Pioneers 63... Dickinson State JV 73
In a game that was the tale of two halves, the MCC Pioneer women took at 37-25 lead to the halftime break and extended that lead to 13 points early in the 3rd quarter. Dickinson State then erupted for 48 2nd half points to pull away down the stretch for a 73-63 win Friday night in Miles City, MT. The Bluehawks got 21 points (7-15 FG, 4-8 3's, 3-5 FT) and 5 rebounds from Tayte Kohn and a double double from Whitney Edwards who had 14 points (4-15 FG, 6-7 FT) and a game high 18 rebounds (9 offensive) to spark the rally for DSU.
The Pioneers took a 55-49 lead to the 4th quarter only to see DSU outscore MCC 24-8 in that final frame. The Pioneers got a double-double from Jessica Tomkins (Melbourne, Australia) with 12 points (5-11 FG, 2-2 FT) and 10 rebounds. Angelina Dimasi (Warooni, Australia) netted 10 points (5-8 FG, 0-1 3's) as did Julia Paoletta (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (4-8 FG, 1-1 3's, 1-1 FT).
Inside the Box Score
- The Pioneers shot 59% (16-27) in the 1st half only to cool off to 31% (12-39) in the 2nd half. MCC converted on only 3-14 3-point attempts and 0-7 in the 2nd half. The Pioneers attempted only 6 free throws and made 4.
- Dickinson State shot 31% (10-32) from the field in the 1st half but then hit 50% (14-28) in the 2nd half. They were 7-20 from 3-point range in the game and earned the victory at the free throw line going 18-22.
- Dickinson outrebounded the Pioneers 43-33 with 17 of those being offensive rebounds. The Pioneers had 13 offensive boards.
- MCC had a season low 11 turnovers and Dickinson had 13.
- There were 6 ties and 4 lead changes in the game.
MCC is now 4-10 on the season and will finish the 2022 segment of their schedule next Friday night in Powell, WY against Northwest College.