The Retort

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• Softball Team Helps Raise Money, Awareness Through Heart Walk

  The Yellowjacket softball team shared the MSUB athletic department’s community spirit when they helped out with the Billings Heart Walk.

• Cross Country Squads Striding into Weekend’s Event

  The Montana State University Billings men’s and women’s cross country teams have opened up the 2011 season in fine form.

• Women’s Golf Finishes 18th at Grand Canyon Invitational

  Cal State-Monterey Bay won the 36-hole tournament firing a team score of 604, while the Jackets tallied a 698 score.

• Yellowjacket Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader from Minot State in Home Opener

  The Jackets tallied three runs in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings in a 7-6 win in the opener, and won the nightcap 4-2.

• Kennedy Named GNAC Pitcher of the Week

  Kennedy, a native of Butte, Montana, pitched a complete game

• Record-Setting Year Yields Four MSUB Student-Athletes of the Year

  Women’s soccer senior Samantha Boehm and women’s basketball senior Kayla Ryan shared the honor on the women’s side, while men’s soccer senior standout Chris Andre and baseball senior Jeff Ridgeway earned the prestigious award on the men’ side.

• Jackets and Crusaders Split Wild Twin Bill

  MSUB head coach Rob Bishop said “Zach Smith was outstanding and Kyle Gieselman played very well.”

• Yellowjacket Women’s Tennis Blanks University of Mary

  “We played very well today,” MSUB head coach Lew Kosich said.

• Yellowjacket Men’s and Women’s Golf Sweep MSUB Yellowjacket Spring Invitational

  “I am very excited and proud of our men and women,” MSUB head coach Shawn O’Brien said.

• Softball Earns Home Opener Sweep of Clan, 8-6 and 10-1

  The Montana State Billings softball team completed the largest seventh inning comeback in program history

• George Pfeifer Not to Return in 2011-2012

  “We wish Coach Pfeifer well in his future endeavors,” Gray said.

• Yellowjacket Men’s Soccer Inks Five Local Products

  Billings West High School graduates Sam Catlin, Joseph Frank and Zach Moyers, along with Billings Senior High School graduates Matthew Brink and Kyle Emerick all inked with the Yellowjackets.

• Seawolves Drop Yellowjackets with Strong Second Half, 81-64

  The Yellowjackets fall to 5-15 on the year and 3-10 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference

• Jacket Softball Picked Third in GNAC Preseason Poll

  The Montana State Billings 2011 softball squad has been picked third in the annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll as voted on by the league’s seven coaches.

• Yellowjackets Exact Revenge with Victory over Central Washington

  The Yellowjackets were led by a double-double from senior Jenny Heringer with a game-high 22 points and 10.

• Tennis Swept at Grand Canyon

  The Montana State Billings men’s and women’s tennis team opened the 2011 spring season in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 10 at Grand Canyon University.

• Jackets Fall to Crusaders on the Road, 79-64

  DeAndre Chambers and Robert Mayes combined for 33 of the Montana State Billings men’s basketball team’s 64 total points

• Women’s Soccer Announces 2010 Team Awards

  The Montana State University Billings women’s soccer team held a team dinner on December 4, 2010, while head coach Don Trentham announced the 2010 team awards to conclude the most successful season in MSUB soccer history.

• Knudsen GNAC Player of the Week

  Knudsen helped lead MSUB to a stunning 59-50 upset win at number 17 Seattle Pacific on January 8.

• Women’s Soccer Places Three on NSCAA Scholar All-Region Team

  Seniors Samantha Boehm, Kari Foreman, and Carly Valentine were all named to the scholar list for the second consecutive year.

• McNally to Host Soccer Coaching License Courses

  Montana State University Billings head men’s soccer coach, Dan McNally, announced that he will host his annual NSCAA Soccer Coaching License courses March 11-13, 2011, at the College of Technology and the MSUB Soccer Facility.

• Jackets Drop Hard-Fought 69-55 Tilt to No.17 Wildcats

  “We played a much better second half than we did in the first half,” said head coach George Pfeifer.

• Track and Field Has Strong Showing in South Dakota

  “Our kids responded great after having such a long layoff between today’s meet and their previous meet near the beginning of December,” said head coach Dave Coppock.

• Jackets Buzz Past Western Oregon; Ryan Eclipses 1,000 Career Points

  Senior forward Kayla Ryan became the 19th player in Montana State University Billings women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points.

• Yellowjackets Continue to Get Stronger at MSU Open

  The track and field teams have set five new school records and six provisional marks at the Montana State University Open.

• Jacobs’s Buzzer-Beater Marchers Yellowjackets Past Saints, 62-61

  With the win, the Yellowjackets improved to 9-8 overall and 5-4 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

• MSUB Tennis Center Sheds New Light

  The Montana State University Billings Tennis Center underwent a lighting upgrade a few weeks ago in an attempt to save energy and cost.

• Rocky Bears Top MSUB Yellowjackets 76-71

  The Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears forced 19 turnovers and shut down the Montana State University Billings outside offense to steal a 76-71 victory from the Yellowjackets on November 24 at Alterowitz Gymnasium.

• Poor First Half Dooms Yellowjackets at Chadron State College

  “We got off to a good start tonight leading 7-0 early, we then went into quite a drought,” MSUB head coach Kevin Woodin said.

• Men’s Soccer Earns Team Academic Award

  The Montana State University Billings men’s soccer team was one of 194 men’s soccer teams to have a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher

• Women’s Soccer Places Fourth on NSCAA All-West Region

  The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has voted four Montana State University Billings women’s soccer players to the 2010 NSCAA/Performance Subaru Women’s NCAA Division II All-West Region team

• Jackets Fall Just Short to Vikings in Conference Opener, 90-82

  The Montana State University Billings men’s basketball team fought hard to come from behind late, but Western Washington proved to be too much as the Yellowjackets dropped a 90-82 decision on December 2

• Yellowjackets Sting Simon Fraser on the Road, 66-59

  A double-double from senior Kayla Ryan and 18 points from senior Beata Bak sparked Montana State University Billings to a 66-59 road win at Simon Fraser University

• Women’s Soccer Gives Back

  During the season of giving, the Montana State Billings women’s soccer team has gone out into the local community to give back their time. On December 3 and 4, the Jackets made trips to Broadwater Elementary and the Billings Food Bank.

• Simon Fraser Knocks Off Jackets

  The Montana State Billings men’s basketball team couldn’t cool off the hot hands of the Simon Fraser Clan on December 4

• Cross Country Makes Great Strides at West Region Meet

  “Both of our teams did a great job today and made an improvement from past seasons,” said head coach Dave Coppock on November 20.

• Yellowjackets Took Women’s Soccer to New Heights in 2010

  Nobody outside of the 24 players and two coaches associated with the 2010 Montana State University Billings women’s soccer team could have fathomed the season they were going to have at the beginning of the year.

• Jackets Finish Brilliant Season with 2-0 Loss in NCAA Second Round

  In a hard fought battle, the Montana State Billings women’s soccer team concluded their historic 2010 season with a 2-0 loss to Number 9 Seattle Pacific Saturday, November 13, at Seattle Pacific’s Interbay Stadium.

• Men’s Soccer Falls on Senior Day

  The Yellowjackets finished the season with an 8-9-1 record overall.

• Jackets Make First NCAA Tourney Appearance

  The Montana State University Billings women’s soccer program, the Yellowjackets, will be making an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

• Women’s Cross-Country Finishes Fifth at GNAC Championships

  This has been a season of improvement for the Montana State University Billings cross-country teams.

• Yellowjacket Volleyball Sweeps Simon Fraser, 3-0

  The Montana State University Billings volleyball team hit a season-high .208 as it downed visiting Simon Fraser University, 3-0.

• Jackets Ground Eagles with 66-60 Exhibition Victory

  Senior DeAndre Chambers dropped 24 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead the Montana State Billings men’s basketball team to a 66-60 victory over Big Sky Conference member Eastern Washington University

• Seven Jackets Make All-Conference Team

  Head coach Don Trentham received Coach of the Year honors, too.

• Mickelsen Earns Athlete of the Week

  Cross-country runner Whitney Mickelsen (Aurora, UT) earned the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced on October 18.

• Jackets Drop Hard-Fought Season Opener, 49-46

  The Montana State Billings women’s basketball team came up on the short end of the ledger in a 49-46 loss to Metro State.

