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Griz-Cat Round Two Set For Saturday
By ERIC TABER-The Grizzlies and Bobcats will square off for the 293rd time as the Brawl of the Wild series continues in Missoula on Saturday, Feb. 20.... more
All peaks, No Valleys for Big Sky POW
By JOEL CARLSON - Montana's Kayleigh Valley is named Big Sky Player of the Week for the fourth time in her career. The junior forward averaged 28 points on 61.1 percent shooting and six rebounds in the two ... more
Jordan Gregory Gets Pro Hoops Opportunity in Australia
By ERIC TABER - Former Montana basketball standout, Jordan Gregory signed a one-year deal with the Rockhampton Rockets of the Queensland Basketball League.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 15
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-Currently the Lady Griz are just a half a game out of fourth place, a spot they need to reach to ensure a first round tournament.... more
Griz look to make it two-for-two Against Jacks
By ERIC TABER-The Grizzlies will be looking for their third-straight win, and their second win of the year over the NAU Lumberjacks tonight in Missoula. ... more
Valley Reaches Milestone, Lady Griz Cruise
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz shot a season-best 54.1 percent on their way to a convincing 81-50 victory over Southern Utah in Cedar City, UT.... more
Hot Shooting Griz Burn T-Birds 86-53
By ERIC TABER-(PHOTO GALLERY) Montana shot over 70 percent from three-point land, and four players reached double figures in a blowout 86-53 victory over Southern Utah Thursday night.... more
Griz Hosting Southern Utah and Northern Arizona This Week
By ERIC TABER - The Griz return home this week for the team's longest home stand of the year as Southern Utah and Northern Arizona pay a visit on Thurs. and Sat.... more
Lady Griz Look to Add to Winning Streak
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz, on a modest two-game winning streak after dropping four straight, will be on the road this week with games at Southern Utah and NAU.... more
Sims Named Big Sky Player of the Week
By JOEL CARLSON - Alycia Sims was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday for her role in last week’s wins over Sacramento State and Portland State.... more
Schillinger Returns Home as Safeties Coach at UM
By ERIC TABER-Former Montana All-Big Sky Conference and NFL safety Shann Schillinger returns as a safeties coach under Griz head coach Bob Stitt.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 8
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- On Sunday the Denver Broncos became only the 8th NFL franchise to win at least 3 Super Bowl Titles.... more
Breunig Sets Career High in Come from Behind Griz Win
By ERIC TABER - Martin Breunig had a career high night of 32 points and led UM to a 82-80, come from behind win over Portland State in Oregon on Saturday.... more
Sims Leads Montana Past Portland State
By JOEL CARLSON - (PHOTO GALLERY) Alycia Sims hit a career high 29 points and 15 rebounds as Montana pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 76-57 victory over the Vikings.... more
Hornets Rally to Defeat Griz
By ERIC TABER - After a rock solid first half by the Grizzlies, Sacramento State erased a 20-point lead in the second, defeating UM 83-79 in California.... more
Lady Griz Hold Off Hornets
By JOEL CARLSON -Montana survived Thursday night and snapped a four-game losing streak in the process with a 90-83 win over the Hornets at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Grizzlies Announce Incoming Class of 2016
By ERIC TABER-Montana head coach Bob Stitt unveiled his second recruiting class Wed., welcoming 31 players to UM on national signing day.... more
Lady Griz Back Home For Hornets, Vikings
By JOEL CARLSON -The Lady Griz, on the road the last two weeks, returns home to host Sacramento State on Thurs. at 7pm and Portland State on Sat. at 2pm.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 1
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- No Super Bowl has gone into overtime and none have ended in a shutout.... more
Griz Win 11th Straight Brawl of the Wild
By ERIC TABER - Walter Wright and Michael Oguine combined for 45 points leading the Grizzlies to an 80-72 come-from-behind victory over the Bobcats on Saturday.... more
Griz Face Cats on Saturday
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies make the three-hour trip to Bozeman on Saturday seeking their 11th win in a row over the cross-state rivals Montana State Bobcats.... more
Lady Griz Fall to Bobcats in Bozeman
By JOEL CARLSON - For the second straight game a cold-shooting fourth quarter erased a win-worthy effort by the Montana women’s basketball team.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 25
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- For the first time in a very long time the Montana Lady Griz head to Bozeman for their annual " Brawl Of the wild" with the MSU women's team with a lot of the line.... more
Griz Shoot Hot to Defeat Eagles 74-69
By ERIC TABER - The Griz enacted revenge on the Eagles from last year’s loss with a fiery 74-69 victory in Dahlberg Arena on Saturday.... more
Lightning Strikes Again, Lady Griz Lose in Final Second
By JOEL CARLSON- Delaney Hodgins rebounded her sister’s miss and scored with 0.9 seconds left to give Big Sky Conference leader Eastern Washington a 67-65 victory over Montana.... more
Vandals Snap Grizzlies’ Win Streak
