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Second Half Surge Pushes Pioneers Past Lake Region State

Second Half Surge Pushes Pioneers Past Lake Region State
Posted: Feb 01, 2024

Pioneers 87... Lake Region State 76

The MCC Pioneers found themselves tied 37-37 at the halftime break on Thursday afternoon for MidRivers Communication's elementary school day at the MCC Centra. The Pioneers came out of the locker room and scored the first 10 points of the 2nd half and stretched the lead to 17 points with 5:00 to play and walked away with a 87-76 MonDak Conference victory. 

The Pioneers pushed 5 players into double figures in a balanced scoring attack that saw MCC score 50 points after the break on 53% shooting from the field. Ethan Bell (6'0 Sophomore) led the way for the Pioneers with 19 points (5-10 FG, 0-2 3's, 9-9 FT) to go along with 6 rebounds. Ethan Venema (6'7 Sophomore) had a big game with 17 points (6-13 FG, 1-3 FG, 4-5 FT) while adding 7 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. Daniel Piech Meat (6'6 Sophomore) came off the bench to score 14 points (3-7 FG, 8-10 FT) to go along with 7 rebounds. Aguir Dawam (6'7 Sophomore) added 11 points (4-7 FG, 0-1 3's, 3-5 FT) and 8 rebounds. Payton Kokot (6'3 Sophomore) chipped in 10 points (4-5 FG, 1-2 3's, 1-2 FT). 

Lake Region State got 22 points (3-13 FG, 1-2 3's, 15-17 FT) from Noah Bonick (6'2 Sophomore). Blessed Barhayiga (6'8 Sophomore) scored 13 points (5-16 FG, 0-1 3's, 3-5 FT) in the paint for the Royals. Harrison Raynor (6'2 Sophomore) scored 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 3's). Alvin Jones (6'2 Freshman) scored 10 points (4-5 FG, 1-2 3's, 1-2 FT). Ginuwine Tropnas (6'9 Freshman) had 8 points and a team high 11 rebounds. 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers shot 28-61 (46%) from the field and a mere 3-17 (18%) from the field. MCC was 28-37 (76%) from the free throw line. MCC hit 17-32 field goals in the 2nd half. 
  • The Royals shot 23-67 (34%) from the field and 9-16 (56%) from the 3-point line. LRSC was 21-32 (66%) from the free throw line. 
  • MCC outrebounded Lake Region 42-31 for the game. The Pioneers had 11 offensive rebounds and the Royals had 9. 
  • MCC had 14 turnovers and LRSC had 16.
  • There were 8 ties and 5 lead changes in the game. LRSC biggest lead was 2 points. 

The Pioneers moved to 8-6 in MonDak Conference play and 12-11 overall. Lake Region fell to 2-12 in league play and 6-17 overall. MCC will host North Dakota State College of Science on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM.