Epperly aids sweep, girls' split
SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Montana topped Wyoming 105-103 in a high scoring affair in the first of two games in the Montana-Wyoming All-Star Basketball Challenge at Sheridan College’s Golden Dome.
Glacier’s Evan Epperly scored nine points and Bigfork’s Christian Evans six in the contest. Bozeman’s Oliver Carr led all scorers with 23 points.
Montana 105, Wyoming 103
Montana 19 24 32 30 — 105
Wyoming 25 21 27 30 — 103
Montana — Evan Epperly 2 5-8 9, Jared Schultz 4 4-6 15, Kyle Harrington 4 4-6 12, Kooper Kidgell 3 8-10 14, Troy Scott 3 5-6 13, Christian Evans 3 0-0 6, Oliver Carr 10 3-4 23, Carson Dummer 3 3-4 9, Bryden Boehning 2 0-0 4. Totals: 34 31-42 105. 3-point goals: 6 (Schultz 3, Scott 2, Harrington 1). Fouls 22.
Wyoming — Cody Kelley 6 7-11 22, Braxten Fagenbush 0 0-0 0, Khyler Cummings 2 0-0 6, Lennon Spence 3 4-4 11, Seth Moerkerke 13, Josh Fearing 6 2-2 15, Reed Ritterbusch 5 4-4 18, Greg Vandeventeer 3 0-1 7, Alex Collier 4 0-3 9, Judson White 1 0-0 2. Totals: 35 19-27 103. 3-point goals: 14 (Ritterbusch 4, Kelley 3, Cummings 2, Spence, Moerkerke, Fearing, Vandeventeer, Collier). Fouls: 32.
Montana 93,
Wyoming 85
BILLINGS — The Montana boys earned the sweep on Saturday, topping Wyoming on home soil at the Fortin Center on the campus of Rocky Mountain College.
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GIRLS
Montana 57,
Wyoming 55
SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Fairfield’s Jill Barta hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to send the Montana women to a victory over Wyoming.
Barta scored 19 points to lead the Treasure State squad. Glacier’s Cassi Hashley scored 10.
Montana 17 12 12 16 — 57
Wyoming 15 19 10 11 — 55
Montana — Katie Fertterer 2 0-2 4, Olivia Roberts 3 2-2 9, Vanessa Stavish 2 1-2 6, Michaela Dowdy 0 0-0 0, Jill Barta 4 10-12 19, Kara Gerke 0 0-0 0, Cassi Hashley 4 2-2 10, Jace Henderson 0 1-4 1, Mika Robinson 2 0-0 6, Justyn Juhl 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17 18-26 57. 3-pointers: 5 (Robinson 2, Barta 1, Stavish 1, Roberts 1). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.
Wyoming — Maddy McClure 2 0-0 5, Kaylee Johnson 4 1-9 9, Kaycee O’Connor 3 0-0 9, Sarah Rawlings 0 0-0 0, Jessie Underberg 3 0-0 8, Julia Seamans 3 1-2 9, Sarah Erickson 2 0-0 6, Shayne Carter 0 0-0 0, Gabby Johnson 1 0-0 2, Rachel Erickson 2 2-5 7. Totals: 20 4-10 55. 3-pointers: 11 (O’Connor 3, Underberg 2, Seamans 2, S. Erickson 2, R. Erickson 1, McClure 1). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: 19. Fouled out: None.
Wyoming 81,
Montana 75, OT
BILLINGS — Montana missed four free throws in the final minute and couldn’t keep up in overtime, falling on the second day of the All-Star Challenge.
The Wyoming all-stars outscored Montana 17-11 in the overtime session to pull out the victory and earn a split in the series. Glacier’s Cassi Hashley finished with four points for Montana.
Wyoming 20 8 12 24 17 — 81
Montana 16 12 10 26 11 — 75
Wyoming – Sarah Rawlings 1-4 0-3 2, Sarah Erickson 1-4 3-4 5, Julia Seamans 3-10 5-6 12, Kacie O’Connor 5-10 3-4 17, Shayne Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Jessie Underberg 2-10 0-0 6, Gabby Johnson 2-5 5-6 9, Kaylee Johnson 5-7 5-8 15, Rachel Erickson 4-7 7-11 15, Maddy McClure 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-59 28-43 81. 3-pointers: 6 (O’Connor 4, Underberg 2). Rebounds: 42 (G. Johnson 9, K. Johnson 8). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 23. Fouled out: K. Johnson, R. Erickson. Technical foul: R. Erickson.
Montana – Katie Fertterer 0-1 0-0 0, Kara Gerke 1-2 0-0 2, Mika Robinson 3-11 0-0 8, Olivia Roberts 2-7 2-2 6, Justyn Juhl 1-3 6-6 8, Jace Henderson 1-4 3-4 5, Vanessa Stavish 3-9 0-0 7, Michaela Dowdy 4-4 6-9 14, Jill Barta 5-11 8-14 21, Cassi Hashley 0-5 4-4 4. Totals: 20-57 29-39 75. 3-pointers: 6 (Barta 3, Robinson 2, Stavish 1). Rebounds: 47 (Barta 9). Turnovers: 21. Fouls: 33. Fouled out: Dowdy.