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Events and Results

Events and Results

Biittner vs BU '25
Bailee Walls
67
Bushnell (OR) BUSHNELL 0-2, 0-0
75
Winner Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY 1-0, 0-0
Bushnell (OR) BUSHNELL
0-2, 0-0
67
Final
75
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY
1-0, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bushnell (OR) BUSHNELL 21 13 17 16 67
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY 22 17 15 21 75

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

Rocky Women’s Basketball Wins Season Opener Over Bushnell 75-67

BILLINGS, Mont.- Sophomores Isabelle Heggem and Paige Wasson led the charge for Rocky Women's Basketball as they defended home court on Monday evening, defeating Bushnell 75-67. 

Heggem recorded her second career double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds, while also tying her career high in blocks with five and new career highs in free throw attempts (10) and makes (10). Wasson opened her sophomore campaign with her third career game of 20+ points, totaling a team high 23. 

How It Happened
After both teams traded baskets to open the contest, the Battlin' Bears put together a 13-5 run at the end of the first quarter, led by nine total first-quarter points from Paige Wasson, as Rocky held a one-point lead at the break following a last-second three-pointer from the Beacons. 

Again in the second quarter, Rocky controlled the final five minutes of the period, as Paige Wasson and Isabelle Heggem combined for 13 points in that stretch to give Rocky a five-point halftime lead. 

While the Battlin' Bear field goal percentage dipped in the third quarter, they earned their way to the free throw line to continue their offensive output, converting seven of their ten attempts in the quarter. Battlin' Bear turnovers allowed Bushnell to claw back, cutting their deficit down to three at the end of the quarter. 

Paige Wasson hit a pair of threes and Brenna Linse came off the bench to add four points for a 10-3 run over the first four minutes of the fourth quarter to extend the Battlin' Bear lead to double-figures. With Bushnell making one last attempt at a comeback, Rocky's defense forced a pair of turnovers en route to a 7-2 run to extend their lead back up to 12 with under two minutes remaining, securing their first victory of the 2025-26 season. 

Notable Statistics
Paige Wasson totaled a team high 23 points, hitting four of Rocky's six three-pointers on the evening. Isabelle Heggem finished with a monster stat line of 18 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks, and three assists, while shooting a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line. Brenna Linse added 14 points in 19 minutes played, shooting eight-of-12 from the free throw line. 

The Battlin' Bears made 33 trips to the free-throw line in the victory, shooting 69.7%. Overall, Rocky shot 39% from the field and 30% from three-point range. Rocky grabbed 11 offensive rebounds, which translated to 12 second-chance points. They also added 23 points off of 15 Bushnell turnovers and scored 26 points in the paint. 

Ayden Krupke totaled a game-high 26 points for Bushnell in the loss. 

Up Next
Rocky Women's Basketball (1-0) now has just under two weeks without a game, as they prepare for their first Frontier Conference matchup at home against No. 16-ranked Carroll College. 
 
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