Jackie Marshall led The Master’s with 14 points in their win over Montana State-Northern.
Behind a tenacious defense, The Master’s College Lady Mustangs, ranked 13th in the country in the most recent NAIA Division 1 poll, defeated the Montana State-Northern Skylights 62-45 Friday afternoon at Bross Gymnasium as part of the Jersey Mike’s Holiday Classic.
The Skylights shot just 29.6% from the field in the first half, including just 1-of-6 from behind the 3-point arc. Their leading scorer, Nikki Tresch, who averaged 16.3 points per game coming into Thursday’s game, was held to just four points on 2-of-6 shooting.
The Lady Mustangs had four players in double figures, led by 14 from Jackie Marshall, 11 for both Whitney Best and Lena Rivera, and ten points by Theresa Brown. Marshall and Rivera also had seven rebounds each.
In addition to defense, the game was a series of runs by both teams. The Master’s (10-0) ran out to a 13-2 lead to start the game, only to have Montana State-Northern (7-5) run off an 11-0 run to tie the game. The Lady Mustangs rattled off nine unanswered points followed by the Skylights going on a 6-0 run.
Montana State-Northern was led by Laci Keller with ten points.
The Master’s next play Saturday at 2 p.m. against the UC-Merced Bobcats at Bross Gymnasium.
Lady Mustangs Stay Undefeated with 62-45 Win
