Lady Griz best Seattle Pacific in opener
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MISSOULA — The Lady Griz opened their season in dominant fashion, rolling past Seattle Pacific 81-44 on Tuesday night at Dahlberg Arena.
Montana (1-0) set the tone early with a 28-point first quarter, surging a 45-12 halftime lead and never looking back.
Sophomore Avery Waddington had 20 points and 8 rebounds on 7 of 10 shooting. Senior Mack Konig scored 14 points and added five assists. Draya Wacker led the bench with eight points and seven rebounds.
Seattle Pacific was outrebounded 48-32. Montana forced 17 turnovers.
Layne Kearns led the Falcons with 20 points and five rebounds. Kearns scored 13 of her points in the third quarter. Grace Turley added 11 points, going 5-for-6 from the free throw line.
Lady Griz travels to Eugene to face Oregon at 3 p.m. on Saturday.