Pioneers 64... Lake Region State 83

Lake Region State knocked down 11-24 from the 3-point line and the Royals defense held MCC to just 31% shooting enroute to a 83-64 win over the Pioneers in Devils Lake, ND on Super Bowl Sunday. 

The Royals got out to an early lead and never looked back as LRSC led the Pioneers from start to finish. The Royals extended a 17-13 1st quarter lead to 23-13 with a 6-0 run to end the quarter. The Pioneers battled back in the 2nd quarter to go in to the halftime break trailing just 39-35. Lake Region then used the same 23-13 advantage in the 3rd quarter that it did in the 1st quarter to build the lead to 62-48 after 3 quarters of play. 

Zoie Austin put up a double double for the Royals with 22 points (10-22 FG, 1-3 3's, 1-3 FT) and 10 rebounds. Jenna Tierney and Sydney Schwabe each had 13 points and 8 rebounds.

The Pioneers were led by Jai Baumann (Freshman - Big Sandy, MT) with 19 points (7-15 FG, 4-8 3's, 1-4 FT) and 4 assists. Laynee Elness (Freshman - Winifred, MT) added 17 points (4-12 FG, 1-8 3's, 8-13 FT) and 7 rebounds. Matilda Sanz (Freshman - Madrid, Spain) had 13 points (5-18 FG, 1-6 3's, 2-3 FT) and 6 rebounds. Ebele Mbagwu (Freshman - Bakersfield, CA) had 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Pioneers shot 23-75 (31%) from the field and 6-35 (17%) from the 3-point line. MCC only hit 50% from the free throw line at 12-24. 
• The Royals shot 29-68 (43%) from the field and 11-24 from the 3-point line. LRSC was 14-25 (56%) at the free throw line. 
• LRSC outrebounded the Pioneers 56-47. The Royals had 11 offensive rebounds and the Pioneers had 14. 
• The Royals had 20 turnovers and MCC had 18. 
• There were 42 total fouls whistled in the game. 

Next up for the Pioneers is an afternoon game in Wahpeton, ND against the NDSCS Wildcats at 12:00 PM MST.