2002-2003 Headlines
Coach Karyn Ridgeway Resigns Position
(June 19, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT –
Karyn Ridgeway, the Head Coach of the
Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball program at Montana
State University-Billings, has declined a contract offer
to continue her coaching career at MSU Billings....more.
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Lady Jackets Sign Former Senior High Star (May 20, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Former Senior High School standout Jenny (Doely)
Auer has signed a national letter of intent to play
basketball at MSU Billings next year....more.
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Lady Jackets Announce First Basketball
Recruits (May 6, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – MSU Billings women’s basketball coach Karyn
Ridgeway announced Tuesday that two Montana high school
recruits have signed national letters of intent to play
for the Yellowjackets next season....more.
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Lady
Yellowjackets Bow Out of West Region Tourney (March 15, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
had its season ended Saturday night in the NCAA West
Region semifinals, falling to top-ranked and unbeaten
Seattle Pacific 86-70....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Face No. 1 Seattle
Pacific in Regional Semifinals (March
14, 2003)
SEATTLE, WA – The fourth-seeded Montana State
University-Billings women’s basketball team will face the
top-ranked team in the nation Saturday night when the Lady
Jackets (21-6) take on unbeaten Seattle Pacific (28-0) in
the NCAA West Regional semifinals....more.
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Lady
Yellowjackets Cruise to First Round Victory at West Region
Tournament (March 14, 2003)
Seattle, WA - A dominating performance from the Lady
Yellowjacket seniors led MSU Billings to a 91-69 win over
Central Washington in the first round of the NCAA West
Regional Tournament....more.
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Lady Jackets
Draw No. 4 Seed, Central Washington at NCAA Tournament (March 9, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings
women’s basketball team received a berth to the NCAA II
West Region Tournament for the second straight year....more.
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Division II NCAA Tournament Selection Show
to be Broadcast on the Web (March 5,
2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Lady Yellowjacket Basketball fans will be
able to view the 2003 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball
Championship selection show on the internet this Sunday....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Finish Season with Win,
Await Tournament Seeding (March 1,
2003)
SPARTANBURG, SC – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
closed out the 2002-2003 regular season with a 72-64 win
over Nova Southeastern Saturday....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Pound North Greenville
at Converse Tourney (February 28, 2003)
SPARTANBURG, SC – The MSU Billings women’s basketball
team, ranked No. 4 in the West Region, crushed North
Greenville College 71-34 at the Converse College
Tournament....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets No. 4 in Final West
Region Poll of Regular Season (February
26, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
stayed at No. 4 in the final regular season West Region
basketball poll released Wednesday....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Blow-Out Western New
Mexico in Final Home Game (February 23, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
wasted little time in putting away the Western New Mexico
Mustangs Sunday afternoon as they cruised to a 79-64
Senior Day victory....more.
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Photos of
the Yellowjackets vs. Western New Mexico (February 23,
2003)
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Photos of
the Lady Yellowjacket Senior Night (February 23, 2003)
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Lady Yellowjackets Fly Past Western New
Mexico (February 22, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets
survived the first of two crucial games Saturday,
defeating West Region foe Western New Mexico 75-63....more.
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Lady Yellowjacket Seniors to Play in Final
Home Stand This Weekend (February 21,
2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Fans of MSU Billings women’s basketball
will have one more opportunity to watch one of the most
successful senior classes in Yellowjacket history this
weekend when the Lady Jackets host West Region rival
Western New Mexico....more.
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MSUB’s Visger Garners Academic Honors (February 20, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – MSU Billings women’s basketball player
Natalie Visger was named to the Verizon Academic
All-District VII Second Team as selected by CoSIDA....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Enter Stretch Run Ranked
Fourth (February 19, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – With just four games remaining in the
2002-03 regular season, the MSU Billings Lady
Yellowjackets remain in the No. 4 spot in this week’s NCAA
West Region poll....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Fall for the Second Time
in Puerto Rico (February 16, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings women’s
basketball team finished its three-game Puerto Rico trip
by losing to Puerto Rico-Bayamon 74-65....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Bounce Back for 15-point
Win in Puerto Rico (February 15, 2003)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – One day after being stunned in a
16-point loss, the MSU Billings women’s basketball team
built a large first half lead and coasted to a 70-55 win
over the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Fall in Puerto Rico (February 14, 2003)
BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO – The MSU Billings women’s basketball
team, ranked No. 4 in the West Region, was upset by the
University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon 72-56 Friday....more.
