BILLINGS, Mont. - Dickinson State’s women’s basketball team split its two games in Montana this week, losing to Montana-Western 81-62 on Tuesday and defeating Rocky Mountain (Mont.) College 65-51 on Wednesday.
In Tuesday’s game, the Bulldogs jumped to a 15-point lead by halftime and didn’t stop pushing.
The Blue Hawks shot just 33.9 percent from the field in the loss. Montana-Western, on the other hand, had no problem putting the ball in the basket. The Bulldogs shot 41 percent from the floor, and 15 of their 28 field goals were 3-pointers.
Statistics for Wednesday’s victory were unavailable at press time.
The team returns to action at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 at Johnson & Wales (Colo). in Denver.
Montana-Western 81, Dickinson State 62
DSU 15 15 16 16
MW 22 23 16 20
DSU: Lorna Shepherd 5-11 0-1 10, MacKayla Feeney 3-14 4-4 12, Leslie Beaudoin 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor Henningsgard 1-5 3-4 6, Megan Klein 5-7 1-3 11, Paitton Herbst 1-6 2-2 4, Alyssa Hildebrand 0-2 0-0 0, Ashley Bentz 4-10 2-2 13, Rachael McDonough 0-1 2-2 2, Tess Blaquiere 0-0 0-2 0, Jalyn Klauzer 0-1 2-2 2.
MW: K. Bignell 2-4 1-2 5, M. Hasquet 2-7 0-0 5, S. Higheagle 1-5 0-0 3, M. Klinker 6-13 0-0 17, A. Palmore 5-14 0-0 12, D. Baker 3-5 0-0 9, B. Bookout 4-7 4-6 15, B. Cooper 3-4 2-4 8, C. Kanthack 1-4 2-3 4, D. Schye 1-2 1-4 3. Totals: 28-68 10-19 81
Halftime: MW 45-30. Total fouls: MW 18, DSU 18. 3-point goals: MW 15-34 (Hasquet 1-3, Higheagle 1-3, Klinker 5-10, Palmore 2-8, Baker 3-4, Bookout 3-4), DSU 6-28 (Shepherd 0-1, Feeney 2-9, Beaudoin 0-1, Henningsgard 1-2, Herbst 0-5, Hildebrand 0-1, Bentz 3-8, McDonough 0-1). Rebounds: MW 44 (Cooper 6), DSU 41 (Klauzer 8). Assists: MW 14 (Kanthack 6), DSU 10 (Henningsgard 4). Steals: MW 4 (Palmore 2), DSU 8 (Henningsgard 3). Blocks: MW 2 (Two tied for 1), DSU 3 (Three tied, 1). Turnovers: MW 13, DSU 15.
