Limardo had her best game of the 2020-21 season at Eastern Washington on Feb. Last winter, she started in all 24 games and averaged 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds. Her three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter against Cal Poly lifted MSU to the win. In addition, Limardo shot 61.5% from the field and was seven-of-12 from long distance. Last weekend, she averaged 13 points and 2.5 rebounds. In addition, Limardo is shooting 48.6% from the field. (a town where lawman Harvey Whitehall was the first to arrest Billy the Kid, known at the time under the alias Henry Antrim in 1875), is averaging 8.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per outing.
OUT ON A LIMB: Sophomore Katelynn Limardo has started the last six games for the Bobcats, after opening the season with 16 points and seven rebounds against Carroll College coming off the bench. Bad Bear notched a career-high 18 points in MSU's loss to North Texas and pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds as the Bobcats knocked off Cal Poly. Bad Bear had a breakout weekend for the Bobcats at the Holiday Beach Classic in San Luis Obispo averaging 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds, while shooting 61.1% from the field. On the season, the 6-2 forward is averaging 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest. KUDOS TO KOLA: Junior Kola Bad Bear has played in all seven games, including five starts. She is currently averaging 2.7 steals per game, which is tops in the Big Sky and her 4.6 assists per outing ranks third in the league. She is now 30 steals shy of breaking into MSU's all-time steals chart. 20, White recorded a career-high seven steals. Last weekend, the Boise, Idaho product averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game, while shooting 40% from the field and 80% from beyond the arc against North Texas and Cal Poly. The reigning Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year pulled down a season-high eight rebounds against the Zags. She has been in double figure scoring in all seven games, including a season-best 19 points in MSU's win over Cal Poly last Saturday.
I DARE YA: Darian White, a preseason All-Big Sky Conference selection, leads the Bobcats in scoring (14.1 ppg), three-pointers assists (32), steals (19), and free throws made (16). Lianna Tillman, a 5-9 graduate student guard transfer from Pacific is averaging a team-best 19.7 points per game, while Isnelle Natabou hauls down 10.6 rebounds per outing. Overall, the Hornets are 3-4 overall with victories over San Jose State, Sonoma State, and Illinois State. Campbell was responsible for recruiting Sabrina Ionescu, the No. Prior to joining the Hornets, Campbell spent seven seasons at Oregon. Under the glass, Northern Colorado is paced by Kurstyn Harden and Micayla Isenbart, who average 5.6 and 5.2 rebounds per game, respectively.ĪBOUT SACRAMENTO STATE: Mark Campbell became the sixth head women's basketball coach in Sacramento State's Div. She also has connected on a team-best 11 three-pointers. Under first year head coach Kristen Mattio - a former Montana State assistant (2003-05) - the Bears have been led by Hannah Simental, a 5-8 sophomore guard from Pueblo, Colo., who averages 13 points, while shooting 43% from the field and 39.3% from long distance. 1, 2015.īOBCAT BITES: Darian White scored 19 points and Katelynn Limardo 14, including four triples, helping the Bobcats end its five-game losing streak with a 67-55 win at Cal Poly.ĪBOUT NORTHERN COLORADO: Northern Colorado is 2-3 overall after defeating Samford 64-49 last Friday in Bank of Colorado Arena.
Montana State's last loss (82-74) in a league opener came at North Dakota on Jan. MSU has won its last six Big Sky openers, including a 54-46 win over Northern Colorado, last January. Since the inception of women's basketball in the Big Sky during the 1988-89 season, the Bobcats are 19-14 in league openers, while Tricia Binford is 8-8 all-time. to accommodate Bobcat football fans attending MSU women's basketball. Please note time change on the Sacramento State game which was moved from 2 p.m.
MSU closes out the weekend against Sacramento State on Saturday at 7 p.m. 2 when it hosts Northern Colorado at 7 p.m. Colorado and Sacramento State can be seen on ESPN+ (subscription needed).īIG SKY OPENER: Montana State opens its Big Sky Conference schedule this week starting on Thursday, Dec. on 1450 KMMS AM - Mark Martello - at 6:45 p.m.
SERIES: Montana State leads all-time series 39-12 (1997) RECORDS: Montana State 2-5, 0-0 Sacramento St. SERIES: Montana State leads all-time series 17-15 (1980)