• Simon Fraser Turns Back Yellowjackets 3-1

  The Montana State Billings volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 16-25) Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match at Simon Fraser University on October 9.

• GNAC Agrees to TV Deal with FSN, Jackets Play at Anchorage

  For just the second time in school history the Montana State Billings men’s basketball program will have the opportunity to showcase its talents to a regional audience

• Softball Hosts Fall Tournament

  The Montana State Billings softball team hosted its annual fall tournament on October 2 and 3 at Cenex Stadium on the campus of MSUB

• Yellowjacket Men’s Golf “Puts it Together”

  the Montana State Billings men’s golf team put together its best round of the season and moved up two places in the team standings on the final day of the tournament.

• Yellowjackets Fall in Four at Central Washington

  The Montana State Billings women’s volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (14-25, 15-25, 25-22, 7-25) Great Northwest Athletic Conference match at Central Washington on October 14.

• Jackets Men’s Basketball Picked Third in GNAC Preseason Poll

  The Montana State University Billings men’s basketball team was picked to finish third in this year’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings, the conference office announced on October 13.

• Jackets Cross Country has Strong Showing on Home Course

  the men took second and the women took third at the Yellowjacket Invitational in Billings on October 16.

• Yellowjacket Comeback Falls Short, 2-1

  The Saint Martin’s Saints men’s soccer team spoiled the Ninth Annual Futbol Frenzy festivities at Montana State Billings, 2-1, on October 2 at Yellowjacket Field.

• GNAC Player of the Week: Stanhope

  Montana State Billings junior women’s golfer, Kalli Stanhope, has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season, the conference office announced on October 11.

• Yellowjackets Blank Northwest Nazarene 3-0

  For the first time this season, the Montana State Billings volleyball team swept an opponent as it downed Northwest Nazarene 3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-14) on October 16 on the road.

• Yellowjacket Women’s Basketball Selected Fifth by League Coaches

  The Montana State Billings women’s basketball team has been selected fifth by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference coaches in the annual preseason poll, announced on October 14 by the league office.

• Jackets Improve on Final Day of Western Washington Invitational

  The Montana State Billings women’s golf team dropped seven strokes from October 11 and finished on October 12 with a 36-hole team score of 673 at the 17th Annual Western Washington Invitational.

• Yellowjacket Women’s Golf Wins MSUB Yellowjacket Fall Invitaional; Men’s Team Second

  “Both teams played better today,” MSUB head men’s and women’s golf coach Shawn O’Brien said.

• Yellowjackets Survive Scare from Colorado Christian in Home Opener

  “This always was going to be a difficult game for us,” MSUB men’s head soccer coach Dan McNally said.

• Yellowjackets Double-Up Adams State; Andre Sets Assist Record

  The Yellowjackets jumped out to a fast start in the early going with seven shots in the first 22 minutes.

• Sheets Tabbed GNAC Players of the Week

  Sheets, a native of Everett, Washington, scored the Yellowjackets’s first goal of the season.

• Jackets Split on Opening Weekend of Cross Country

  The women’s team took second place in a triangle meet, while the boys dropped an 11 point decision to Rocky Mountain College in a dual meet format.

• Community Engagement Day a Buzzing Success

  Elementary school students had the opportunity to meet and learn from MSUB coaches and student-athletes.

• Men’s Soccer Inks Four International Recruits for 2010

  Peter Davies, Nicholas Knowlman, Jak Purkiss and Joshua Marocchi all inked with the Yellowjackets

• Yellowjackets Finish 17th at Hanny Stanislaus Invitational

  Host Cal State Stanislaus and Cal State San Bernardino tied for first with an 871 score, leading the 17-team field.

• Jackets Held Scoreless in Twinbill, 9-0 and 4-0

  MSUB scoreless in the doubleheader

• Women’s Golf Finishes 16th at Grand Canyon Invitational

  Tarleton State won the 17-team tournament wire-to-wire with a 592 score.

• Track & Field Has Big Weekend in Bozeman as Wilson Earns GNAC POW

  In all, six school records were broken

• Yellowjacket Men’s Soccer Signs Former Billings Standout Tyler Currence

  “Tyler is an excellent attacking player,” McNally said.

