey had 11 and Kelly Pankratz and Kaylee Williams each had ten.
Alexis Glassman was the only Walla Walla player to score in double figures with ten points.
The Lady Bulldogs return to action on Saturday, Nov. 3 when they face the University of Utah in an exhibition game from Salt Lake City, Utah.
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