Pioneers 66... Northwest College 77

The MCC Pioneer women's basketball team had a tough time finding the hoop over the final 15 minutes of the game and the Northwest College Trappers rallied from a 10-point 3rd quarter deficit to keep the Pioneers winless on the 2023-24 season. 

MCC Sophomore guard Tyann Graham (Glasgow, MT) nailed three 3-point field goals in a row during a 3rd quarter run that put the Pioneers ahead 50-40. The Trappers then quickly turned the tides outscoring the Pioneers 34-10 over the next 12 minutes to build a 14-point lead that the Pioneers could not dig out of. 

Jessica Makayabo (Northlake, TX) came off the bench for MCC and led the team in scoring with 17 points (3-4 FG, 11-14 FT). Becky Melcher (Forsyth, MT) had 13 points (4-13 FG, 2-9 3's, 3-5 FT) and Graham followed with 11 points (3-5 FG, 3-4 3's, 2-2 FT). Reagan LaPlante (Miles City, MT) had 7 rebounds and Brae Eneboe (Conrad, MT) had 4 assists. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Pioneers had 17 turnovers and the Trappers had 16.
• MCC shot 17-50 (34%) from the field and 8-21 (38%) from the 3-point line. NWC was 28-67 (42%) and 8-30 (27%) from 3-point range. 
• The Pioneers were 24-33 (73%) from free throw line and the Trappers were 13-20 (65%).
• The Trappers outrebounded the Pioneers 47-28 and had 18 offensive rebounds. 
• MCC had only 7 assists in the game and NWC had 14.

The Pioneers are now 0-4 on the season and host Gillette College Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM.