Lady Yellowjackets Fall to Wildcats at San Diego Tourney (Dec. 29, 2003)
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LA JOLLA, CA – Poor shooting was the Lady Jackets’ downfall once again as they were upended by Central Washington, 78-54, at the 24^th annual UC-San Diego Invitational on Monday.  MSU Billings shot just 32-percent from the field and 27-percent from 3-point range.  Although ten Yellowjackets scored in the game, none reached double figures.

The win was just the second ever for the Wildcats over the Yellowjackets.  MSUB won the first meeting between the teams this season, 70-68, at the Seattle Pacific tournament in November.  The only other time CWU has defeated the Yellowjackets was November 30, 2000 (75-63) in Ellensburg.

For the third time this season, junior captain Robyn Milne missed a double-double by just one point.  She finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.  Jamie Barker added nine points—her career-high as a Yellowjacket—on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.

Central Washington had four players score in double figures, led by Angela Jensen’s 22.  Lindsay Weiss had a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds.  The Wildcats shot 44-percent from the field and 93-percent from the free throw line, improving to 6-3.

Alisa Lordemann finished with eight points and four rebounds for the Yellowjackets, and Jenny Auer chipped in seven points before fouling out. 

MSU Billings, now 5-6 overall, will face Humboldt State in its next two games.  The Yellowjackets and Lumberjacks will meet Tuesday at the UC-San Diego tourney and again on January 2 in Arcata, CA.