Binta Salawu scored 24 points and had 8 rebounds as the MCC Lady Pioneers used a scorching first half hitting 9-13 from 3-point line enroute to a 63-60 win over the 14th ranked Casper T-Birds. 

Miles led 39-19 at halftime after a 19-6 2nd quarter advantage that saw Casper shoot only 19% from the field. Casper had a huge 3rd quarter outscoring the Lady Pioneers 27-7 to cut the lead to 1 going to the final minutes. MCC seized control late in the game with timely free throw shooting and some big defensive stops. 

Olyvia Pacheco chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds and Lili Long also contributed 11. The Pioneers head to the holiday break at 7-7 on the season and will host Gillette on January 2 at 5:30 PM.