Jackets, Lady Jackets Set for Blue-Gold Doubleheader Saturday (Nov. 10, 2004)

BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings men’s and women’s basketball teams will make their first public appearances of the year on Saturday with a doubleheader of Blue-Gold Scrimmages.  The women will tip off at 6:00 p.m. and the men will start at approximately 8:00 p.m. at Alterowitz Gymnasium.  Admission is free to both games.

The NCAA basketball season officially starts November 15 across the country.  Both Yellowjacket teams will open with home games on Saturday, November 20.  The Lady Yellowjackets will host West Region rival Western Washington at 6:00 p.m. followed by the men against Minot State at 8:00 p.m.

The Yellowjacket women will have 15 home games in 2004-2005, with nine of those games coming against West Region teams.  In addition to Western Washington, also visiting Alterowitz will be Humboldt State, St. Martin’s, Western New Mexico, Western Oregon and Grand Canyon.  Out of region teams coming to Billings in 04-05 include Ohio Valley, Saint Leo, Montana Tech, and North Dakota State.

The Yellowjacket men will play 18 times at home this season.  The home schedule features Pacific West Conference games against BYU-Hawaii, Chamiande, Hawaii-Hilo, Hawaii Pacific and Western New Mexico.  Non-conference teams besides Minot visiting Alterowitz for the men will include Ohio Valley, Chadron State, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Leo, Haskell Indian Nations, Montana State-Northern, and Johnson & Wales.