by CHANDLER, Ariz. – The Montana Western women’s basketball team (6-3) defeated the Benedictine-Mesa (1-7) Eagles today 83-66 in the opening matchup of the Cactus Classic.
The Bulldogs were hot from the arc, going 10-20 from the three-point line.
“The team did a great job of battling through adversity and keeping their composure. It was a great test for us,” Head Coach Britt Cooper said.
How It Happened
Leading from the get-go, the Bulldogs rode behind four threes from Joelnell Momberg to a 44-31 halftime lead. UMW also combined for a 66.7 shooting percentage across the first two quarters.
Benedictine got scoring off in the second half, combining their run from the previous half for a 9-0 scoring run on UMW. Shainy Mack broke the streak but BU added another five points to the board.
A layup from Maddy Moy coupled with a triple from Kyla Momberg got UMW back in the groove and up 51-41.
UMW rode a 9-0 stretch from the third into the fourth as they pushed their lead to 15 at 68-53. The Bulldogs went on to outscore the Eagles 19-13 in the final frame and hit on 8-10 opportunities from the charity stripe.
