PORTLAND – Portland State women's basketball Head Coach
Sherri Murrell has announced the addition of
Montana Walters. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Walters will sit for the 2014-15 season and be eligible to compete the following year.
"We are excited to welcome Montana back home to Oregon and join our Viking family," Murrell said. "She is a phenomenal guard who possess great shooting range and incredible passing skills. Montana knows how to win coming from a championship high school program. I love her passion and work ethic. She will most definitely be a fan favorite to watch."
Walters, a 5-foot-4 guard from Oregon City High School, played her true freshman year under new Portland State assistant coach
Jennifer Mountain at Santa Clara in 2013-14.
Walters played in 21 games for the Broncos making 14 starts. She averaged 6.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per game and led the team with 3.1 assists per game despite missing nine games due to injury.
Walters scored in double-figures four times with a pair of 20-point performances. She posted a career-high 26 points at Saint Mary's last February for the Broncos going 6-for-14 from the floor, 5-of-8 from three-point range, and 9-for-10 from the line.
While at Oregon City, Walters was twice named Three Rivers League Most Valuable Player and was twice an Oregon 6A First Team selection. She helped the Pioneers to the Oregon 6A semifinals as a senior where they fell to eventual state champion Central Catholic.
Walters is the sixth roster addition for the Vikings have made in the offseason and the second transfer. The Vikings added a pair of centers, two forwards, and now two guards to the roster.
The Vikings open their season with a pair of exhibition games against George Fox (Nov. 2) and Lewis & Clark (Nov. 8 before opening the regular season on the road at Seattle on Nov. 16.
