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Events and Results

Events and Results

Moran at Tech '25
Montana Tech Athletics
62
Winner Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC 13-7, 5-2
53
Montana Tech (MT) MT 13-7, 4-3
Winner
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC
13-7, 5-2
62
Final
53
Montana Tech (MT) MT
13-7, 4-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMC 17 10 19 16 62
Montana Tech (MT) MT 9 15 14 15 53

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

No. 20 Rocky Women’s Basketball Grabs Road Victory at (RV) Montana Tech 62-53

BUTTE, Mont.- All five starters finished in double-figures as the No. 20-ranked Battlin' Bears secured their second victory of the season over the Orediggers on Saturday afternoon. 

The Rocky women utilized a 19-8 run in the third quarter to regain a lead and held their lead through the final whistle. 

The win puts the Battlin' Bears back into a tie for first place in the Frontier Conference standings with a 5-2 conference record after No. 22 Carroll College fell to No. 23 Providence on Saturday afternoon. 

How it Happened
With both teams trading baskets for the first six minutes of action, Paige Wasson and Sydney Dethman combined for a 9-2 run for the final 3:30 of the first quarter to give the Battlin' Bears a 17-9 lead after the first quarter. Rocky's defense held the Orediggers to four of thirteen shooting from the field to begin. 

Turnovers hurt the Rocky offense in the second quarter. Four turnovers in the final five minutes of the half lent Montana Tech a 12-3 run, which reduced their deficit to three points at halftime. 

The Orediggers got a hot start to the second half, scoring the first six points to grab a three-point lead. The momentum then swung Rocky's way, as Iliana Moran and Isabelle Heggem combined to shoot five-of-five and thus a 14-3 run midway through the third quarter, capitalized by an and-one layup by Heggem gave the Battlin' Bears an eight-point lead with three minutes remaining in the third quarter. Hallie Neubauer scored eight straight points for Montana Tech in the final four minutes of the quarter, but a three-pointer by Paige Wasson at the end of the quarter gave the Battlin' Bears another eight-point lead going into the final period. 

Montana Tech brought the game back into contention with a 9-2 run through the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. Rocky would again swing the momentum in their favor, as a 9-0 run in response would extend the largest lead of the game of 12 points with only a minute remaining all but secured Rocky's fifth conference victory. 

Notable Statistics
Sydney Dethman led all scorers with 14 points, along with six rebounds. Iliana Moran tallied 13 points, and Paige Wasson added 11 points with three three-pointers and six rebounds. Gracee Lekvold and Isabelle Heggem totaled 10 points and five rebounds, with Lekvold adding two steals and Heggem swatting two blocks. 

The Battlin' Bears were excellent at the free throw line, making 15-of-18 in the contest. Despite 13 turnovers, they shot 42% from the field and totaled 32 of their points in the paint. 

Aubrie Rademacher led the Orediggers with 12 points, while Hadley Humphreys added 11 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. 

Up Next
Rocky Women's Basketball (13-7, 5-2 conf.) returns home for a pair of home games, hosting MSU-Northern on Thursday and No. 22 Carroll College on Saturday in the Fortin Education Center. 
 
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