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Frontier Conference releases their 2007-08 Frontier All-Conference Basketball Selections

BILLINGS, MT (Tuesday, March 11, 2008) — The Frontier Conference has announced their 2007-2008 Frontier All-Conference Basketball selections and three members of the University of Great Falls were named to the team. The Frontier Conference selections were made by the head coaches from each team and were announced by Frontier Conference Commissioner Mike Walker.

Senior Laura Keaster, the 5’7” guard from Belt, MT, was named to the Frontier Conference First Team All-Conference Team and Jocelyn Moore, the 6’1” junior forward from Bethel, Washington was selected to the Second Team All-Conference Team for the Lady Argos. Rayshaun Ames, the 6’5” junior forward, received First Team All-Conference honors for the Argo men’s team.

Click here for the full list of this year’s All-Conference Selections.

By: Kevin Scott

Frontier Basketball Tournament Updated Schedule

What: 2008 Frontier Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule (Single Elimination)

When: March 5-8, 2008

Where: Butte Central Catholic High School (Maroon Activities Center), Butte, Montana

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

WOMEN - #2 Carroll College Lady Saints (11-3, 24-4) def. #7 Montana Tech Lady Orediggers (4-10, 11-18) 71-58 Box Score

MEN - #2 MSU-Northern Lights (10-4, 20-9) def. #7 University of Great Falls Argos (2-12, 8-19) 65-54 Box Score

WOMEN - #1 Lewis-Clark State College Lady Warriors (13-1, 25-4) def. #8 University of Great Falls Lady Argos (3-11, 10-19) 81-44 Box Score

MEN - #1 Lewis-Clark State Warriors (10-4, 20-9) def. #8 Montana Tech Orediggers (2-12, 6-23) 76-58 Box Score

Thursday, March 6, 2008

WOMEN - #3 Westminster College Lady Griffins (10-4, 24-7) def. #6 Rocky Mountain College Lady Bears (4-10, 11-20) 64-61 Box Score

MEN - #3 Carroll College Saints (10-4, 23-7) def. #6 Montana Western Bulldogs (3-11, 10-19) 70-62 Box Score  

WOMEN - #5 Montana Western Lady Bulldogs (5-9, 18-12) def. #4 MSU-Northern Skylights (6-8, 16-13) 58-57 Overtime Box Score    

MEN - #5 Rocky Mountain College Bears (9-5, 22-8) def. #4 Westminster College Griffins (10-4, 20-7) 91-90 Overtime Box Score

Friday, March 7, 2008 (Semi-finals)

WOMEN - #2 Carroll College Lady Saints (11-3, 25-4) def. #3 Westminster College Lady Griffins (10-4, 24-8) 72-49 Box Score

MEN – #2 MSU-Northern Lights (10-4, 21-9) def. #3 Carroll College Saints (10-4, 23-8) 73-66 Box Score

WOMEN - #1 Lewis-Clark State College Lady Warriors (13-1, 26-4) def. #5 Montana Western Lady Bulldogs (5-9, 19-12) 87-69 Box Score 

MEN - #1 Lewis-Clark State Warriors (10-4, 21-9) def. #5 Rocky Mountain College Bears (9-5, 22-9) 76-75 Box Score

Saturday, March 8, 2008 (Finals)

WOMEN – #1 Lewis-Clark State College Lady Warriors (13-1, 27-4) def. #2 Carroll College Lady Saints (11-3, 25-5) 70-60 Box Score

MEN – #1 Lewis-Clark State Warriors (10-4, 22-9) def. #2 MSU-Northern Lights (10-4, 21-10) 65-63 Box Score 

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the Maroon Activities Central (Butte Central High School), Butte, MT

2008 Frontier Conference Tournament: UGF Argos (2-12, 8-19) vs. Montana State University-Northern Lights (10-4, 21-8)

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008

MSU-Northern puts an end to the Argos hoop season with a 65-54 victory at the Frontier Tournament

BUTTE, MT (Wednesday, March 5, 2008) – The MSU-Northern Lights ended the University of Great Falls men’s basketball team on Wednesday afternoon as they advanced to the semifinals of the Frontier Conference Tournament with a 65-54 victory in the second game of the tournament in the Maroon Activities Center on the campus of Butte Central High School.

The Argos started the contest with a 6-0 lead and UGF led for the first fifteen minutes of the game before MSU-Northern took their first lead of the night at 29-27. The Lights held a 37-31 halftime lead over the Argos and then outscored Great Falls 28-23 in the second half. MSU-Northern connected on 43% of their shots in the game while the Argos made 35% of their field goals for the game.

Former Cut Bank High standout Keithan Gregg led the Argos with 15 points, 5 steals, and 2 assists as he shot 6-for-12 from the field. Junior Rayshaun Ames (Little Rock, Arkansas) put in 10 points and grabbed a team high 7 rebounds for Coach Steve Silsby’s squad. Seniors Royce Fulp scored 3 points (Great Falls, MT), Cory Brothers (Havre, MT) had 4 points, and Jay Jamieson (Chinook, MT) registered 6 points in their final games in an Argo uniform.

Drew Pettersen (Sr., Seattle, WA) led the way for MSU-Northern with 25 points and 6 boards on 9-for-14 from the field. Delvaughn Tinned (Sr., Seattle, WA) finished the contest with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. Former Great Falls High standout Shaun Tatarka (Fr.,) added 7 points.

Great Falls finishes up their 2007-2008 season with a 2-12 conference record and an 8-19 overall record. The Lights of MSU-Northern advance to the semi-finals on Friday afternoon at 4:00 PM against the Carroll College – Montana-Western winner that takes place on Thursday night.

Box Score: UGF vs. MSU-Northern

UP NEXT FOR THE ARGOS

The University of Great Falls men’s basketball team finished up their 2007-2008 season with a 2-12 conference record and overall record of 8-19. The Argos would like to thank the fans and sponsors who have supported them throughout the year and they look forward to seeing you again during the 2008-2009 season.

BOX SCORE

MSU-NORTHERN: Travis Noble 5, Delvaughn Tinned 16, Shaun Tatarka 7, Andrew Sellars 4, Derek Trembley 8, Cody Ball 0, Clinton Shelton 0, Drew Pettersen 25, Keegan Hoover 0.

GREAT FALLS: Matt Niemeyer 7, Cory Brothers 4, Keithan Gregg 15, Rayshaun Ames 10, Josh Volinkaty 1, Royce Fulp 3, Jay Jamieson 6, Brian Harrison 4, Levi Lopez 4, Tom Donnelly 0, Marko Lakic 0.

FIELD GOALS: UGF: 19-54; MSU-Northern: 23-53.

3 POINT FG: UGF: 3-12 (Keithan Gregg 2, Matt Niemeyer 1); MSU-Northern: 4-19 (Delvaughn Tinned 2, Travis Noble 1, Shaun Tatarka 1).

FREE THROWS: UGF: 13-18; MSU-Northern: 15-19.

REBOUNDS: UGF: 34 (Rayshaun Ames 7); MSU-Northern: 36 (Delvaughn Tinned 9).

ASSISTS: UGF: 6 (Keithan Gregg 2); MSU-Northern: 9 (Delvaughn Tinned 2, Andrew Sellars 2, Derek Trembley 2).

TURNOVERS: UGF: 12; MSU-Northern: 10.

BLOCKS: UGF: 1 (Josh Volinkaty 1); MSU-Northern: 2 (Derek Trembley 2).

STEALS: UGF: 6 (Keithan Gregg 5); MSU-Northern: 3 (Drew Pettersen 1, Delvaughn Tinned 1, Shaun Tatarka 1).

TOTAL FOULS: UGF: 19; MSU-Northern: 16.

TECHNICAL FOULS: UGF: NONE; MSU-Northern: NONE.

FOULED OUT: UGF: NONE; MSU-Northern: NONE.

Official stats provided by the Frontier Conference (http://www.frontierconference.com).    

By: Kevin Scott

Frontier Conference Men’s and Women’s Tournament Pairings are announced

BILLINGS, MT (Sunday, March 2, 2008) — The Frontier Conference regular season concluded on Saturday night (March 1st) for all sixteen Frontier Conference teams. The Men’s and Women’s Frontier Conference Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Maroon Activities Center on the campus of Butte Central Catholic High School in Butte, Montana. The semifinals will be played on Friday afternoon. The tournament concludes on Saturday, March 8th with the championship games. The women’s championship game will begin at 5:00PM MST followed at 7:00PM MST with the men’s championship game. The winner of the championship games gets an automatic berth to the NAIA National Tournament on March 19-25, 2008.

In the men’s conference, their was a four-way tie for the conference’s top seed as Lewis-Clark State, Westminster College, Carroll College and MSU-Northern all finished with 10-4 records. The first tie-breaker is head-to-head competition. All four teams (except Lewis-Clark State) split their regular season games against each other. Lewis-Clark was 4-2 against the other three teams and received the top-seed. Carroll and MSU-Northern went 3-3 against the other teams while Westminster was 2-4. Carroll and MSU-Northern will have to flip a coin prior to the tournament to seed who is the second-seeded team and third-seeded team for the upcoming tournament. Westminster will be the fourth-seeded team.

