The Basics
Score: MNU 45 - The Master's 65
Record: MNU (25-6), TMU (28-6)
Location: Rimrock Auto Arena - Billings, Mont.
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Pioneers scored a season-low in a 65-45 loss to #5 The Master's University in the Sweet 16 on Friday. MNU kept the game close in the first half as the two team showed stellar defense, but the Pioneers fell behind by 10 with 6 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
Jayden Oliver hit a 3 to spark a 10-2 run, and MNU trailed by just 2 and halftime. With just over 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, the game was tied at 37 after a
Jovana Jovovic bucket. But foul trouble finally caught up with the Pioneers and The Master's went on a huge run. A 14-2 run to end the quarter put them up by 12, and the lead only increased in the 4th.
Turning Point
With the score tied at 37 early in the 3rd quarter, TMU went on an 18-2 run over the next 12 minutes to run away with the game.
Individual Leaders
Jovana Jovovic capped her career with 15 points and 11 rebounds. And
Kechelle Figueroa had 11 points, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.
Inside the Box Score
MNU shot just 25%.
News & Notes
This is MNU's 8th straight appearance at Nationals and 5th Sweet 16 in that time. In the last 4 years, MNU Women's Basketball is 102-32 overall (76%) and 71-20 in the Heart (78%) with 4 trips to Nationals, 1 Sweet 16 finish ('19), 1 Elite 8 finish ('18), and 1 National Title ('16)
Up Next
The next game is next year's season opener.