• Dukart Named GNAC Player of the Week

  Montana State Billings senior infielder, Brian Dukart, was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week

• Jackets and Wolves Split Final Doubleheader

  Yellowjackets scored early and often in the nightcap and won 15-11

• Yellowjackets Earn Split with Wildcats, Drop Series 3-1

  Yellowjackets dropped to 11-10 overall over the course of the weekend and are now 9-7 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play

• MSUB Runners Get Rare Experience with Former Olympian

  distance runners (Daniel Lombardi, Travis Hutchinson, Mary Owen and Whitney Mickelson) took 1972 Olympian Jeff Galloway on a scenic run along trails above Billings

• Yellowjackets Swept at Northwest Nazarene in Twinbill

  The Jackets jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings of the opener

• MSUB Spring Soccer Kick Off Camp Set for March 27

  Montana State Billings women’s soccer spring camp is set for March 27, 2010

• Big Bats Help Jackets Sweep Series with Crusaders, 5-3 and 8-0

  a beautiful hitting display from the Montana State Billings offense helped the Yellowjackets to a weekend sweep

• Yellowjacket Putt for the Cure Golf Tournament Benefits Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

  the Yellowjackets will hosted a Putt for the Cure Golf Tournament on March 18 and 19, 2010

• Yellowjacket Women’s Tennis Blanked by Montana State, 9-0

  a non-conference tennis match at the MSUB Tennis Bubble

• Ryan’s Buzzer Beater Lifts Yellowjackets over Nanooks, 61-60

  Kayla Ryan dumped in a buzzer beater off a Callie Kautzmann miss, to defeat the University of Alaska Fairbanks

• Yellowjacket Women Hit Road at Western Oregon and Saint Martin’s

  The Montana State Billings women’s basketball team prepared to go on the road

• Yellowjackets Fly Past Alaska Fairbanks, 75-58

  The Montana State Billings men’s basketball team ended its three-game skid with a 75-58 victory

• Women’s Soccer Adds Seven for 2010

  Montana State Billings head women’s soccer coach, Don Trentham, announced the signing of seven student-athletes

• Record Week for Track and Field

  The Montana State Billings track and field team had a record setting weekend at the Mountain State Games.

• Yellowjackets Finish Home Stand Against Nanooks

  Montana State Billings looked to rebound from a string of bad luck.

• Yellowjackets Return to the Road at Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon

  The Montana State Billings men’s basketball team headed on the road for two games at conference rivals Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon.

• Yellowjackets Sting Western Oregon in Road Thriller, 103-95

  Three Montana State Billings men’s basketball players scored over 20 points each when the Yellowjackets surpassed the 100-point mark.

• Yellowjacket Softball 2-2 After Day Two of Desert Stinger

  The Montana State Billings softball squad again split two games.

• Yellowjackets Fall to Number Four Dixie State on Final Day of Desert Stinger, 7-4

  The Montana State Billings Softball team wrapped up the final day of the inaugural Desert Stinger Tournament at Majestic Park in Las Vegas, Nevada with a 7-4 loss to nationally ranked Dixie State.

• Yellowjackets Sting Northwest Nazarene

  A 76-74 victory for the Yellowjackets at Northwest Nazarene

• Yellowjackets Earn Historic Victory at Alaska Fairbanks, 82-68

  The thousandth win in school history!!!

• Yellowjackets Win Conference Opener over Saints, 72-67

  A hard fought 72-67 victory over visiting Saint Martin’s University

• Cheer Squad to Host Camp and Tryouts

  MSU Billings Cheer/Stunt Camp and Cheer Team Tryouts

• Yellowjackets Fall to Falcons, 68-52

  The loss drops the Jackets to 9-6 overall on the season and 2-2 in GNAC play.

• Furious Second Half Comeback Propels Yellowjackets to 74-67 Victory

  The Montana State Billings men’s basketball team overcame dismal first half shooting and a 16-point deficit as it defeated visiting Saint Martin’s University 74-67.

• GNAC Honors Ryan as Player of the Week

  Montana State Billings junior forward, Kayla Ryan, was named as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week

• GNAC Track and Field POW Goes to Halle

  Montana State Billings sophomore, Erika Halle, was awarded this week’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the week award

• Yellowjackets Look for Alaskan Split

  The Yellowjackets (8-5, 1-1) were trying to rebound from a dismal night in Anchorage on January 14.

