Tech women move to 2-0

By The Standard Staff - 11/04/2006

HELENA — The new-look Montana Tech women’s basketball team is 2-0 after Friday’s 85-76 win over Warner Pacific College at the Carroll College tournament.

Jenessa Todd, Angela Gimeno and Andrea Thomas all scored 18 points to lead the Orediggers.

Rebecca Gimeno added 14 points, and nine different Tech players dented the score book.

Nicole Brown tossed in 31 points to pace Warner Pacific, a college in Portland, Ore.

Saturday, the Orediggers play Cascade College, also of Portland, at 2 p.m.

WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE SALLY BROWN 1-3 2-2 4, Lindsey Wells 0-3 2-2 2, Meghan Ainsworth 1-3 0-0 2, Jessica Mendezona 4-9 3-4 12, Bethany Baumann 1-1 2-2 4, Jacque Barton 5-9 1-2 13, Danica Wilson 3-6 2-4 8, Nicole Brown 10-16 9-12 31. Totals 25-50-21-28 76.

MONTANA TECH (2-0) Jenessa Todd 6-10 6-6 18, Jessie DePell 3-5 0-0 7, Kelsey Devries 1-2 0-0 2, Rebecca Gimeno 5-9 3-4 14, Becky Roll 1-4 0-0 2, Angela Gimeno 8-13 0-0 18, Jenna Tintzman 0-0 0-0 0, Andrea Thomas 6-8 6-7 18, Stephanie Langford 1-5 0-0 2, Natalie Shaw 1-1 2-3 4. Totals 32-57 7-20 85.

Halftime Tech 47-39. 3-point goals — WP 5-18 (Brown 0-1, Wells 0-2, Mendezona 1-6, Barton 2-6, Brown 2-3), Tech 4-13 (DePell 1-3, R. Gimeno 1-2, Roll 0-2, A. Gimeno 2-3, Thomas 0-1). Rebounds — WP 22 (Brown 6), Tech 28 (Todd 5). Assists — WP 9 (Wlls 4), Tech 11 (R. Gimeno 4). Blocks — WP 4 (WIlson 2), Tech 0. Steals — WP 5 (Wilson 2, Brown 2), Tech 8 (Roll 3). Turnovers — WP 18, Tech 29. Fouls — WP 18, Tech 22. Fouled out — none. Technicals — none.

Carroll College 80, Cascade College 51 Jolene Fuzesy scored 17 points to lead three Carroll players in double digits as the Saints routed Cascade.

Caitlin Courchaine and Michela Schmitz each tossed in 10 points.

Ashley Dison and Kristen Woller each scored 11 to lead Cascade.