Hailee Brandon (Big Timber, MT) had a double double with 19 points (9-20 FG, 0-4 3's, 1-3 FT)  and 10 rebounds while teammate Eva Kingston (Eli, NV) had 22 points (10-14 FG, 1-3's, 1-1 FT) as Dawson fended off the MCC Pioneers in a hard fought 78-76 win on Sunday afternoon in Miles City, MT. Sabira Ahayeva (Minsk, Belarus) added 10 points (2-6 FG, 6-9 FT) for the Bucs. 

Dawson's largest lead was 7 points in the 1st quarter and MCC led by as many as 5 points in the 3rd quarter. There were 8 ties and 8 lead changes in the game and the Pioneers Citlalli Gurolla (San Diego, CA) missed a 3-point attempt in the final seconds that would have given the Pioneers the win. Dawson led 19-18 after a quarter and MCC led 40-36 at the half. Dawson then reclaimed the lead by 1 point (60-59) after 3 quarters before the hard fought 4th. 

The Pioneers were led by Sophomore Kelbee Denham (Malta, MT) with 19 points (5-9 FG, 3-5 3's, 6-8 FT) and 6 rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Ella Paleea-Cook (Melbourne, Australia) with 14 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 3's, 4-5 FT),  Molly Cockburn (Christchurch, New Zealand) with 11 points (4-6 FG, 1-2 3's, 2-4 FT), a team high 7 rebounds, and Gabby Flute Player (Flandreau, SD) with 10 points (4-6 FG, 0-2 3's, 2-2 FT). 

The same teams will meet again in Glendive on Wednesday night in the Region XIII Playoffs at 6:00 PM. Miles fell to 7-23 overall and 5-16 in MonDak Conference play. Dawson finished 18-11 overall and 12-9 in MonDak play. 

Inside the Box Score

• Dawson shot 30-62 (48%) from the field and only 2-14 (14%) from the 3-point line. Miles was 24-48 FG (50%) and 7-23 (30%) from 3-point line. 
• The Pioneers were 21-29 (72%) at the FT line and the Buccaneers were 16-28 (57%).
• MCC had 21 turnovers and DCC only 13. 
• The Pioneers outrebounded the Buccaneers 33-31. MCC had 6 offensive boards and DCC 11.