University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, March 4
Boise, Idaho
12 p.m.
University of Northern Colorado
13-17,5-13Big Sky
63
vs
52
Weber State
6-25,2-16Big Sky
1
2
3
4
F
Weber St.
15
5
17
15
52
Northern Colo.
19
12
19
13
63
Byrne Scores Career-High 29 Points; Bears Advance in Big Sky Tourney
3/4/2023 3:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho – Junior Delaynie Byrne scored a career-high 29 points and Northern Colorado defeated Weber State 63-52 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky basketball tournament.
Byrne, an Arvada, Colorado native, did damage at the free-throw line and finished 13-for-14 at the charity stripe. The all-conference selection went 7-for-12 from the field, including 2-for-4 from beyond the arc.
Fellow junior Hannah Simental, and all-conference honoree, scored 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field. The Pueblo, Colorado product went 2-for-3 from three-point range and handed out three assists.
Freshman Averee Kleinhans added eight points and grabbed nine rebounds. Kleinhans also delivered a team-high six assists while going 4-for-4 at the free-throw line.
As a team, UNC shot 55.9 percent (19-for-34) from the field, while WSU converted 29.6 percent (16-for-54) of its attempts from the floor.
UNC will play No. 1 seed Northern Arizona Sunday at 12 p.m. and it will be broadcast on the ESPN + platform.
Byrne, an Arvada, Colorado native, did damage at the free-throw line and finished 13-for-14 at the charity stripe. The all-conference selection went 7-for-12 from the field, including 2-for-4 from beyond the arc.
Fellow junior Hannah Simental, and all-conference honoree, scored 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the field. The Pueblo, Colorado product went 2-for-3 from three-point range and handed out three assists.
Freshman Averee Kleinhans added eight points and grabbed nine rebounds. Kleinhans also delivered a team-high six assists while going 4-for-4 at the free-throw line.
As a team, UNC shot 55.9 percent (19-for-34) from the field, while WSU converted 29.6 percent (16-for-54) of its attempts from the floor.
UNC will play No. 1 seed Northern Arizona Sunday at 12 p.m. and it will be broadcast on the ESPN + platform.
Team Stats
Weber
UNC
FG%
.296
.559
3FG%
.267
.500
FT%
.800
.870
RB
29
28
TO
17
24
STL
11
8
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
13
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
5
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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