Montana Tech is the eight spot while the University of Great Falls will be the seventh spot. Tech tied Great Falls for the No. 7 seed but Great Falls earns the better seed due to the tiebreaker.

On the women’s side, Lewis-Clark State is the top seed followed by Carroll, Westminster, MSU-Northern, Montana Western, Rocky Mountain College, Montana Tech and the University of Great Falls.

Here is the schedule for the Tournament.

What: 2008 Frontier Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule (Single Elimination)

When: March 5-8, 2008

Where: Butte Central Catholic High School (Maroon Activities Center), Butte, Montana

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

2:00 PM: WOMEN - #7 Montana Tech Lady Orediggers (4-10, 11-17) vs. #2 Carroll College Lady Saints (11-3, 23-4)

4:00 PM: MEN - #7 University of Great Falls Argos (2-12, 8-18) vs. #2 MSU-Northern Lights (10-4, 20-8)

6:00 PM: WOMEN - #8 University of Great Falls Lady Argos (3-11, 10-18) vs. #1 Lewis-Clark State College Lady Warriors (13-1, 24-4)

8:00 PM: MEN - #8 Montana Tech Orediggers (2-12, 6-22) vs. #1 Lewis-Clark State Warriors (10-4, 19-9)

Thursday, March 6, 2008

2:00 PM: WOMEN - #6 Rocky Mountain College Lady Bears (4-10, 11-19) vs. #3 Westminster College Lady Griffins (10-4, 23-7)

4:00 PM: MEN - #6 Montana Western Bulldogs (3-11, 10-18) vs. #3 Carroll College Saints (10-4, 22-7)

6:00 PM: WOMEN - #5 Montana Western Lady Bulldogs (5-9, 17-12) vs. #4 MSU-Northern Skylights (6-8, 16-12)

8:00 PM: MEN - #5 Rocky Mountain College Bears (9-5, 21-8) vs. #4 Westminster College Griffins (10-4, 20-6)

Friday, March 7, 2008 (Semi-finals)

2:00 PM: WOMEN - #7 vs. #2 Winner vs. #6 vs. #3 Winner

4:00 PM: MEN – #7 vs. #2 Winner vs. #6 vs. #3 Winner

6:00 PM: WOMEN - #8 vs. #1 Winner vs. #5 vs. #4 Winner

8:00 PM: MEN - #8 vs. #1 Winner vs. #5 vs. #4 Winner

Saturday, March 8, 2008 (Finals)

5:00 PM: WOMEN – Winners from Friday’s Semi-finals

7:00 PM: MEN – Winners from Friday’s Semi-finals

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the Straugh Gym, Dillon, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (2-12, 8-18) vs. Montana Western Bulldogs (3-11, 10-18)

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008

Montana Western nips the Argo men 90-88 in season finale

DILLON, MT (Saturday, March 1, 2008) – The Argo men’s basketball team had many chances to defeat the Montana-Western Bulldogs on Saturday night in Dillon but the Argos were out-rebounded by the Bulldogs 40-30 with 18 points coming off those rebounds.

The Argos had a four-point lead after twenty minutes of action but Montana-Western’s Aaron Sims (Sr., Birmingham, AL) was one of five players for the Dillon school who scored over 10 points. Sims scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds. Daniel Creech led both teams with 27 points on 9-for-11 shooting for coach Steve Keller’s Bulldogs.

The game went down to the final minute as Montana Western had six point lead but Great Falls’ comeback was a little short in the end. The Argos would fall to Montana-Western 90-88.

Rayshaun Ames (Jr., Little Rock, Arkansas) and Havre, MT native Cory Brothers would each have 20 points on the night. Ames also pulled down 10 boards. Keithan Gregg, the junior from Cut Bank, MT, added 13.

The Bulldogs are now 3-11, 10-18 while UGF is at 2-12, 8-18 going into the Frontier Conference Tournament that begins on Wednesday. The Argo men’s basketball team (#7 seed) will face the MSU-Northern Lights (#2 seed) beginning at 4:00PM from the Maroon Activities Center in Butte, MT.

UP NEXT FOR THE ARGOS

The Frontier Conference basketball tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 5th from the Maroon Activities Center on the campus of Butte Central High School in Butte, MT. The men’s and women’s tournament will conclude on Saturday, March 8th.

