University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Monday, March 11
Greeley, Colo.
12 p.m.
University of Northern Colorado
15-15,10-8Big Sky
44
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47
Montana State
17-15,10-8Big Sky
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4
OT 1
F
Northern Colo.
7
12
6
17
2
44
Montana St.
8
7
13
14
5
47
UNC Drops Hard-Fought Battle in BSC Quarterfinals
3/11/2024 4:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho – Northern Colorado found itself on the wrong side of a physical and hard-fought 47-45 overtime result against Montana State Thursday in the 2024 Big Sky Conference Quarterfinals at Idaho Central Arena.
Delaynie Byrne led the Bears (15-15) with 16 points and added eight rebounds, with a block. Aniah Hall added 10 points and matched Tatum West with a game-high nine boards.
Byrne netted the first 13 points for UNC but gritted her through the remainder of the game after returning from injury in the second frame.
Montana State (17-15) struggled with the Bears' defense, recording season lows by a Division I foe this season in shooting percentage, made 3-pointers and 3-point field-goal percentage, while the 47 points ranked second.
Hitting just one of its 11 field-goal attempts in the opening quarter, UNC converted half of its 10 attempts in the second frame and carried a 19-15 advantage into the intermission.
Montana State ratcheted up the defense in the third stanza and closed with its largest cushion of the contest at 28-25, with 10 minutes remaining.
UNC erased a 32-29 deficit with a 9-0 run and established its largest gap of the game at 38-32 on a layup by Byrne with 4:16 left in regulation.
A pair of free throws with 25 ticks showing completed a 10-4 spurt by the Bobcats, evening the score at 42. A jumpball with seven seconds to go handed the ball over to Montana State but a shot fell short.
In the extra period, UNC went 1 for 10 from the field, missing all three from behind the arc. The Bobcats failed on their four attempts but converted 5 of 6 at the free-throw line.
UNC Leader in Scoring: Delaynie Byrne (16)
UNC Leader in Rebounds: Aniah Hall, Tatum West (9)
UNC Leader in Assists: Gabi Fields (7)
UNC Leader in Steals: Gabi Fields (3)
UNC Leader in Blocks: Delaynie Byrne, Seneca Hackley, Lilah Moore (1)
Inside the Box
Turnovers 5 11
In the Paint 20 8
Second Chance 11 4
Fast Break 0 4
Bench 10 8
Delaynie Byrne led the Bears (15-15) with 16 points and added eight rebounds, with a block. Aniah Hall added 10 points and matched Tatum West with a game-high nine boards.
Byrne netted the first 13 points for UNC but gritted her through the remainder of the game after returning from injury in the second frame.
Montana State (17-15) struggled with the Bears' defense, recording season lows by a Division I foe this season in shooting percentage, made 3-pointers and 3-point field-goal percentage, while the 47 points ranked second.
Hitting just one of its 11 field-goal attempts in the opening quarter, UNC converted half of its 10 attempts in the second frame and carried a 19-15 advantage into the intermission.
Montana State ratcheted up the defense in the third stanza and closed with its largest cushion of the contest at 28-25, with 10 minutes remaining.
UNC erased a 32-29 deficit with a 9-0 run and established its largest gap of the game at 38-32 on a layup by Byrne with 4:16 left in regulation.
A pair of free throws with 25 ticks showing completed a 10-4 spurt by the Bobcats, evening the score at 42. A jumpball with seven seconds to go handed the ball over to Montana State but a shot fell short.
In the extra period, UNC went 1 for 10 from the field, missing all three from behind the arc. The Bobcats failed on their four attempts but converted 5 of 6 at the free-throw line.
UNC Leader in Scoring: Delaynie Byrne (16)
UNC Leader in Rebounds: Aniah Hall, Tatum West (9)
UNC Leader in Assists: Gabi Fields (7)
UNC Leader in Steals: Gabi Fields (3)
UNC Leader in Blocks: Delaynie Byrne, Seneca Hackley, Lilah Moore (1)
Inside the Box
- UNC shot 25.4% (15-59) from the field, including 3 of 18 (16.7%) from 3-point range.
- Montana State hit 14 of 57 (24.6%) of its attempts, including (2-19) 10.5% behind the arc.
- The Bears made 11 of 13 (84.6%) free throws and Montana State converted 17 of 22 (77.3%).
- UNC tallied nine assists, while the Bobcats totaled seven.
- The Bears forced 15 turnovers and committed 26.
- UNC outrebounded the Bobcats 50-28, including 18-9 on the offensive glass.
- Delaynie Byrne tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and one block.
- Aniah Hall netted 10 points and nine rebounds.
- Hannah Simental totaled seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
- Gabi Fields dropped in six points, with four rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
- Tatum West accrued three points and nine rebounds.
- Seneca Hackley inked two points, six rebounds, one steal and one block.
- Lilah Moore collected a rebound and rejected a field-goal attempt.
Turnovers 5 11
In the Paint 20 8
Second Chance 11 4
Fast Break 0 4
Bench 10 8
Team Stats
UNC
MSU
FG%
.254
.246
3FG%
.167
.105
FT%
.846
.773
RB
50
28
TO
26
15
STL
6
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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