Entering the new season, Montana State was fairly certain its defense from last season would carry over.

Less of a given — considering the losses of Big Sky MVP Esmeralda Morales, fellow First Team All-Big Sky selection Marah Dykstra and veterans Katelynn Martin and Taylor Janssen — was where offense was going to come from.

Career-highs from Taylee Chirrick and Addison Harris is a good place to start.

So promising as freshmen last season, they both worked in the offseason to become the offensive threats their new-look team would need. The early returns are quite good.

The Bobcats opened the 2025-26 campaign with a 93-41 victory over NAIA Carroll College on Tuesday at Worthington Arena, a winning effort fueled by 27 points from Harris and 19 from Chirrick. On an evening when the Bobcats

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