BOX SCORE

MONTANA WESTERN: Layne Glaus 14, Aaron Sims 18, Zach Pitts 8, Chad Myers 11, Gus McDonald 0, Garrett Fink 0, Daniel Creech 27, Ryan Hansen 0, Bob Neiman 2, Dovydas Retkus 10.

GREAT FALLS: Matt Niemeyer 10, Cory Brothers 20, Keithan Gregg 13, Rayshaun Ames 20, Josh Volinkaty 1, Royce Fulp 6, Jay Jamieson 7, Brian Harrison 4, Levi Lopez 7, Marko Lakic 0.

FIELD GOALS: UGF: 30-59; Montana Western: 26-56.

3 POINT FG: UGF: 9-17 (Levi Lopez 1, Cory Brothers 5, Jay Jamieson 1, Keithan Gregg 1, Matt Niemeyer 1); Montana Western: 9-20 (Daniel Creech 2, Layne Glaus 2, Zach Pitts 2, Chad Myers 2, Dovydas Retkus 1).

FREE THROWS: UGF: 19-26; Montana Western: 29-40.

REBOUNDS: UGF: 30 (Rayshaun Ames 10); Montana Western: 40 (Aaron Sims 16).

ASSISTS: UGF: 13 (Cory Brothers 5); Montana Western: 17 (Zach Pitts 5).

TURNOVERS: UGF: 13; Montana Western: 13.

BLOCKS: UGF: 1 (Cory Brothers 1); Montana Western: 4 (Bob Neiman 2).

STEALS: UGF: 5 (Keithan Gregg 2, Royce Fulp 2); Montana Western: 1 (Layne Glaus 1).

TOTAL FOULS: UGF: 29; Montana Western: 21.

TECHNICAL FOULS: UGF: NONE; Montana Western: NONE.

FOULED OUT: UGF: Brian Harrison, Levi Lopez; Montana Western: Daniel Creech.

Official stats provided by the Montana Western Athletic Department (http://www.umwestern.edu/athletics).    

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the HYPER Complex (Kelvin Sampson Court), Butte, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (2-11, 8-17) vs. Montana Tech Orediggers (2-11, 6-21)

Date: Friday, February 29, 2008

Diggers defeat Argo men 73-62

BUTTE, MT (Friday, February 29, 2008) – The Argo men went to Butte for the second-to-last regular season game and they were hoping to get a win against the Orediggers but Tech stood in their way.

The Argos trailed 10-8 with just under 12:00 minutes to go in the half before Tech went on an 8-0 run before Great Falls made a comeback and took a 22-20 lead.

UGF shot 41% from the first half and 38% for the game. Tech led the game at the break by four points (32-28).

The Orediggers would pull away in the second half and took a 54-39 advantage with nine minutes to go. The Diggers picked up their offense in the second half to get a 73-62 victory in the Mining City.

With Tech’s victory over the Argos, there is now a three-way time for sixth place in next week’s (March 5-8) Frontier Conference Tournament that will take place at the Maroon Activities Center on the campus of Butte Central High School beginning on Wednesday. As of now, the Argos, Diggers, and Bulldogs (Montana-Western) all are 2-11 in the conference. The Argos will play the Bulldogs on Saturday night in Dillon, MT while MSU-Northern plays in Butte.

Jay Jamieson (Sr., Chinook, MT) and Great Falls native Royce Fulp combined for 24 of the Argos 62 points on the night. Jamieson also added 4 assists and two steals.

Meanwhile, Shea Bradshaw (Sr., Corvallis, MT) led Tech with 14 points including four-for-seven from three-point land. Tony Trudnowski (Jr., Butte, MT) added 12 points and 5 assists for coach Nate Larson’s squad.

On January 26th, Great Falls defeated Montana Tech in Great Falls 60-52.

The Orediggers are now 2-11, 6-21 on their season while UGF is at 2-11, 8-17.

BOX SCORE

MONTANA TECH: Jeramie Hopson 7, Shea Bradshaw 14, Stephen Thomas 7, Dusan Veselinovic 13, Tony Trudnowski 12, Collin Fehr 0, Ivan Sljivar 4, Dirk Anderson 8, Casey Briggs 8.

GREAT FALLS: Matt Niemeyer 6, Cory Brothers 9, Keithan Gregg 6, Josh Volinkaty 5, Royce Fulp 10, Jay Jamieson 14, Brian Harrison 0, Levi Lopez 9, Marko Lakic 3.

FIELD GOALS: UGF: 21-55; Montana Tech: 26-62.

