Montana battles past North Dakota, 82-77

MISSOULA, Mont. — (UND Athletics) The College of North Dakota ladies’s basketball crew dropped an 82-77 determination to Montana on Sunday afternoon from Dahlberg Enviornment in Missoula, Mont.

UND (2-2) held a 35-30 lead on the halftime break, however the Girl Griz (2-2) used a 32-22 push within the third quarter to grasp the lead and by no means give it again to document the victory.

Kacie Borowicz was dynamic on the offensive facet of the ball for the Combating Hawks, scoring a career-high 35 factors on 14-of-29 from the sphere whereas additionally grabbing 5 rebounds and doling out a trio of assists for the guests. The senior now has three straight video games with at the very least 20 factors after dropping 19 within the season opener in opposition to Detroit Mercy.

Claire Orth joined Borowicz in double figures with 10 factors to go alongside her 5 rebounds, three assists and a steal in 36 minutes of motion. Maggie Manson additionally poured in a season-high eight factors off the bench on 4-of-7 capturing.

4 gamers grabbed at the very least 4 rebounds, led by Sammiyah Hoskin with six, together with 4 on the offensive glass. Joli Daninger was efficient on the ground regardless of not discovering the rating sheet, amassing 5 boards, doling out 4 assists, having three steals and a rejection.

Each groups struggled to get it going offensively to start the sport, with the competition deadlocked at 4-4 simply over 5 minutes into the competition. Montana jumped out to an 11-6 benefit with two minutes to play within the opening quarter, however UND responded with seven of the ultimate eight factors, capped off by a Daninger steal and Orth layup on the buzzer, to offer the guests a 14-12 lead after one stanza.

That momentum for the inexperienced and white carried into the second quarter, because the Hawks blitzed the Girl Griz for a 13-2 run to start the body to seize a 27-15 lead with six minutes to play within the first half. Again-to-back triples from Borowicz prolonged the result in a game-high 14 for UND, 33-19, however a late push by the hosts trimmed the deficit down to simply 5, 35-30, heading into the halftime break.

Out of the intermission, it was Montana who had all of the momentum because the Girl Griz scored the primary 12 factors of the third quarter to show that five-point deficit right into a 42-35 lead lower than three minutes into the brand new half. UND didn’t go away, nonetheless, chipping away on the lead because of a triple from DJ Davis adopted by a steal and end by Juliet Gordon on the following possession to chop it to 50-48 halfway via the body. The groups traded buckets over the ultimate minutes of the third, with Manson hitting a layup on the buzzer to chop the result in 62-57 after three quarters.

Within the fourth, Montana constructed its benefit again as much as eight early, however UND once more confirmed its combat down the stretch. One other Manson jumper adopted by a Borowicz steal and jumper trimmed it all the way down to a 71-69 sport with 4:16 to play, however a 6-2 run by the Girl Griz made it 77-71 getting into the ultimate two minutes.

With the hosts up 78-72 with 1:26 to play, Borowicz reached a brand new career-high with one other bucket earlier than Hoskin got here up with a steal and dish to Rakiyah Beal, who knocked down a triple to make it a 78-77 contest with 34 seconds remaining. UND had a glance to tie the sport, however got here up simply brief as Montana escaped with an 82-77 victory.

North Dakota returns to motion subsequent Friday in opposition to Grand Canyon at 3:30 p.m. from Phoenix, Ariz. to start the GCU Thanksgiving Traditional.

Postgame Notes

• Kacie Borowicz scored a career-high 35 factors and has led UND in factors for each sport this season
• Montana completed 26-of-52 (.500) from the sphere whereas UND was 31-of-71 (.444).
• UND knocked down six triples, led by Borowicz’s three
• NoDak pressured 22 turnovers and scored 32 factors off them
• Montana received the rebounding battle, 37-32
• The Hawks had been 9-of-10 from the charity stripe

How It Occurred

• Q1: UND 14, UM 12
• Q2: UND 35, UM 30
• Q3: UM 62, UND 57
• This fall: UM 82, UND 77

Sport Recap: Girls’s Basketball | 11/20/2022 5:02:00 PM | Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com