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Lady
Yellowjackets Still No. 4 in West Region Poll (February 12, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
remained at No. 4 in the NCAA West Region poll released
Wednesday....more.
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Lady
Yellowjackets Prevail against Cross-Town Rival Rocky (February 6, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
took one more step closer to the NCAA Tournament Thursday
night by defeating cross-town rival Rocky Mountain College
72-62....more.
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MSU Billings Women to Take on Cross-Town Rocky (February 5, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – In a game that has significantly more
importance to one team than the other, the MSU Billings
Lady Yellowjackets will travel just down the street
Thursday night to face Rocky Mountain College....more.
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Lady Jackets Slip to No. 4 in West Region
Poll (February 5, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite not playing a game since January
24, the MSU Billings women’s basketball team slipped from
No. 3 to No. 4 in the NCAA West Region poll this week....more.
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Lady
Yellowjackets Hold at No. 3 in West Region Poll (January 29, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite splitting a pair of games at
Western New Mexico over the weekend, the Montana State
University-Billings women’s basketball team didn’t lose
any ground in this week’s NCAA West Region poll....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Avenge Loss, Defeat
Western New Mexico (January 24, 2003)
SILVER CITY, NM – The MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets
bounced back from one of their worst offensive outings of
the season with a 75-70 victory over Western New Mexico....more.
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No. 3 Lady Yellowjackets Stunned at Western
New Mexico (January 23, 2003)
SILVER CITY, NM – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
had its NCAA Tournament hopes damaged, if only slightly,
Thursday night as the Lady Jackets lost at Western New
Mexico, 54-47....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Remain at No. 3 in West
Region Poll (January 22, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – As the college basketball season passes its
midpoint, the MSU Billings women’s basketball team is
right where it wants to be....more.
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Defense Keys Lady Yellowjacket Win (January 20, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Even when the offense isn’t clicking, the
MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets can find ways to win....more.
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PHOTOS of
the Lady Yellowjackets vs. the Orediggers
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No. 3 Lady Yellowjackets Host Montana Tech
Monday (January 19, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The Lady Yellowjacket basketball team,
ranked No. 3 in the West Region, should be well-rested, if
not 100% healthy, when they host Montana Tech on Monday
night....more.
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Lady Jackets Come from
Behind to Down Carroll (January 10, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – It took over half of the second half, but
the MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets erased a deficit that
lasted over twelve minutes to defeat Carroll College 63-52....more.
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No. 3 Lady Yellowjackets
Host Carroll College Friday (January 8, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – Basketball fans in Billings better look
quickly if they want to catch the MSU Billings women’s
basketball team in action again this season....more.
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Lady Jackets Climb to No. 3
in West Region Poll (January 8, 2003)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings
women’s basketball team moved from No. 7 to No. 3 in this
week’s NCAA Division II West Region poll....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Stumble
against Alaska-Fairbanks (January 3, 2003)
LAIE, HI – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
suffered its first defeat since December 8, falling 81-71
to West Region foe Alaska-Fairbanks....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Continue
to Roll, Crush Seattle (January 2, 2003)
LAIE, HI – Natalie Visger scored the first basket of the
game and the MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets never trailed
as they dominated Seattle University 78-43 Thursday
afternoon at a tournament in Laie, Hawaii....more.
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Lady Jackets to Open New
Year in Hawaii (December 31, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
will play January 2 and 3 at a tournament in Laie, HI....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Win for
Second Night at Western Oregon (December 28, 2002)
MONMOUTH, OR – The MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets never
trailed Saturday night as they won their second game in as
many nights, 62-53, over the Western Oregon Wolves....more.
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Lady Jackets Cruise to
Victory at Western Oregon (December 27, 2002)
MONMOUTH, OR – Four players scored in double-figures for
the MSU Billings women’s basketball team Friday night as
the Lady Yellowjackets cruised to a 76-53 West Region win
at Western Oregon....more.
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Visger Carries Lady Jackets to Big
West Region Road Win (December 20, 2002)
NAMPA, ID – Senior Natalie Visger scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds
to lead the MSU Billings Yellowjackets to a 77-69 win at
Northwest Nazarene....more.