• Yellowjackets Fall at Alaska Anchorage, 80-72

  Montana State Billings men’s basketball team dropped an 80-72 Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup at Alaska Anchorage on January 9

• Shooting Woes Send ‘Jackets to Second Loss, 67-64

  A poor shooting night again

• Charles Named Ron Lenz Daktronics Division II National Player of the Year

  Sam Charles has been named the Ron Lenz Daktronics Division II National Player of the Year

• Ho, Ho, Ho, Christmas Camp Scheduled for December 28-29

  Basketball teams host a Camp for children in grades 2-8, December 28-29.

• Yellowjackets Down Dominican 82-54

  Men’s basketball team victory over Dominican University of California

• Crotteau Becomes First Yellowjacket Volleyball All-American

  Devon Crotteau continues to capture post season awards

• Track and Field Opens Indoor Season in Record Fashion

  MSUB runners and field specialists broke numerous school records.

• Yellowjackets Drop Heartbreaker at Dixie State, 78-75

  The men’s basketball team came up just short

• Indoor Season Begins for Yellowjackets

  The Montana State University Billings track and field team is begins its third indoor season.

• Yellowjackets Fall in Season Finale, 2-1

  Western Washington spoiled Montana State Billings’ Senior Day as the visiting Vikings posted a 2-1 victory

• Yellowjackets Bully Bulldogs in Exhibition Play, 88-58

  “Overall I thought we did a nice job tonight,” said head coach Kevin Woodin

• Richter Named Freshman of the Year Highlights Five All-Conference Selections

  “Jaucelyn is very deserving of her honors as Freshman of the Year,” head coach Don Trentham said

• Charles Earns Second GNAC Player of the Year Honor; Charles and Milroy Headline

  A total of eight Montana State Billings men’s soccer players have been named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Star team.

• Yellowjackets Pounce on Mountain Lions, 91-51, Stanhope Sets Record

  The Montana State Billings women’s basketball team defeated the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 91-51.

• Men’s Basketball Falls in Exhibition Game at Eastern Washington, 67-58

  MSUB men’s basketball team opened year two of the George Pfeifer campaign with a hard-fought 67-58 loss at Division I Eastern Washington Sunday afternoon in exhibition play.

• Crotteau Garners Second GNAC POW Award

  Devon Crotteau was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week. Again.

• ‘Jackets Down Nanooks on Senior Night, Win Fifth-Straight

  The Montana State Billings volleyball team sent three seniors off in style.

• Cross Country Competes at West Regional in San Francisco

  The Montana State University Billings cross country teams had good showings at the NCAA West Regional meet on November 7 at the Golden Gate Park’s Speedway Meadow in San Francisco, hosted by San Francisco State University.

• Yellowjackets Women’s Basketball Season is Underway

  The regular season got underway at home, Sunday, November 15, against the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs at 2 pm.

• Yellowjackets Silence Wolves, 3-0

  Montana group registers multiple kills against Wolves in the fall.

• Two Montana Basketball Standouts Commit to Yellowjacket Men's Basketball

  Welcome, Jason Tanascu. And welcome back, Tyler Tabbert!

• Cross Country Braves Freezing Weather, Turns in Top Times of Season

  A drop in thermal energy creates a rise in kinetic energy from our cross country team.

• Yellowjackets Defeat Cross Town Rival

  “I’m just really happy with the overall result,” head coach Steve Smith said.

• Vikings Sweep Yellowjackets, 3-0

  Women's volleyball results.

• Player of the Week

  Volleyball freshman Jody Lutz logged 13 kills on her climb to become the MSUB Player of the Week.

• Both Men's and Women's Soccer Shutout Rocky Mountain College

  The Rimrock Cup moves east by about a mile.

• Mitchell Named GNAC Player of the Week

  MSUB men’s soccer junior goalkeeper, Matt Mitchell, was named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

• myPlaybook Grant

  MSUB was one of 54 schools to earn a $2,000 grant from the NCAA for the myPlaybook program.

• Athletics at a Glance

  Athletics results from Volleyball, Cross Country, and Soccer.

• Cross Country Heads to Fleet Feet Invitational

  The results from the Montana State Fleet Feet invitational event are in.