3 POINT FG: UGF: 9-29 (Levi Lopez 1, Cory Brothers 3, Jay Jamieson 3, Keithan Gregg 1, Josh Volinkaty 1); Montana Tech: 6-22 (Shea Bradshaw 4, Stephen Thomas 1, Dusan Vaselinovic 1).

FREE THROWS: UGF: 11-14; Montana Tech: 15-20.

REBOUNDS: UGF: 33 (Brian Harrison 5); Montana Tech: 42 (Casey Briggs 8).

ASSISTS: UGF: 13 (Jay Jamieson 4, Keithan Gregg 4); Montana Tech: 15 (Jeramie Hopson 5, Tony Trudnowski 5).

TURNOVERS: UGF: 15; Montana Tech: 11.

BLOCKS: UGF: 2 (Cory Brothers 1, Marko Lakic 1); Montana Tech: 1 (Dirk Anderson 1).

STEALS: UGF: 4 (Jay Jamieson 2); Montana Tech: 6 (Casey Briggs 3).

TOTAL FOULS: UGF: 23; Montana Tech: 15.

TECHNICAL FOULS: UGF: NONE; Montana Tech: NONE.

FOULED OUT: UGF: NONE; Montana Tech: NONE.

Official stats provided by the Montana Tech Athletic Department (http://www.godiggers.com).    

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the UGF McLaughlin Center, Great Falls, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (2-10, 8-16) vs. MSU-Northern Lights (8-4, 18-8)

Date: Friday, February 22, 2008

UGF Senior Night/Home Season Finale

Argos fall to rival MSU-Northern 74-57

GREAT FALLS, MT (Friday, February 22, 2008) – After shocking the 13th-ranked team in the NAIA last weekend at home, the Argo men’s basketball team was looking for their second consecutive win as they challenged rival, MSU-Northern on Senior Night in Great Falls.

The Argos began the game with an 8-2 lead but Travis Noble (Jr., Rupert, ID) took over for MSU-Northern he connected on one of his 10 3-point field goals on the night. MSU-Northern would eventually tie the game at 10-10 and UGF’s Rayshaun Ames would come back on the next Argo possession and hit a jumper to make it 10-8 in favor of UGF. The Lights would come back and take the 27-26 lead into halftime. Northern hit 67% of their shots in the first half while UGF connected on 42% (11-26) of their field goals.

Levi Lopez (So., Phoenix, AZ) opened up the second half with a basket but the night belonged to MSU-Northern as they Lights picked up their eight Frontier Conference win of the season as they down Great Falls 74-57. They outscored the Argos 37-31 in the second half.

MSU-Northern was led by Travis Noble who 10-of-his-11 field goals from behind the arc to pace the Lights with 32 points. Derek Trembley (Jr., Spokane, WA) and Drew Pettersen (Sr., Seattle, WA) combined for 26 points on the night.

Senior Cory Brothers, who transferred from MSU-Northern to finish off his senior season, led UGF with 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting while Rayshaun Ames (Jr., Little Rock, Arkansas) and Great Falls junior Matt Neimeyer each added 10 points. You can view the box score by clicking here.

The Lights are now 8-4, 18-8 on their season while UGF is at 2-10, 8-16.

UP NEXT FOR THE ARGOS

The UGF Argos will finish the regular season next Friday (Feb. 29th) and Saturday (March 1st) when they travel to Montana Tech in Butte, MT for a Friday night match-up against the Orediggers beginning at 8:00PM from the HPER Complex (Kelvin Sampson Court) and then take the short drive to Dillon, MT where they will face the Montana Western Bulldogs at 8:00PM from Straugh Gym. The Frontier Conference basketball tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 5th from the Maroon Activities Center on the campus of Butte Central High School in Butte, MT. The men’s and women’s tournament will conclude on Saturday, March 8th.

NO BOX SCORE WAS AVAILABLE.

By: Kevin Scott

UGF’s Ames named Frontier Conference Co- Basketball Player of the Week

BILLINGS, MT – (Tuesday, February 19, 2008) – The Frontier Conference on Tuesday announced their weekly men’s basketball Co-Players of the Week. Student-athletes from MSU-Northern and the University of Great Falls were honored this week.

The University of Great Falls’ Rayshaun Ames, a junior forward from Little Rock, Arkansas and MSU-Northern’s Delvaughn Tinned, a senior guard from Seattle, Washington were both named as Co-Players of the Week.

The Argos upset #13 Lewis-Clark State on Saturday night 83-69 and fell to #15 Westminster College on Friday night 71-69. Ames averaged 19.5 points and 9.5 rebounds for the weekend. He made 16-for-26 from the field and 7-for-7 from the free throw line.