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Yellowjackets No. 6, Lady
Yellowjacket No. 7 in First West Region Polls (December 20, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams
at MSU Billings were ranked in the top 10 this week in the
season’s first regional polls....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Upset
No. 13 Western Washington in OT (December 18, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The streak continued for the MSU Billings
women’s basketball team Wednesday night as the Lady
Yellowjackets upset 13th-ranked Western
Washington University 72-71 in overtime for their 26th consecutive home victory....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Host No.
13 Western Washington Wednesday (December 17, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
will host 13th-ranked Western Washington
Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. at
Alterowitz Gymnasium....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Use
Defense to Hold Down MSU-Northern (December 14, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings defense held MSU-Northern
(2-8) to a 25-percent field goal percentage Saturday night
as the Lady Yellowjackets won 58-41 to improve to 6-2....more.
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Lady Jackets Host MSU-Northern
Saturday (December 12, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The
Montana State University-Billings women’s basketball team
will host MSU-Northern Saturday night at 6:00 p.m....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets’ Offense Fizzles
in 63-44 Loss at Sonoma State (December
8, 2002)
ROHNERT PARK, CA – Sonoma State University once again
controlled the MSU Billings Yellowjackets’ defensively as
the Seawolves won 63-44 on Sunday afternoon....more.
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Lady Jackets Use Strong First Half to Defeat Cal State-Stanislaus
(December 6, 2002)
TURLOCK, CA – The MSU Billings Lady
Yellowjackets built an 11-point halftime lead and made
clutch shots down the stretch to defeat Cal
State-Stanislaus 66-61 on the road Friday....more.
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Lady Jackets to Play Two
Games in California (December 5, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings
women’s basketball team will face its first multiple-game
road trip of the year this weekend when the Lady
Yellowjackets travel to California to take on Cal
State-Stanislaus and Sonoma State....more.
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Lady Jackets Hang on for
Second Win over St. Martin’s (November 30, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
shot 88-percent from the free throw line in the second
half to defeat St. Martin’s College for the second night
in a row, 63-58....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Improve
to 3-1, Down St. Martin’s (November 29, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
improved to 3-1 Friday night with a 65-60 victory over St.
Martin’s College (0-3) at Alterowitz Gymnasium....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Fall to
Lady Griz (November 25, 2002)
MISSOULA, MT – The MSU Billings Yellowjackets lost their
first game of the 2002-2003 women’s basketball season,
falling 68-52 to the University of Montana Monday night....more.
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Lady Jackets Rally to Win
Second Straight over UC-San Diego (November 23, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets came
back from as many as 18 points down in the second half to
defeat the University of California-San Diego for the
second straight night....more.
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Lady Jackets Down UC-San
Diego 75-65 to Open Season (November 22, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – Jessica Bachmann scored 18 points to lead the MSU Billings Yellowjackets to
a season-opening win over UC-San Diego Friday night....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Host UC-San
Diego in Season Opener (November 21, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings Lady Yellowjackets will
open the 2002-2003 women’s basketball season Friday night
when they host the University of California-San Diego
Tritons at Alterowitz Gymnasium....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Scheduled for
Final Scrimmage on Friday (November 13, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
will hold its final public scrimmage on Friday at
Alterowitz Gymnasium....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Escape with Win
over Alumni (November 9, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings Yellowjackets trailed by
eight at halftime and as late as the 4:00 mark of the
second half, but managed to pull out a 74-69 win over the
AAU Yellowjacket Alumni team....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets to Hold
AAU Alumni Game Saturday (November 8,
2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings women’s basketball team
will take the floor for the second time this season on
Saturday when the hold their annual alumni game at
Alterowitz Gymnasium....more.
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Blue Downs Gold in Lady Yellowjacket Scrimmage (November 1, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The Blue team pulled away from a 35-30
halftime lead to win the mixed scrimmage at MSU Billings
Friday night 82-67....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets to Hold First Public
Scrimmage on Friday (October 30, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings
women’s basketball team has scheduled the first of two
Blue-Gold scrimmages for Friday, November 1....more.
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MSU Billings
Schedules Billings Bees Basketball Clinics (October 11, 2002)
BILLINGS, MT – The MSU Billings basketball programs have
scheduled their twelfth annual Billings Bees Basketball
Clinics for students in grades K-8....more.
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