University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Tuesday, March 10
Boise, Idaho
Noon
University of Northern Colorado
13-18,8-12Big Sky
62
vs
67
Montana State
24-6,19-1Big Sky
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4
F
Northern Colo.
20
14
13
15
62
Montana St.
18
19
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13
67
Photo by: Ryan Pfeifer
Bears Empty the Tank, Give Montana State All They Can Handle
3/10/2020 3:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNC women's basketball season ended with a 67-62 game against Montana State
BOISE, Idaho – The tank hit empty on Tuesday afternoon, not because the season ended for Northern Colorado, but because they left it all on the court. Playing the top-seeded Montana State Bobcats, UNC gave MSU everything they could handle and more before coming up just short 67-61.
Freshman Jasmine Gayles led the Bears in scoring with a career-high-tying 21 points and matched her career-best with seven rebounds. Meanwhile, Alexis Chapman added in 14 points hitting key shots during the first half.
Ali Meyer showed why she was the heart of this team all season long, scoring just a single point, but had six steals, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Montana State landed the first punch in the heavyweight battle with a 7-0 run to go up 12-5. The Bears responded by outscoring the Bobcats 10-4 to end the half including a pair of big-time 3-pointers by Alexis Chapman.
The late run had UNC up 20-18 after the first quarter.
MSU led by three at half and grew it to as much as seven by the end of the third quarter, but Northern Colorado kept fighting back.
Down seven with 2:53 left UNC went on a quick 6-0 run in just 28 seconds to cut the deficit back to two. Senior Abby Kain led the charge scoring five of the six points for the Bears including an and-one offensive rebound opportunity.
Unfortunately, the Bears were unable to take the lead or tie the game after that as MSU made their free throws down the stretch escaping Northern Colorado's upset bid.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
Points off turnovers turned out to be the difference in the game as MSU scored 22 points off 21 UNC turnovers.
Game Notes
- Abby Kain scored nine big points off the bench for UNC and had six rebounds. It was also her birthday.
- Both teams played strong defense as UNC was held to 33.9 percent shooting and MSU 35.7 percent.
- The six steals for Ali Meyer were a career-high.
- The game featured seven lead changes and five ties.
- Northern Colorado closes the season with a 13-18 record.
To stay up to date on all things UNC women's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Freshman Jasmine Gayles led the Bears in scoring with a career-high-tying 21 points and matched her career-best with seven rebounds. Meanwhile, Alexis Chapman added in 14 points hitting key shots during the first half.
.@jazgayles flys in the second chance points! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyWBB pic.twitter.com/8o7HZTty0t
— UNC Bears WBB (@UNC_BearsWBB) March 10, 2020
Ali Meyer showed why she was the heart of this team all season long, scoring just a single point, but had six steals, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
Montana State landed the first punch in the heavyweight battle with a 7-0 run to go up 12-5. The Bears responded by outscoring the Bobcats 10-4 to end the half including a pair of big-time 3-pointers by Alexis Chapman.
Big time 👌 from @20_chapman! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyWBB pic.twitter.com/rS45oOjp9w
— UNC Bears WBB (@UNC_BearsWBB) March 10, 2020
The late run had UNC up 20-18 after the first quarter.
MSU led by three at half and grew it to as much as seven by the end of the third quarter, but Northern Colorado kept fighting back.
Down seven with 2:53 left UNC went on a quick 6-0 run in just 28 seconds to cut the deficit back to two. Senior Abby Kain led the charge scoring five of the six points for the Bears including an and-one offensive rebound opportunity.
.@abbykain again gets the jumper to fall from the top of the key! 🐻🏀⛹️♀️#GoUNCBears #BigSkyWBB pic.twitter.com/zPijvtP4ul
— UNC Bears WBB (@UNC_BearsWBB) March 10, 2020
Unfortunately, the Bears were unable to take the lead or tie the game after that as MSU made their free throws down the stretch escaping Northern Colorado's upset bid.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
Points off turnovers turned out to be the difference in the game as MSU scored 22 points off 21 UNC turnovers.
Game Notes
- Abby Kain scored nine big points off the bench for UNC and had six rebounds. It was also her birthday.
- Both teams played strong defense as UNC was held to 33.9 percent shooting and MSU 35.7 percent.
- The six steals for Ali Meyer were a career-high.
- The game featured seven lead changes and five ties.
- Northern Colorado closes the season with a 13-18 record.
To stay up to date on all things UNC women's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
UNC
MSU
FG%
.339
.357
3FG%
.273
.333
FT%
.800
.793
RB
40
36
TO
21
18
STL
9
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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