Meanwhile, MSU-Northern defeated both of their opponents including #13 Lewis-Clark State (70-65) and #15 Westminster College (80-66). Delvaughn Tinned averaged 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and connected on 17-for-35 from the field. He also registered 5-for-9 from three-point land and 6-for-7 from the foul line.

Other nominations this week for the Player of the Week included Lewis-Clark State’s Mike Gordy, Carroll’s Derek Johnson and Elijah Swan from Rocky Mountain College.

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the UGF McLaughlin Center, Great Falls, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (2-9, 8-15) vs. #13 Lewis-Clark State Warriors (7-3, 16-8)

Date: Saturday, February 16, 2008

Argos pull off major upset and defeat No. 13 Lewis-Clark State 83-69 on homecoming night

GREAT FALLS, MT (Saturday, February 16, 2008) – The Argo men’s basketball team played exceptionally well for forty minutes and defeated the 13th-ranked Lewis-Clark State Warriors 83-69 in Great Falls on homecoming night. The Argos defeated the Warriors for the second time since 2000 when the University of Great Falls brought back their sports programs. Before Saturday’s contest, Lewis-Clark State was in a three-way tie with Westminster College and Rocky Mountain College for first place.

The Argos trailed 10-4 early on but Cut Bank native Keithan Gregg knocked down a three-pointer to tie the game 19-19 with 12:14 to go in the half. A Cory Brothers basket would put the Argos ahead 41-32 with four minutes until halftime. Great Falls would then go on an 11-6 run to end the half with the Argos leading 52-38. The hot-shooting Argos were hitting 60% of their shots before halftime.

The Argos went on a 14-5 run to begin the second half and would lead by as many as 23 points (66-43) with 12:32 remaining in the contest. During the run, Rayshaun Ames (Jr., Little Rock, Arkansas) scored 7 of his 25 total points while Levi Lopez, the sophomore from Phoenix, AZ would score five points of his 15 on the night. The Warriors would then go on a 5-0 run themselves with just under ten minutes left and trail 66-48 but the Argos would control the tempo the rest of the night and pull off the upset of the night in the Frontier Conference. Great Falls would connect on 52% of their field goals for the game.

Earlier this season on January 10th, the Argos lost to the Warriors 71-45 in Lewiston, Idaho.

Rayshaun Ames would score 25 points and grab 9 rebounds for UGF. Levi Lopez, Keithan Gregg and Havre, MT native Cory Brothers accounted for 42 of Great Falls’ points.

Meanwhile, Mike Gordy, the senior from Denver, CO, would also score 25 points, grab 9 rebounds and 4 steals for Lewis-Clark State. Rob Comer (Sr., Buhl, ID) added 19 points.

The Warriors are now 7-3, 16-8 on their season while UGF is at 2-9, 8-15.

UP NEXT FOR THE ARGOS

The UGF Argos will be at home for the final time this season at the McLaughlin Center on Friday, February 2, 2008 for Senior Night against MSU-Northern at 8:00 p.m.

BOX SCORE

LEWIS-CLARK STATE: Karl Stedman 0, Brian Duckworth 7, Rob Comer 19, J.R. Gordon 3, Jon Daly 7, Justin Fraser 6, Mike Gordy 25, Andrew Packwood 2.

GREAT FALLS: Matt Niemeyer 8, Cory Brothers 14, Keithan Gregg 13, Rayshaun Ames 25, Josh Volinkaty 0, Royce Fulp 0, Jay Jamieson 6, Brian Harrison 2, Levi Lopez 15, Marko Lakic 0.

FIELD GOALS: UGF: 30-58; Lewis-Clark State: 23-47.

3 POINT FG: UGF: 8-20 (Levi Lopez 3, Cory Brothers 2, Jay Jamieson 2, Keithan Gregg 1); Lewis-Clark State: 8-25 (Rob Comer 5, Brian Duckworth 2, J.R. Gordon 1).

FREE THROWS: UGF: 15-18; Lewis-Clark State: 15-21.

REBOUNDS: UGF: 30 (Rayshaun Ames 9); Lewis-Clark State: 29 (Mike Gordy 9).

ASSISTS: UGF: 13 (Cory Brothers 3, Keithan Gregg 3); Lewis-Clark State: 12 (Mike Gordy 4, Brian Duckworth 4, J.R. Gordon 4).

TURNOVERS: UGF: 10; Lewis-Clark State: 17.

BLOCKS: UGF: 0; Lewis-Clark State: 1 (Andrew Packwood 1).

