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Lady Griz Give One Away at Weber State
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana had every chance it needed Thursday night to win, but the Lady Griz shot 33.9 percent and turned the ball over 19 times to fall at Weber State 56-54.... more
Griz Defeat First-Place Weber State 68-57 (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Kareem Jamar scores 25 points and Coach Wayne Tinkle notches his 154th career win as host, Griz defeat first-place Weber State 68-57. ... more
Lady Griz Facing Four Straight Road Games
By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz will play road games this week at Weber State and Idaho State and they will play at Southern Utah on Feb. 26, and at Montana State on March 3.... more
Griz Host Wildcats Thursday, Feb 20th
With just six regular-season games remaining, the Grizzlies begin an important four-game league homestand, starting with first-place Weber State on Thurs Feb. 20. Tip-off is at 7:05 p.m... more
Kellie Cole Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Montana’s Kellie Cole has been named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the games played the week of Feb. 10-Feb. 16.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 17
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -The Montana Lady Griz will be out for two healthy helpings of revenge, as Northern Colorado and the University of North Dakota come to Missoula.... more
Lady Griz Deliver Late in 52-49 Victory Over North Dakota
By JOEL CARLSON- With the family of the late Julie Deming in attendance, Montana erased a 48-42 deficit and posted a 52-49 victory over BSC leader North Dakota Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Lady Griz hold off Bears, win 61-55 (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - Montana withstood a Northern Colorado rally that cut what had been a 15-point, second-half lead to zero to emerge with a 61-55 victory Thursday night in Missoula.... more
Deming to be Remembered at Saturday’s Lady Griz Game
Julie Deming will be remembered Saturday when second-place Montana hosts first-place North Dakota at 2 p.m. at Dahlberg Arena. Deming was killed in a car accident last spring in Vancouver, Wash.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 10
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -The Montana Lady Griz will be out for two healthy helpings of revenge, as Northern Colorado and the University of North Dakota come to Missoula.... more
Eagles End Lady Griz Win Streak at Five
By JOEL CARLSON- For the second time on its two-game road trip, Montana found itself facing a sizeable halftime deficit Saturday afternoon. This time there would be no comeback.... more
Grizzlies Defeat Eagles 82-77 and Win Fourth Game in a Row (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Senior forward Kareem Jamar tallied a team-high 23 points to lead the Grizzlies to an 82-77 BSC win over the visiting Eastern Washington Eagles Saturday evening.... more
Lady Griz Win Fifth Straight With Second-Half Rally over PSU
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana State rallied back from a 17-point second-half deficit and built an advantage in overtime, but Montana posted a 10-2 run in OT to post an 84-79 victory over the Bobcats.... more
Grizzlies Edge Vikings 82-76 in Hard-Fought Overtime Contest (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Junior guard Keron DeShields scored 11 of his 19 points in overtime to lead the Grizzlies to an emotional 82-76 win over Portland State Thursday night at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Griz Begin Second Half of Big Sky Slate at Home Against PSU Thurs, Feb 6
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzlies start the second half of their BSC schedule at home, hosting the red-hot Portland State Vikings, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7:05 p.m. in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
Griz Make It Seven Straight Over Bobcats With 70-66 Victory
By BRENT RESER - Kareem Jamar registered his third double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, to lead the Montana Grizzlies to a 70-66 BSC victory over the host Montana State Bobca... more
Lady Griz Outlast Bobcats in Overtime, 84-79
By JOEL CARLSON-Montana State rallied back from a 17-point second-half deficit and built an advantage in overtime, but Montana posted a 10-2 run in OT to post an 84-79 victory over the Bobcats.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 3
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Finally, a championship for Seattle. The last major sports title for the Emerald City was the NBA Supersonics 1979 championship.... more
UM’s Gregory Named to All-District Academic Team
By DAVE GUFFEY - UM's Jordan Gregory has been named to the College Sports Information Director’s of America (Co-SIDA) Capital One Academic All-District NCAA Division 1 basketball team.... more
Lady Griz Hold Off Thunderbirds, Win 81-73
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole scored 24 points and Torry Hill added 19, both one off their career highs, to lead Montana to an 81-73 victory over Southern Utah Saturday afternoon in Missoula.... more
Jamar Leads Griz in 69-61 Win at SUU
By DAVE GUFFEY - – Senior Kareem Jamar scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Grizzlies to a 69-61 BSC win over the host Southern Utah Thursday evening in Centrum Arena.... more
Morales is No. 10 on the BSC’s List of “25 Greatest Female Athletes”
By Megan Lobdell-Mandy Morales, the only player in Big Sky Conference history with more than 1,500 points and 500 assists, is No. 10 on the league’s list of “25 Greatest Female Athletes,” ... more
Cole, Sullivan Lead Lady Griz to 68-52 Win Over WSU (Photo Gallery)
By AUSTIN SMITH - Kellie Cole and Jordan Sullivan both finished with a double-double en route to Montana's fifth Big Sky Conference victory Saturday afternoon.... more
Montana Edges Host Bengals 59-54
By DAVE GUFFEY - Freshman guard Mario Dunn connected on a big three-pointer with 1:04 seconds to go to give the Grizzles an exciting, 59-54 come-from,-behind win over ISU Thursday night.... more
Lady Griz Back on Winning Track with 67-48 Win over ISU (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz raced out to a 20-point halftime and led by a comfortable margin the entire second half to win 67-48 over Idaho State Thursday night at home.... more
