Spartan Newcomers Lead Women’s Basketball to Exhibition Win over Michigan Tech

Wednesday, October 28

East Lansing, Mich.

6:30 PM

Michigan State University

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100

Michigan Tech (Exhibition)

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Team	1	2	3	4	F
Michigan Tech	9	15	14	15	53
Michigan St.	29	19	24	28	100

10/28/2026 10:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score MSU 100, MTU 53 Post-Game Quotes

Freshman Monique Bobongie scored 21 points in her MSU debut.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - In its only exhibition of the season, the Michigan State women's basketball team had five players in double figures, as the Spartans cruised to a 100-53 win over Michigan Tech on Wednesday night at the Breslin Center.

Thirteen of 15 Spartans got into the game led by 21 points from freshman guard Monique Bobongie. Senior transfer Carter McCray added 20 points in her Michigan State debut. Junior guard Kennedy Blair and junior forward Tabitha Betson added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Graduate guard Theryn Hallock, who returned after missing much of last season, added 11.

Michigan Tech was led by 16 points from Kaitlyn Maxwell. There were several reunions in the game as sophomore guard Anna Wypych played against her sister MTU senior Alyssa Wypych. MSU Associate Head Coach Kim Cameron and Assistant Coach Maria Kasza both coached at Michigan Tech. This is the second-straight season that the teams have met in an exhibition. Last season, the Spartans came out on top 101-58.

Michigan State scored the first eight points of the game, before jumping out to a 13-4 lead. Heading into the first media timeout. The Spartans used an 11-0 run to take a 24-6 advantage. MSU ended the quarter on 16-3 run to lead 29-9 after the first 10 minutes. Bobongie led all scorers with 10 points.

In the second quarter, the Huskies hit back-to-back treys to make it a 31-15 game. Michigan Tech kept MSU from taking more than a 25-point lead with a better offensive showing in the second period. Newcomers Bobongie and McCray led the way for the Spartans in the first half with 16 and 10 points, respectively.

The Spartans used a 10-0 run over 3:03 take a 60-30 lead, as the Huskies went nearly three minutes without a field goal. Michigan State held Northern Michigan without any field goals in the final 2:56 of the third quarter with the period ending with MSU on top 72-38. MSU shot 66.7 percent from the field in the period and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.

Eight different players scored in the final 10 minutes of the game, as MSU out-scored MTU 28-15 in the fourth quarter. Betson and freshman guard Emma Broliron both scored six points to help the Spartan lead balloon. Newcomer Alie Bisballe, a transfer from Wisconsin, added four. The Spartan defense also stood tall, forcing nine turnovers in the fourth period and 19 for the game.

Michigan State will now prepare for the home opener on Tuesday, Nov. 3 against Valparaiso at 6:30 p.m. at the Breslin Center.

Michigan State Women's Basketball Post-Game Notes
• Thirteen of 15 players on Michigan State's roster saw action . . . six Spartans played 10:00 or more minutes, with four playing 20:00 or more.

• Senior forward Carter McCray, freshman Kathy-Emma Otto, freshman Emma Broliorn, freshman Monique Bobongie, junior Tabitha Betson, sophomore Uche Kaine, sophomore Anna Wypych and junior Alie Bisballe all made their debuts in the Green & White.

• The Spartans had two 20-point scorers in the game with Monique Bobongie scoring 21 and Carter McCray scoring 20.

• The Spartans forced 19 Michigan Tech turnovers with Theryn Hallock earning three steals and Kennedy Blair adding two.

• Graduate guard Theryn Hallock returned to the Spartan lineup after missing much of last season with a foot injury. Her last game was against Rutgers on Dec. 28, 2025.

• MSU shot 58.7 percent (37-of-63) from the field, including 30.4 percent (7-of-23) behind the arc. MSU also shot 79.2 percent from the charity stripe (19-for-24).

• The Spartans out-rebounded the Huskies 39-24 led by seven from Monique Bobongie. Six different players had at least four boards. Kennedy Blair (6), Anna Wypych (5),Kathy-Emma Otto (5),Tabitha Betson (4), Carter McCray (4) all brought down multiple rebounds.