Byrne Scores Career-High 29 Points; Bears Advance in Big Sky Tourney

Saturday, March 4

Boise, Idaho

12 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

13-17,5-13Big Sky

Weber State

6-25,2-16Big Sky

Weber St.

Northern Colo.

3/4/2023 3:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Dennis Driscoll, UNC Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications

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.