By ERIC TABER - A second half comeback was not enough to overcome a cold shooting performance by UM, as Idaho snapped Montana's seven-game win streak with a 63-58 victory in Missoula.... more
Vandals Shoot Their Way Past Lady Griz
By JOEL CARLSON- It was a tale of two halves for Montana Thurs. night at Idaho. In the first half the Lady Griz struggled to score. In the second half they couldn’t slow down the Vandals. ... more
Griz Set to Host Old Foes Idaho and E. Washington
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies look to remain perfect on home soil this season, when the Idaho Vandals and Eastern Washington Eagles come to town on Thurs. and Sat.... more
Griz Football Team Finalizes 2016 Schedule
By ERIC TABER - Two FCS teams from east of the Mississippi will travel to Missoula in 2016, as the Montana Grizzlies have finalized next season’s football schedule.... more
Lady Griz On The Road This Week
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz will play at third-place Idaho on Thurs. at 7 p.m. in Moscow and at second-place Eastern Washington on Sat. at 3 p.m. in Cheney.... more
Breunig Named BigSky Player of the Week
By ERIC TABER - With 49 points and 20 rebounds over the course of two road wins for Montana, Martin Breunig has been named this week’s Big Sky Player of the Week.... more
Valley on Initial Big Sky MVP Watch List
By JOEL CARLSON- Montana junior forward Kayleigh Valley, who leads the conference in scoring, is one of three players to make the initial Big Sky Conference women’s basketball MVP watch list.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 18
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Thursday night the Idaho Vandals are at Dahlberg Arena to face the league-leading Griz. The Vandals will be looking for their first win in Missoula since December of 1999.... more
Griz Finish Strong at UND to Remain Undefeated in Big Sky
By ERIC TABER - Montana went on a 10-0 run during the final three minutes of UM’s 65-61 win over North Dakota in Grand Forks, to keep the Grizzlies at a perfect 6-0 in Conference play.... more
Buzzer-Beater Gives North Dakota 61-59
By JOEL CARLSON- It was just the third home loss to a Big Sky Conference opponent for the Lady Griz since the start of the 2012-13 season and N Dakota its first win at Dahlberg Arena in six tries.... more
Griz Grind Out 73-66 Win at Northern Colorado
By ERIC TABER - Though Montana led the game from whistle to whistle, it took a Michael Oguine three-pointer in the final minutes to win 73-66 over Northern Colorado in Big Sky play.... more
Lady Griz Shut down Bears, Win 58-46
By JOEL CARLSON- (PHOTO GALLERY) Montana got 20 points from Kayleigh Valley and stayed on the heels of the Big Sky Conference leaders with a 58-46 victory over Northern Colorado Thursday night.... more
Griz Seek to Remain Perfect in League on Difficult Road Trip
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies embark on its second Big Sky road trip of the season to play against Northern Colorado and North Dakota State.... more
Lady Griz Back Home For Two Games This Week
By JOEL CARLSON- The Montana women’s basketball team will play a pair of home games this week at Dahlberg Arena against Northern Colorado and North Dakota.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 11
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-One thing that could be a major factor in this weekend's Grizzly basketball home stands are the crowds.... more
Griz Remain Undefeated at Home with 77-58 Win Over Hornets
By ERIC TABER - (PHOTO GALLERY) The Montana Grizzlies moved to 7-0 at home, and 4-0 in Big Sky Conference play with a high flying 77-58 victory over the visiting Sacramento State Hornets. ... more
Rally Falls Short, Lady Griz Lose in Overtime
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz rallied from a 14-point, first-half deficit and built three fourth-quarter leads Saturday at Sacramento State, but could not complete the comeback.... more
Holmes Named Defensive Player of the Year
By ERIC TABER - Tyrone Holmes was named the best defensive player in all of FCS football.... more
Lady Griz Grind Out 79-58 Victory Over Portland State
By JOEL CARLSON- Montana got its first Big Sky Conference road trip of the season off to a successful start Thursday night, winning 79-58 at Portland State behind Kayleigh Valley’s 29 points.... more
Shooting Hand Remains Hot for Griz in 79-66 Win over Portland State
By ERIC TABER - The Grizzlies moved to 3-0 in Big Sky Conference play with a lights out shooting performance and stifling second half defense, leading to a 79-66 win over PSU.... more
Tyrone Homes Set For National Awards Banquet
By ERIC TABER-Montana All-American defensive end Tyrone Holmes will travel to Frisco, Texas on Friday for the presentation of the STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Year award.... more
Montana Faces First League Road Games
By JOEL CARLSON- The Montana women’s basketball team will play its first Big Sky Conference road games of the season this week when it travels to Portland State and Sacramento State.... more
Griz Road Sweep Sign of Good Things to Come
By ERIC TABER - The Montana Grizzlies get set to host their first Big Sky Conference home games of the season this coming Thurs. and Sat. against Portland State and Sac State.... more
Valley Named Big Sky Player of the Week
By JOEL CARLSON - Montana junior forward Kayleigh Valley was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 4
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN-One thing that could be a major factor in this weekend's Grizzly basketball home stands are the crowds.... more