LCSC BASKETBALL; Warrior women ramble by Tech

Copyright of the Lewiston Morning Tribune

BUTTE, Mont. -- After leading by a large margin in the first half, the Lewis-Clark State women's basketball team weathered a Montana Tech rally and claimed a Frontier Conference win Friday night.

The Warriors beat the Orediggers 77-64. LCSC improved to 21-8 overall and 10-3 in conference.

L-C held a double-digit edge early on, but that was cut to five points at halftime. The Warriors then outscored Montana Tech 43-35 in the second half.

Junior point guard Nikki Haerling continued her strong play since returning to the lineup, as she scored 16 points and dished off five assists. Sophomore post Ashley Baker tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds.

The teams combined for 55 tries from 3-point range, with L-C hitting 11 bombs and the Orediggers connecting on six.

The Warriors will travel to Dillon tonight the face Montana-Western. The winner of that will clinch the second seed in next week's conference tournament.

LEWIS-CLARK STATE (21-8, 10-3)

Kalbfleisch 4-10 0-0 11, K. West 6-10 0-0 13, Baker 7-12 2-6 16, Fulbright 3-3 0-0 8, Haerling 4-12 5-6 16, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Wittmer 0-2 0-0 0, Yancheva 1-6 0-0 3, Boggs 0-2 0-0 0, V. West 1-2 1-1 3, Jackson 1-1 0-0 3, McCauley 2-4 0-2 4. Totals 29-64 8-15 77.

MONTANA TECH (4-23, 1-12)

Powell 4-11 3-4 13, Philips 1-4 0-0 2, Strietz 3-6 5-7 12, Alzeheimer 4-10 3-6 12, Fowler 3-12 4-6 11, Vicars 2-2 2-3 6, O'Neil 0-1 2-2 2, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Baertach 2-8 1-2 6, Millam 0-0 0-0 0, Porter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 20-30 64.

Halftime score -- LCSC 34, MT 29. Three-point goals -- LCSC 11-29 (Kalbfleisch 3-7, K. West 1-2, Fulbright 2-2, Haerling 3-10, Wittmer 0-1, Yancheva 1-5, Boggs 0-1, Jackson 1-1); MT 6-26 (Powell 2-9, Strietz 1-4, Alzeheimer 1-2, Fowler 1-7, Baertach 1-4). Rebounds -- LCSC 43 (Baker 11); MT 29 (Alzeheimer 9). Assists -- LCSC 17 (Haerling 5); MT 13 (Fowler 5). Total fouls -- LCSC 22; MT 15. Technical fouls -- K. West. Fouled out -- none.