Pioneers 57... Gillette College 101

Gillette College put 5 players in double figures with a balanced scoring attack as the Pronghorns thumped the Pioneers 101-57 Saturday afternoon in Miles City, MT. 

Jaden Witter-Watts (6'0 Sophomore) scored 18 points (4-8 FG, 2-5 3's, 8-8 FT) and added 5 assists and Caleb Hollenbeck (6'4 Freshman) added 16 points (6-11 FG, 4-7 3's) off the bench in the win. Eman Lawal (6'7 Sophomore) scored 15 points (6-7 FG, 3-5 FT), Andrew Fuguay (6'8 Freshman) added 14 points (7-11 FG, 0-3 3's) to go along with 6 rebounds while Jahki Gupton (6'7 Freshman) scored 12 points (5-7 FG, 1-2 3's, 1-2 FT) off the bench. 

Gillette jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead a couple minutes in to the game and never looked back. 

The Pioneers had 4 players reach double figures in the game. Aguir Dawam (6'7 Sophomore) had 16 points (6-11 FG, 2-4 3's, 2-6 FT) and 5 rebounds while frontcourt mate Ethan Venema (6'7 Sophomore) had 14 points (6-14 FG, 0-3 3's, 2-2 FT) and 7 rebounds. Ryder Lee (6'5 Freshman) hit for 10 points (3-5 FG, 3-4 3's, 1-4 FT) and guard Ethan Bell (6'0 Sophomore) had 10 points 3-6 FG, 0-1 3's, 4-4 FT).

Inside the Box Score

• Gillette shot 37-67 (55%) from the field and 9-27 (33%) from the 3-point line. Miles shot 21-60 (35%) from the field and 6-17 (35%) from the 3-point line. 
• The Pronghorns were 18-23 at free throw line and the Pioneers were 9-19. 
• MCC committed 19 turnovers and GC had 16. 
• The Pronghorns outrebounded MCC 44-29. Gillette had 7 offensive boards and Miles had 9. 

Gillette moved to 3-1 on the season and the Pioneers are now 3-2. MCC will host Dickinson State JV on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM in the Centra.