Northern Colorado Crushes Portland State in Key Big Sky Contest

Thursday, February 15

Greeley, Colo.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

11-12,6-6Big Sky

Portland State

6-19,1-12Big Sky

Portland St.

Northern Colo.

2/15/2024 9:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

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

GREELEY, Colo. – Four Northern Colorado student-athletes scored in double figures, and the Bears rolled past Portland State 65-48 and completed the regular season sweep of the Vikings Thursday evening.

True freshman Tatum West tied her career-high with 20 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field. West finished 8-for-9 at the free-throw line and added five rebounds.

Sophomore Seneca Hackley finished with 14 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the floor. Hackley also finished a perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe.

Senior Hannah Simental dropped 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds to nearly complete the double-double.

Sophomore Aniah Hall came off the bench and added 10 points and seven boards.

Senior Delaynie Byrne nearly posted a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

UNC Leaders

UNC Leader in Points: Tatum West (20)
UNC Leader in Rebounds: Delaynie Byrne (9)
UNC Leader in Assists: Gabi Fields (5)
UNC Leader in Steals: Hannah Simental (3)
UNC Leader in Blocks: Delaynie Byrne, Aniah Hall (1)

Inside the Box Score

Bears dominated in front of the basket. UNC outrebounded PSU 40-25 while scoring 30 points in the paint.
UNC scored 11 second-chance points and secured 11 offensive rebounds.
As a team, UNC shot 42.3 percent (22-for-52) from the field.
UNC started fast and shot 52.9 percent (9-for-17) in the first quarter.
The Bears finished 16-for-18 at the free-throw line.

Team and Series Notes

UNC improves to 11-12 and 6-6 in Big Sky play, while PSU falls to 6-19 and 1-12 in league action.
The Bears have won two in a row in the series.
With the win, UNC leads the all-time series 24-9.
The Bears are 14-1 all-time at Bank of Colorado Arena.

Individual Notes

West has posted a career-high 20 points in back-to-back games (Portland State and Montana).
West's 20 points came in 21:56 minutes of play.
Ashley Panem scored two points.
Lilah Moore, Paisley Specht, Tena Ikidi, Tiani Abrams, and Avery Bang earned playing time.

Up Next

UNC returns home on Saturday, February 17 versus Sacramento State at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit uncbears.com/tickets or call 970-351-4849. Tickets can also be purchased at the Campus Commons Ticket Office, Monday-Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.