The magical season of the Pioneer women came to a close Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas. The size and strength of the 2-seeded Trinity Valley Cardinals proved to be too much as TVCC put an end to the MCC Pioneers season 72-55 in the round of 16 at the NJCAA National Tournament. 

The Region XIII Champion Pioneers won the school's first ever national tournament game on Monday but could not overcome the size and quickness of Trinity Valley CC as the Cardinals forced 26 Pioneer turnovers compared to just 14 for the Cardinals. The nation's leading scorer Rebekah Dallinger reached her season average of 25 (8-20 FG, 4-8 3's, 5-8 FT) and snagged 7 rebounds but it wasn't enough as TVCC advanced to the NJCAA quarterfinal round. 

Forward Lili Long played her last game as a Pioneer before heading to Angelo State in Texas as she tallied 14 points (4-10 FG, 3-8 3's, 3-4 FT) and also grabbed 7 rebounds to end a spectacular 2 year run. Fellow Sophomore Olyvia Pacheco finished with 6 points (2-6 FG, 2-4 3's) and 7 rebounds in her final game. Freshman center Kate Tanner found early foul problems and never got in sync offensively but grabbed 7 rebounds in the loss. 

The Pioneers finished 24-2 on the season and will say good bye to sophomores Long, Pacheco, and Lidia Pintor.