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4th Quarter Draught Spells Doom for Pioneer Women

4th Quarter Draught Spells Doom for Pioneer Women
Posted: Nov 16, 2022

Pioneers 51... Dawson 62

The MCC Pioneer women took a 44-39 lead to the 4th quarter on Tuesday night at the MCC Centra. What happened after that is something the Pioneers would like to forget. Dawson outscored Miles 23-7 in the 4th quarter to take control late and rally for a 62-51 MonDak Conference victory. Both teams struggled shooting from both the field and free throw line in what was a physical, foul plagued game. The Pioneers last field goal took place at the 7:10 mark of the 4th quarter after having a 7-point lead with 2 minutes to play in the 3rd quarter. 

Only 2 Pioneers hit for double figures as India Blyth (Melbourne, Australia) scored 13 points (4-11 FG, 1-5 3's, 4-6 FT) before fouling out early in the 4th quarter. Julia Paoletta (Buenos Aires, Argentina) added 10 points (3-13 FG, 0-2 3's, 4-8 FT) to go along with 5 rebound and 5 assists. Ella Paleaae-Cook (Brisbaine, Australia) and Jessica Tomkins (Melbourne, Australia) each had 7 rebounds to lead the Pioneers. 

Dawson had 4 players in double figures led by Sabira Ahayeva with 14 points (6-11 FG, 1-4 3's, 1-1 FT) and 7 rebounds. 

Inside the Box Score

  • MCC shot 18-57 (32%) for the game that included a 7-28 (25%) effort in the 2nd half. The Pionees were 2-17 from the 3-point line and only 13-27 from the free throw line. 
  • Dawson shot 21-57 (37%) for the game that included a 3-11 effort from the 3-point line and 17-35 (49%) from the free throw line. 
  • Dawson collected 46 rebounds (10 offensive) compared to 42 for the Pioneers (10 offensive)
  • The teams combined for 44 turnovers as the Pioneers committed 24 and Dawson had 20.
  • There were 3 ties and 4 lead changes in the game.

Dawson is now a perfect 6-0 on the season and 5-0 in MonDak Conference play. Miles fell to 2-4 overall and 1-4 in MonDak Conference play. MCC travels to Dakota College at Bottineau on Friday night at 4:30 PM MST and returns home Sunday for a contest vs. Bismarck State at 1:00 PM MST.