After winning 30 games last season and despite losing some key players, Montana State has been selected as the preseason favorite to repeat as Big Sky regular-season women's basketball champion.

The Bobcats were the choice of both the coaches and the media in preseason polls that were released Wednesday afternoon.

MSU lost league MVP Esmarelda Morales to graduation along with all-conference performer Marah Dykstra, now at Michigan State, but head coach Tricia Binford brought in an excellent recruiting class and still has eight returning players from last year.

Montana came in second in both polls, led by second-team all-conference performer Mack Konig. The Griz also settled the coaching position as Nate Harris, who took over in midseason last year, was given the position on a full-time

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