University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Monday, March 9
Boise, Idaho
2:30 pm
University of Northern Colorado
13-17,8-12Big Sky
79
vs
61
Sacramento State
8-22,6-14Big Sky
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
Sacramento St.
16
15
14
16
61
Northern Colo.
26
17
20
16
79
Photo by: Ryan Pfeifer
Davis Career Day Leads UNC over Sacramento State
3/9/2020 5:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
UNC women's advanced with a 79-61 win over Sacramento State in the Big Sky Tournament
BOISE, Idaho – Alisha Davis showed no nerves in her first-ever Big Sky Tournament game, scoring a career-high 32 points and grabbing 13 rebounds as Northern Colorado cruised past Sacramento State 79-61 in the first round. UNC advances to face top-seeded Montana State in the quarterfinals Tuesday at noon.
It was domination from the opening tip for the Bears as they had a 10-point lead by the end of the first quarter. Davis scored 12 in the quarter including five straight to cap off a 7-0 run.
The lead extended to 12 at the half as the team shot 60.0 percent from the field and outrebounded Sacramento State by 10.
Northern Colorado extended the lead to as much as 26 in the third quarter going on a 9-0 run behind freshmen Davis and Jasmine Gayles. Six of the nine points over the run came from Gayles. She finished the game with 11 points.
For the game, UNC shot 45.5 percent compared to 38.1 percent for Sacramento State.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
The game plan was to go inside early and often and that's what Northern Colorado did. The Bears outscored Sacrament State in the paint 40-30, had a 15-0 second chance points advantage and outrebounded the Hornets 51-26.
Game Notes
- The 32 points by Davis are the second-most by a Bear in the Big Sky Tournament game. She only trails Savannah Smith and her 34 in the 2018 championship game against Idaho.
- Ali Meyer continues to stuff the stat sheet for UNC with 10 rebounds, four points and five assists.
- Alexis Chapman had a strong game scoring eight points to go with five rebounds and four rebounds.
- In case you missed it, Chapman was named third team All-Big Sky and Davis earned honorable mention announced Monday morning by the conference.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado advances to face regular season champion and top seed Montana State in the quarterfinals tomorrow at noon. The Bears and Bobcats just met last Friday in Greeley with MSU winning 73-63.
To stay up to date on all things UNC women's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
It was domination from the opening tip for the Bears as they had a 10-point lead by the end of the first quarter. Davis scored 12 in the quarter including five straight to cap off a 7-0 run.
.@alishaaa_5 is going beast mode right now! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyWBB pic.twitter.com/ENTRNcsENu
— UNC Bears WBB (@UNC_BearsWBB) March 9, 2020
The lead extended to 12 at the half as the team shot 60.0 percent from the field and outrebounded Sacramento State by 10.
Northern Colorado extended the lead to as much as 26 in the third quarter going on a 9-0 run behind freshmen Davis and Jasmine Gayles. Six of the nine points over the run came from Gayles. She finished the game with 11 points.
Pass-Pass-💦 @jazgayles! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀#BigSkyWBB pic.twitter.com/5mTl6ldxOz
— UNC Bears WBB (@UNC_BearsWBB) March 9, 2020
For the game, UNC shot 45.5 percent compared to 38.1 percent for Sacramento State.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
The game plan was to go inside early and often and that's what Northern Colorado did. The Bears outscored Sacrament State in the paint 40-30, had a 15-0 second chance points advantage and outrebounded the Hornets 51-26.
Game Notes
- The 32 points by Davis are the second-most by a Bear in the Big Sky Tournament game. She only trails Savannah Smith and her 34 in the 2018 championship game against Idaho.
- Ali Meyer continues to stuff the stat sheet for UNC with 10 rebounds, four points and five assists.
- Alexis Chapman had a strong game scoring eight points to go with five rebounds and four rebounds.
- In case you missed it, Chapman was named third team All-Big Sky and Davis earned honorable mention announced Monday morning by the conference.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado advances to face regular season champion and top seed Montana State in the quarterfinals tomorrow at noon. The Bears and Bobcats just met last Friday in Greeley with MSU winning 73-63.
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
SacSt
UNC
FG%
.381
.455
3FG%
.364
.278
FT%
.625
.737
RB
26
51
TO
13
22
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
32
FGM
11
3FGM
0
FTM
10
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
G
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/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
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