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Strong First Half Propels Pioneer Women Past Lake Region State

Strong First Half Propels Pioneer Women Past Lake Region State
Posted: Jan 27, 2022

The MCC Pioneer Women's Basketball team used a strong first half enroute to a 40-25 lead at the intermission and then held on late as the Lake Region State College Royals made a 4th quarter push in a 60-52 win at the MCC Centra on Thursday night. The Pioneers used a 14-22 effort from the free throw line and 44% from the field to build the lead. The Pioneers connected on only 5 2nd-half field goals and 4 points in the 3rd quarter but did enough defensively to pick up the win. 

Citlalli Gurrola (San Diego, CA) came of the bench to lead the Pioneers with 14 points (5-14 FG, 3-9 3's, 1-2 FT) and Gabby Flute Player (Flandreau, SD) added 11 (3-5 FG, 1-3 3's, 4-6 FT). The balanced Pioneer offense also saw Angelina Dimasi (Warooni, Australia) add 9 points (4-7 FG, 1-2 3's, 0-2 FT) and grab a team high 8 rebounds and Catalina de Giorgi (Buenos Aires, Argentina) added 9 points (1-3 FG, 7-12 FT) and 7 rebounds off the bench. 

Lake Region State was led by Tiziana Huici with 22 points (7-12 FG, 8-11 FT) and a team high 7 rebounds off the bench. Lake Region cut what was a 15 point halftime deficit to 4 late in the 4th quarter before the Pioneers connected on enough free throws to thwart the comeback attempt. Lake Region State fell to 3-9 in MonDak Conference play and 6-15 overall. 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers scored 40 points in the 1st half and only 20 in the 2nd half. 
  • MCC shot 16-44 (36%) for the game. They were 11-25 in the first half and 5-19 in the 2nd half. Lake Region shot 17-46 (37%) for the game. 
  • The Pioneers were 5-20 (25%) from 3-point line and LRSC hit only 2-12 (17%).
  • The Pioneers outrebounded the Royals 39-29 for the night. 8 of those rebounds were offensive. The Royals had only 3 offensive rebounds. 
  • In a foul plagued contest, the Pioneers had 24 personal fouls and Lake Region had 30. MCC shot 23-36 (64%) from the free throw line. Lake Region shot 16-23 (70%) From the FT line. 

The Pioneers moved to 2-12 in MonDak Conference play and 4-29 overall. They will face the MonDak Conference leading NDSCS Wildcats Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM.