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Late Basket Beats Zags

Greta Koss nailed a jump shot from the left edge of the foul line with 5 seconds left to lift Montana to a 56-55 victory over Gonzaga in a women’s non-conference basketball game Monday night at Martin Centre.

Regan McCliment, a sophomore from Central Valley, made a short jumper from the left baseline with 1:23 left and after a Montana miss drove the lane, giving GU a 56-55 lead with 34 seconds remaining. It was the first time the Bulldogs had the lead since 7-4 less than 4 minutes into the game.

However, the Grizzlies (5-0) worked the ball to Koss, who spoiled the upset bid by the Bulldogs (1-6).

“I thought they did a real good job,” UM coach Robin Selvig said of the Bulldogs. “They hung around and hung around. They got all the rebounds in the second half and when they made a run we never answered.”

The taller Grizzlies, who just beaten a Utah team that had hammered the Zags 89-59, were outrebounded 22-12 in the second half and 37-30 for the game.

Chelsea Herman and McCliment fueled GU’s run from 10 down early in the second half. Herman finished with 15 points and McCliment had 12.

Koss, a 6-1 junior, had 17 points and eight rebounds for Montana.

Montana 57, Gonzaga 56

MONTANA (5-0)

Sisco 5-9 0-1 12, Brooks 3-11 4-4 12, Bieber 3-6 0-1 6, Koss 6-10 3-6 17, Kipp 3-6 0-0 6, Beattie 0-4 1-2 1, Redpath 0-1 0-0 0, McElmurry 1-2 0-0 3, Turner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 8-14 57.

GONZAGA (1-6)

Herman 5-6 4-4 15, Andrews 2-9 2-5 6, Pauley 1-8 0-0 2, Phillips 3-5 0-0 6, Sherfey 2-6 0-0 5, Gere 1-2 0-0 3, Legerwood 2-5 0-0 4, McCullough 1-3 0-0 2, Silva 0-3 1-2 1, Steward 0-1 0-0 0, McCliment 4-6 4-4 12. Totals 21-54 11-15 56.

Halftime-Montana 34, Gonzaga 26. 3-point goals-Montana 7-19 (Sisco 2-4, Koss 2-4, Brooks 2-5, McElmurry 1-2, Kipp 0-1, Beattie 0-3), Gonzaga 3-10 (Herman 1-2, Sherfey 1-2, Gere 1-2, McCullough 0-1, Andrews 0-1, Pauley 0-2). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-Montana 30 (Koss 8), Gonzaga 37 (Herman 8). Assists-Montana 13 (Sisco, Koss 4), Gonzaga 7 (Herman 4). Total fouls-Montana 17, Gonzaga 14. A-402.

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