STEALS: UGF: 10 (Rayshaun Ames 5); Lewis-Clark State: 1 (Jon Daly 1).

TOTAL FOULS: UGF: 20; Lewis-Clark State: 15.

TECHNICAL FOULS: UGF: NONE; Lewis-Clark State: Bench (1).

FOULED OUT: UGF: Brian Harrison; Lewis-Clark State: NONE.

Official stats provided by the University of Great Falls Athletic Department (http://www.ugf.edu/goargos).    

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the UGF McLaughlin Center, Great Falls, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (1-9, 7-15) vs. #15 Westminster College Griffins (7-2, 17-4)

Date: Friday, February 15, 2008

Griffins find a way to win against Great Falls in the final minute

GREAT FALLS, MT (Friday, February 15, 2008) – The University of Great Falls men’s basketball team was looking for a win against the Westminster College Griffins at the McLaughlin Center on homecoming weekend.

Westminster College took an early 10-2 lead as three different Griffins scored to open up the game including Jordan Jacobs (Jr.), Blair Prowse (So.), and Danny Stosich, who are all from South Jordan, Utah. Great Falls’ Rayshaun Ames (Jr., Little Rock, AR) scored a pair of baskets to cut the Argo deficit to 12-8. With 8:02 left in the first half, the Griffins take an 18-12 lead but the Argos were only down by two points (20-18) with 5:24 remaining in the half. Cut Bank native Keithan Gregg hit a three-pointer to give the Argos their second lead of the game since the scores was 2-0 to open up the game but the Griffins found themselves ahead 32-20 at the break.

In the second half, Westminster went on a 5-0 run including as Blair Prowse nailed a three-pointer and Danny Stosich added a two. Rayshaun Ames would keep the Argos in the game as he cuts the deficit to 44-43 with 11:28 to go in the game and then Gregg and Havre, MT native Cory Brothers helped the Argos gain a 49-46 advantage at the 8:23 mark. The Griffins would eventually gain a 67-64 lead with 1:00 remaining and would seal their seventeenth victory of the season with a 71-67 win in Great Falls.

Three Griffins scored 16 points apiece including Danny Stosich, Blair Prowse and Jordan Jacobs. Stosich would also lead his team with five rebounds and Prowse would get credit with three steals.

Keithan Gregg led UGF with 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting including 4-for-6 from behind the arc. Rayshaun Ames added 14 points and led the Argos with 10 boards.

The Griffins are now 7-2, 17-4 on their season while UGF is at 1-9, 7-15.

BOX SCORE

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: Danny Reeder 12, Blair Prowse 16, Weston Anderson 0, Michael Stockton 0, Jordan Jacobs 16, James Thompson 0, Allen Schowengerdt 0, Danny Stosich 16, Conner Nielsen 7, Nate Sanchez 4.

GREAT FALLS: Matt Niemeyer 4, Cory Brothers 7, Keithan Gregg 23, Rayshaun Ames 14, Royce Fulp 0, Jay Jamieson 7, Brian Harrison 6, Levi Lopez 6, Marko Lakic 0.

FIELD GOALS: UGF: 26-42; Westminster College: 27-50.

3 POINT FG: UGF: 7-13 (Keithan Gregg 4, Jay Jamieson 2, Cory Brothers 1); Westminster College: 9-20 (Jordan Jacobs 4, Blair Prowse 4, Conner Nielsen 1).

FREE THROWS: UGF: 8-8; Westminster College: 8-8.

REBOUNDS: UGF: 18 (Rayshaun Ames 10); Westminster College: 21 (Danny Stosich 5).

ASSISTS: UGF: 15 (Levi Lopez 5, Cory Brothers 5); Westminster College: 14 (Danny Reeder 9).

TURNOVERS: UGF: 15; Westminster College: 12.

BLOCKS: UGF: 2 (Cory Brothers 2); Westminster College: 1 (Danny Reeder 1).

STEALS: UGF: 4 (Rayshaun Ames 1, Keithan Gregg 1, Jay Jamieson 1, Cory Brothers 1); Westminster College: 9 (Danny Reeder 3, Blair Prowse 3).

TOTAL FOULS: UGF: 16; Westminster College: 13.

TECHNICAL FOULS: UGF: NONE; Westminster College: Bench (1).

FOULED OUT: UGF: NONE; Westminster College: NONE.

Official stats provided by the University of Great Falls Athletic Department (http://www.ugf.edu/goargos).    

