SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento State matched the physical Montana State Bobcats rebound-for-rebound on Friday, but an impressive three-point shooting performance by the Bobcats was too much for the Hornets to overcome in Friday's 81-66 loss.

With the loss, Sacramento State closes out the regular season with a 2-21 overall record, including a 2-18 record against the Big Sky. Montana State finishes the 2020-21 regular season with a 16-6 overall record and a 13-3 mark in league.

The Hornets played well overall in Friday's regular season finale, matching the physical Bobcats in rebounds, 37-37. The Hornets even won the battle in the paint, 28-22. But it was the outside shooting of Montana State that proved too much for the Hornets to overcome.

The biggest difference in Friday's result came from beyond the arc, where Montana State just would not miss. The Bobcats made 14 of 31 three-point attempts on Friday, a 45.2 3PT%. Half of those threes came courtesy of Bobcats junior Tori Martell, who finished 7-for-12 from three-point range.

The hot outside shooting combined with back-to-back early turnovers for the Hornets meant that Montana State was able to lead start-to-finish on Friday. Sacramento State kept things close in the first half, but the Bobcats pulled away in the second and never looked back. 

Jordan Olivares led the Hornets in scoring on Friday, putting up 17 on 5-of-9 shooting. The sophomore guard also had an assist in two steals on the afternoon.

Junior guard Summer Menke recorded her ninth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and pulling in 11 rebounds – four of them off the offensive glass. She led the team with four assists while also adding a steal and a blocked shot to her stat line.

Tiana Johnson also finished in double figures Friday, scoring 15 on 6-of-9 shooting. She had three rebounds and a steal in 21 minutes. 

Overall, the Hornets were outshot by the Bobcats, 43.1% to 38.5% including a game-breaking 45.2% 5o 26.1% from three. Montana State finished 11-for-14 from the free throw line while the Hornets went 20-for-30.

With the regular season now concluded, Sacramento State turns its attention to the 2021 Big Sky Conference Basketball Championship, which begins Monday, March 8 at the Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.

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The no. 11 seed in the tournament, Sacramento State will likely matchup with the projected no. 6 seeded Montana Griz on Monday at 8 p.m. MT.

Complete Big Sky Championship information is available online at BigSkyConf.com. All games will stream live online on Pluto.TV on the Big Sky Conference's home channel, channel 1050.

For more information on Monday's first round tournament matchup, stay tuned to HornetSports.com and @SacStateWBB on Twitter. Updated links to live video and live stats will be available on the Sacramento State women's basketball schedule online at HornetSports.com.