Lady Griz rally from 18 down, win eighth straight
1/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Montana women's basketball team rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to defeat Portland, 68-65, in overtime Monday night at Portland, Ore. The Lady Griz were down 36-20 at the half before outscoring the Pilots 48-29 in the second half and overtime to win their eighth straight, improving to 11-2 on the season.
Portland dropped to 3-10.
Montana dug itself a huge hole in the first half, shooting 22.6 percent and scoring just 20 points, its lowest scoring half of the season.
The Pilots shot 46.2 percent in the opening half and scored the final six points of the half to take a 36-20 lead to the locker room.
UP scored at the 17:28 mark of the second half to go up 38-20.
The Lady Griz still trailed by 12, 49-37, with 11:02 to play but went on a 12-1 run over the next 4:34 to pull within one, 50-49.
Portland's Rachel Warren scored inside to put the Pilots up by three, 52-49, with 6:46 to play, but Montana went on another run, 9-2, to take a 58-54 lead with 2:52 to play on a 3-pointer by freshman Sonya Rogers.
The Lady Griz still led by five, 61-56, with under a minute to play, but the Pilots got a 3-pointer from Whitney Grant with 52 seconds to play and two free throws by Rachel Warren with 21 seconds to play to tie the score at 61-61.
Montana's Dana Conway just missed a runner in the lane at the horn.
Rogers hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game early in the overtime period and freshman Mandy Morales hit four free throws in the final 1:22 to give the Lady Griz the win.
Grant missed two 3-pointers in the final five seconds of overtime that would have tied the score.
Rogers led Montana with 15 points. Freshman Tamara Guardipee added 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
Sophomore Dana Conway and Morales also reached double figures with 10 points each. Conway added six rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Morales had nine rebounds and five assists.
Montana shot 32.9 percent for the game to Portland's 36.2 percent. The Lady Griz had a 53-42 rebounding advantage.
Montana opens Big Sky Conference play Friday, Jan. 13, at Montana State.
Portland dropped to 3-10.
Montana dug itself a huge hole in the first half, shooting 22.6 percent and scoring just 20 points, its lowest scoring half of the season.
The Pilots shot 46.2 percent in the opening half and scored the final six points of the half to take a 36-20 lead to the locker room.
UP scored at the 17:28 mark of the second half to go up 38-20.
The Lady Griz still trailed by 12, 49-37, with 11:02 to play but went on a 12-1 run over the next 4:34 to pull within one, 50-49.
Portland's Rachel Warren scored inside to put the Pilots up by three, 52-49, with 6:46 to play, but Montana went on another run, 9-2, to take a 58-54 lead with 2:52 to play on a 3-pointer by freshman Sonya Rogers.
The Lady Griz still led by five, 61-56, with under a minute to play, but the Pilots got a 3-pointer from Whitney Grant with 52 seconds to play and two free throws by Rachel Warren with 21 seconds to play to tie the score at 61-61.
Montana's Dana Conway just missed a runner in the lane at the horn.
Rogers hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game early in the overtime period and freshman Mandy Morales hit four free throws in the final 1:22 to give the Lady Griz the win.
Grant missed two 3-pointers in the final five seconds of overtime that would have tied the score.
Rogers led Montana with 15 points. Freshman Tamara Guardipee added 14 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks.
Sophomore Dana Conway and Morales also reached double figures with 10 points each. Conway added six rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Morales had nine rebounds and five assists.
Montana shot 32.9 percent for the game to Portland's 36.2 percent. The Lady Griz had a 53-42 rebounding advantage.
Montana opens Big Sky Conference play Friday, Jan. 13, at Montana State.
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