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the Carroll P.E. Center, Helena, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (1-8, 7-14) vs. Carroll College Saints (5-4, 17-7)

Date: Saturday, February 9, 2008

Former Great Falls High athlete leads Carroll over Great Falls

HELENA, MT (Saturday, February 9, 2008) – The Carroll College men’s basketball team received some help from former Great Falls High standout Josh Saunders who scored 18 points to help Carroll College Saints defeat the Argos 87-53 at the Carroll P.E. Center on Saturday night in Helena.

The Saints opened up the game on a 19-3 run and took a 23-8 lead. Carroll College took a 14 point lead at halftime and then outscored the Great Falls by 20 in the second half as the Saints went on a 20-6 run. Carroll connected on 67% of their shots in the second half with the Argos shooting 41%.

Four other student-athletes (besides Josh Saunders) scored in double figures including Chad Vaculin who scored 11 and three members of Carroll’s team added 10 points including Derek Johnson, Eder Zuniga and Chris Kaschmitter. The Saints led in rebounding over Great Falls 36-19.

Carroll hasn’t allowed their opponents to score over 100 in the last two games.

Havre native Cory Brothers led UGF with 18 points on 8-for-16 shooting followed by Cut Bank native Keithan Gregg with 11 points and dished out 3 assists before fouling out.

The Saints are now 5-4, 17-7 on their season while UGF is at 1-8, 7-14.

UP NEXT FOR THE ARGOS

The UGF Argos will return home to the McLaughlin Center on Friday, February 15, 2008 to face the Westminster College Griffins at 8:00 p.m. This is part of UGF’s Homecoming.

BOX SCORE

CARROLL COLLEGE: Scott Stockwell 8, Chad Vaculin 11, Derek Johnson 10, Josh Saunders 18, Edger Zuniga 10, Jason Tanascu 2, Eric Henkel 5, Kellen Hasquet 3, Gage Brumwell 8, Chris Kaschmitter 10, Zach Parks 2.

GREAT FALLS: Matt Niemeyer 2, Cory Brothers 18, Keithan Gregg 11, Rayshaun Ames 0, Josh Volinkaty 4, Leo Levid 3, Royce Fulp 2, Jay Jamieson 2, Brian Harrison 9, Tom Donnelly 2.

FIELD GOALS: UGF: 20-53; Carroll College: 29-56.

3 POINT FG: UGF: 4-17 (Cory Brothers 2, Leo Levid 1, Keithan Gregg 1); Carroll College: 11-25 (Josh Saunders 3, Chad Vaculin 2, Derek Johnson 2, Eder Zuniga 2, Eric Henkel 1, Kellen Hasquet 1).

FREE THROWS: UGF: 9-13; Carroll College: 18-25.

REBOUNDS: UGF: 19 (Cory Brothers 5); Carroll College: 36 (Chris Kaschmitter 9).

ASSISTS: UGF: 5 (Keithan Gregg 3); Carroll College: 12 (Chad Vucalin 3, Eric Henkel 3, Scott Stockwell 3).

TURNOVERS: UGF: 18; Carroll College: 16.

BLOCKS: NA

STEALS: NA

TOTAL FOULS: UGF: 23; Carroll College: 16.

TECHNICAL FOULS: UGF: NONE; Carroll College: NONE.

FOULED OUT: UGF: Brian Harrison, Keithan Gregg; Carroll College: NONE.

Official stats provided by the Carroll College Athletic Department (http://www.carroll.edu/athletics).    

By: Kevin Scott

NAIA Men's Basketball: Argo Update from the Fortin Center, Billings, MT

Frontier Conference Game: UGF Argos (1-7, 7-13) vs. Rocky Mountain College Bears (6-2, 18-5)

Date: Thursday, February 7, 2008

Rocky edges Great Falls 102-101 in conference game

BILLINGS, MT (Thursday, February 7, 2008) – The Argo men’s basketball team was looking for the series split against the Rocky Mountain College Bears on Thursday night in Billings but after only being down 50-47 at the half, they fell just short in a 102-101 contest that put a stop to their three-game winning streak. The last time these two met in conference play was back on January 5th in Great Falls and Rocky took the 82-70 victory.

The Argos trailed by 3 points at halftime thanks to a half-court shot from Jay Jamieson (Sr., Chinook, MT). He scored 8 points on the night.

The Bears had a 75-62 lead with just over 13 minutes to play. In the final minutes, the game was exciting as both teams traded baskets in a fight until the end. The Argos trimmed their deficit to 100-95 with 11.4 seconds on the clock and then UGF’s Keithan Gregg connected on a three-pointer with 0.7 on the game clock.