1993-94 Lady Griz Team is No. 10 on the BSC “25 Greatest Women’s Moments” List
By Megan Lobdell - The 1993-94 Lady Griz basketball team that was nationally ranked that season is No. 10 on the BSC's “25 Greatest Women’s Moments” list.... more
Montana Men Begin Four-Game Road Trip Starting with ISU
By DAVE GUFFEY - The Montana Grizzlies begin a four-game Big Sky Conference road trip, starting with the Idaho State Bengals, Thurs. Jan. 23, and at Weber State on Sat. Jan. 25.... more
Lady Griz Open Four-Game Home Stand
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women’s basketball team will open a four-game home stand this week when it hosts Idaho State and Weber State at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Montana Split in Support of Neighboring Super Bowl Contenders
By JIM O'DAY - Montana was put in a unique situation last week when it was the only state where residents were able to purchase tickets to both the NFC and AFC championship games.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 20
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - When Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson was born current Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was in the seventh grade in New Orleans.... more
Montana Defeats UND 84-71 (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Kareem Jamar scored a career-high 33 points as the Montana Grizzlies defeated the University of North Dakota 84-71 Thursday evening in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
North Dakota Rallies, Knocks Off Lady Griz 62-57
By JOEL CARLSON - North Dakota remained unbeaten in Big Sky Conference play with a 62-57 victory over Montana Thursday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D.... more
UM’s Kellie Cole Named BSC Player of the Week
Montana’s Kellie Cole has been named the Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the games played the week of Jan. 6-12.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 13
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -If the Montana Grizzlies need any historical references to motivate them after 1-3 start they can look back 40 years to Jud Heathcote’s 1973-74 Grizzlies. ... more
Portland State Beats Montana in Triple Overtime 81-78
PSU's Gary Winston made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds to go, as Portland State defeated the visiting Montana Grizzlies 81-78 in triple overtime on Saturday evening..... more
Lady Griz Overwhelm Vikings 94-58 (Photo Gallery)
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole lit the fire, Torry Hill made sure it stayed blazing, and the result was a 94-58 victory for the Lady Griz over Portland State Saturday afternoon at Dahlberg Arena.... more
Lady Griz Keep Hot Hands, Down Eagles 81-64
By JOEL CARLSON - Jordan Sullivan scored a career-high 24 points and Kellie Cole added 22, as Montana locked down Eastern Washington's three leading scorers to win 81-64.... more
Crittenden Maintains 4.0 GPA and is Named to All-District Team
The University of Montana’s Derek Crittenden has been named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Division 1 first team with 4.0 GPA.... more
New Athletics Academic Center in Final Design Phase
By JOEL CARLSON - By the fall of 2015 anyone arriving on campus via Sixth Street will be faced with the Adams Center, Washington Grizzly Stadium and the ALL NEW Academic Center.... more
Lady Griz Host Eastern Washington and Portland State
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana Lady Griz will host Eastern Washington and Portland State at Dahlberg Arena this week as it hosts its first Big Sky Conference games of the season. ... more
Hall Wins Pentathlon, Emry Leading Heptathlon
By JOEL CARLSON - Montana senior Lindsey Hall won the pentathlon Monday at the Montana State Combined Events Dual at Bozeman, and senior Austin Emry leads the heptathlon, which concludes Tuesday.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Jan 6
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - It was 39 years ago this coming Saturday that for the first time Montana’s women basketball began its first season as part of the official UM Athletic Department. ... more
Griz Win Big Over Sacramento State 82-70 (Photo Gallery)
By DAVE GUFFEY - Junior guards Jordan Gregory and Keron DeShields combined for 37 points and senior guard/forward Kareem Jamar chipped in 14, as the Grizzlies defeated Sac State 82-70.... more
Lady Griz Win By 20 in Big Sky Opener
By JOEL CARLSON - Kellie Cole scored a career-high 25 points, and Torry Hill dished out a career-high 14 assists to lead the Lady Griz to a 20 point victory at NAU.... more
NAU Defeats UM 73-65 in Big Sky Conference Opener
By DAVE GUFFEY -Northern Arizona had three starters combine for 62 points, as they defeated the University of Montana 73-65 Thursday evening in the Big Sky Conference opener in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
Lady Griz Open Big Sky Play on the Road
By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women’s basketball team will open Big Sky Conference play this week with games at Northern Arizona and Sacramento State. ... more
Griz Host Lumberjacks in Big Sky Opener January 2
By DAVE GUFFEY -The Montana Grizzlies begin their 2013-14 Big Sky Conference schedule this week, starting with the NAU on Thurs., Jan. 2, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m. in UM’s Dahlberg Arena.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of Dec 30
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - The last time the Montana Grizzlies Basketball team lost a home game to another Big Sky School none of the current Grizzly players were on the roster. ... more
First 1,000 Fans to Get in FREE at Jan 2 and Jan 4 Griz Basketball Games
By DAVE GUFFEY-Montana opens its Big Sky Season this weekend. The First 1,000 fans to get in free at Jan 2nd game against NAU & the Jan 4th game against Sacramento State. ... more
Dramatic 72-71 Come-From-Behind Victory for the Griz Over the Vandals
By DAVE GUFFEY -UM Senior Kareem Jamar made a pair of free throws with 4.1 seconds left to play to lead the Grizzlies to an exciting 72-71 come-from-behind victory over the Idaho.... more