Lady Griz play at NDSU Monday

by Daily Inter Lake
| March 23, 2024 12:00 AM

Montana and North Dakota State will play a second-round Women’s NIT game on Monday at 6 p.m. Mountain in Fargo, N.D., it was announced Friday morning.

The Lady Griz (23-9) advanced to the round of 32 win a 92-66 home win over Boise State on Wednesday in Missoula. The Bison (21-11) had a first-round bye.

The winner will advance to face either Minnesota or Pacific in the round of 16. The Golden Gophers and Tigers play in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

North Dakota State has lost just four times since early January, three of those coming against Summit League champion South Dakota State. The Bison, ranked 26th nationally in scoring (75.9 ppg), defeated Northern Arizona 99-73 in January.

Northern Arizona has a bye in the WNIT, and will host the winner of Friday’s game between UC Riverside and South Dakota at a date to be determined.

The Lady Griz could be without a key reserve: 6-foot-2 freshman Macey Huard reportedly entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after scoring 16 points in UM’s win over Boise State. She was averaging 7.4 points and 16.5 minutes a game.

Montana and North Dakota State played a home-and-home series recently, the Lady Griz winning 65-63 in Fargo in November 2021, the Bison winning by the same score in Missoula in November 2022.