Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2
Stats | In the women's game, #15 MNU traveled to John Brown and came away with a 78-62 victory.
JBU started the scoring with a 3-pointer, but that was the only lead they had. MNU scored the next 11 points and maintained a 3-possession lead throughout the half. A 13-3 MNU run to open the second half put the Pioneers up by 20 and put the game out of reach.
Kelsey Balcom had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Kiley Herold had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Navia Palu had a career-high 12 assists. And
Kendra Flemming had 11 points and 8 rebounds off the bench.
MNU is 4-0. The next game is Friday vs. Friends (3-1) in Atchison, KS at the Benedictine Invitational.
Stats | In the men's game, #16 MNU hosted #5 Rogers Stats and suffered their first loss of the season 98-86.
The Pioneers came out hot and scored the game's first 6 points en route to an 8-1 lead. RSU scored 11 unanswered points, however, and the first half was tight throughout. RSU took control of the second half and built an 18-point with 5 minutes remaining. The Pioneers made a game of it with a 16-4 run to cut the deficit to 6 with a minute to play, but RSU made their free throws down the stretch to close out the game.
Jacob French's 26 points was one shy of his career high, and he tied his career high with 10 rebounds.
Rustin Dowd added 19 points and 3 assists.
Luke Thomas had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. And
Nick Syrie had 13 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals.
The Pioneers are 4-1. The next game is Tuesday at Park (1-3) at 7:00.
