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Bismarck State Women Defeat Miles

Bismarck State Women Defeat Miles
Posted: Jan 23, 2022

The Bismarck State College Mystic women's basketball team used it's speed and pace to pull away from Miles CC in a hard fought 76-62 victory on Sunday afternoon in Miles City. The Pioneers held tight in the first quarter and trailed the 2nd place Mystics only 19-16. The Mystics used a solid 2nd quarter effort to extend the lead to 37-26 at the half. That lead was cut to single digits a couple different times in the 2nd half before BSC pulled away 22-18 in the 4th quarter to hang on. 

The Mystics took 30 more shots in the game than the Pioneers and had 4 players in double figures. Jaiden Baker (Bismarck, ND) led the way with 18 points (8-16 FG, 0-2 3's, 2-3 FT) and 8 rebounds. Ashton Kinnebrew (Bismarck, ND) added 16 points (6-11 FG, 2-6 3's, 2-2 FT), Katy Hove (Trenton, ND) had 14 (6-12 FG, 0-3 3's, 2-2 FT), and Reile Paye (Fargo, ND) had a double-double with 13 points (5-11 FG, 3-8 3's) and 12 rebounds. 

The Pioneers pushed 3 players in double figures led by Ella Paleea-Cook (Melbourne, Australia) with 15 points (5-6 FG, 3-3 3's, 2-4 FT) and a team high 7 rebounds. Molly Cockburn (Christchurch, NZ) hit for 10 points (4-11 FG, 0-2 3's, 2-4 FT) as did Aylin Ramirez (Phoenix, AZ) (4-6 FG, 0-1 3's, 2-4 FT).

Inside the Box Score

  • The Mystics finished 31-76 (41%) from the field and 5-23 (22%) from the 3-point line. The Pioneers were 21-46 (46%) and 5-13 (38%) from the 3-point line. 
  • Bismarck State was 9-12 (75%) at the foul line while the Pioneers musted up a 15-27 (56%) performance. 
  • Bismarck State outrebounded the Pioneers 42-36 with 17 of those rebounds being offensive. The Pioneers had 5 offensive boards. 
  • MCC had 16 turnovers and BSC had 13. 

The Pioneers are 1-12 in MonDak Conference play and 3-19 overall. They will host Lake Region State College on Thursday night at 5:30. The Mystics stay in 2nd place in MonDak play at 9-3 and are 16-3 overall.