Purple Aces junior Sara Dickey was one of three players in double figures for the University of Evansville, but an 18-point outing courtesy of Peyton Ferris helped Montana State earn an 81-55 victory over UE on Friday evening.
Dickey joined Kerri Gasper (12 points) and Camille Coleman (10 points) in double figures for UE. Dickey did her damage from outside as she hit two triples and also made 5 of her 6 attempts from the charity stripe. Gasper was 3-of-7 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from the line.
For the Bobcats, Ferris hit all six of her shots and was 6-6 from the charity stripe on her way to a game-high 18 points. She also hauled in 10 rebounds, the top tally in the contest.
Montana State opened the game by notching the first four points before Sara Dickey hit a pair of free throws just over two minutes into the game to get the Aces within a pair. Over the final 7:41 of the quarter, the Bobcats outscored the Aces by a 15-1 margin to lead 19-3.
Two more shots fell through the bottom of the net for MSU before the Aces hit their first field goal of the night. A 0-for-13 start from the floor was ended when Camille Coleman hit a jumper to make it a 23-5 contest. The Bobcats kept rolling as they took a 42-16 lead into the halftime break.
Out of the halftime break, the Purple Aces scored the opening four points to get within 21 points, but MSU found its groove once again and finished off the 26-point win.
Tomorrow, the Aces wrap up the tournament in California with a matchup against Santa Clara beginning at 5 p.m. CT.
