Taylee Chirrick and Brooke Fatupaito each gave Montana State career performances on Friday night as the Bobcats recorded an 86-72 win over Portland in the Chiles Center.

Chirrick, a sophomore from Roberts, led Montana State (2-0) with a career-high 23 points, connecting on 8 of 10 from the field and 7 of 9 from the foul line. In addition, she stuffed the stat sheet with a career-high seven assists, while posting six steals and three rebounds.

“Taylee was absolutely relentless,” said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. “She got into a little bit of foul trouble but did a great job managing herself throughout the game.”

Fatupaito, a junior from Billings, registered a career-best 14 points and nine rebounds.

“Brooke had her best game as a Bobcat,” Binford said. “She played unbelievable defense

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