The Lady Pioneers' season ended this past weekend in Great Falls at the Northern C Divisional tournament. These girls had a great season and were so much fun to watch. We are proud to be Pioneers fans. Hold your heads high, girls. Way to have a great season! And to the seniors (and there are a lot of you), way to be leaders for your team and show true grit and hard work.
The Lady Pioneers (11-6) first played Cascade (11-7) and beat them by 21 points in a high-scoring game with a final score of 78-57. The Lady Pioneers then moved on to play DGSG but lost by 22 points with a final score of 31-53. Then they had to turn around and play the early morning loser-out game against CJI. That game was a battle! But they fell short in the last few minutes of the game and ended their season with a score of 31-37.
Against the Cascade Badgers, the Lady Pioneers started off strong and quickly put some points on the board, leading early with a score of 16-5. The Lady Pioneers continued their streak by outscoring them 16-8 in the 2nd quarter. Cascade was tough and kept fighting, but the Lady Pioneers never let up and continued to put some big numbers up. They scored 28 points in the 1st quarter, 16 in the 2nd, 18 in the 3rd, and 16 in the 4th. The final score was 78-57.
Stats vs Cascade: Rebounds: 34, with Eva having 10 and Alex having 8; Free-throws: 7/8; Steals: 19, with Eva having 7; Assists: 22, with Jai having 8; Turnovers: 16; Points: Eva 32, Kenzie 18, Jai 10
DGSG and the Lady Pioneers struggled to get going in the 2nd game of the Lady Pioneers Divisional tournament play. Several fouls were called early, making it hard for both teams to get into any rhythm. The Lady Pioneers had an early lead on DGSG until about the middle of the 2nd quarter, when DGSG outscored the Lady Pioneers 13-2 in the 2nd quarter, putting them up 7 to go into halftime. The Lady Pioneers dug deep, put the work in, fought back, and even put a 9-3 run on DGSG in the 3rd quarter, but DGSG scored 18 points in the 3rd quarter compared to 12 for the Lady Pioneers. The 4th quarter is when DGSG pulled away from the Lady Pioneers and ended the game by beating the Lady Pioneers by 22 points with a final score of 31-37.
Stats vs DGSG: Rebounds: 24, with Eva having 6; Free-throws: 6/12; Steals: 12, with Jai having 4; Assists: 2; Turnovers: 15; Points: Eva 15, Kenzie 6, Keira 4
In the dreaded early morning loser-out game, CJI and the Lady Pioneers battled hard. Both teams would trade baskets, fast breaks, and rebounds. There were several ties and lead changes throughout the game. The game was low-scoring, but the Lady Pioneers were up early with a score of 14-7 after the 1st quarter. CJI outscored the Lady Pioneers 11-5 in the 2nd quarter, but the Lady Pioneers were still up 1 point going into halftime. Both teams struggled coming out of halftime, with neither team scoring the first 5 minutes of the quarter. CJI scored 4 points in the 3rd quarter, and the Lady Pioneers scored 3 points. The score was tied at 22 going into the 4th quarter. CJI started to pull away, and the Lady Pioneers fell short after some big free throws by CJI. The final score was 31-37.
Stats vs CJI: Rebounds: 24, with Eva and Kenzie each having 6; Free-throws: 3/6; Steals: 15, with Jenny, Kenzie, Keira, and Jai all having 3; Assists: 9, with Eva having 4; Turnovers: 15; Points: Eva 12, Alex 6, Jenny 5, Kenzie 4
