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Gillette Remains Unbeaten as Pronghorns Sneak By Pioneers

Gillette Remains Unbeaten as Pronghorns Sneak By Pioneers
Posted: Dec 06, 2024

Pioneers 83... Gillette College 94

The MCC Pioneers gave the undefeated Gillette College Pronghorns a scare on Thursday afternoon in Gillette, WY but the Pronghorns made the plays they needed to late to stave off an upset bid by the Pioneers. 

The Pioneers trailed the Pronghorns 50-38 at halftime but turned the tides in the 2nd half taking the lead with 6 minutes to play but the Pronghorns shot 16-18 from the free throw line in the 2nd half to win their 10th consecutive game. 

Gillette got 26 points (10-18 FG, 0-5 3's, 6-7 FT) and 11 rebounds from Andrew Fuquay (6'8 Sophomore - Detroit, MI) as 3 Pronghorns registered double-doubles. Dane Christensen (6'7 Freshman - Orem, UT) had 14 points (5-15 FG, 2-8 3's, 2-2 FG)  to go along with 11 rebounds while Jefferson Neary (6'2 Sophomore - Gillette, WY) added 16 points (5-11 FG, 2-3 3's, 4-4 FT) and 10 assists. Caleb Hollenbeck (6'4 Sophomore - Rapid City, SD) had 13 points (5-15 FG, 3-10 3's) while Javonne Nesbit (6'5 Sophomore - Froid, MT) came off the bench to score 16 points (6-8 FG, 4-5 FT's).

MCC was led by Yohandry Ortiz (6'5 Freshman - Naples, FL) with 27 points (9-18 FG, 5-8 3's, 4-5 FT) to go along with 8 rebounds. Azenio Cossa (6'2 Freshman - Maputo, Mozambique) added 19 points (9-22 FG, 1-5 3's, 0-2 FT), 9 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Pioneers. Mack Page (6'5 Sophomore - Worland, WY) added 15 points (7-10 FG, 1-1 FT) and Koak Kok (6'7 Sophomore - Ulan, South Sudan) had 12 points (4-9 FG, 0-1 3's, 4-6 FT) 

Inside the Box Score

  • The Pioneers shot 33-70 (47%) from the field including 19-34 in the 2nd half. MCC was 8-20 at the 3-point line and were just 9-16 at the free throw line. 
  • The Pronghorns shot 34-75 (45%) from the field and 8-31 from the 3 point line.  Gillette connected on 18-20 from free throw line. 
  • MCC committed 26 turnovers and Gillette had 18. 
  • Gillette outrebounded MCC 41-39. DG had 11 offensive boards and MCC had 9. 
  • There were 5 ties and 3 lead changes in the game. 

Gillette is now 10-0 on the season. The Pioneers fell to 7-6 and will play Casper College on Friday at 12:45 PM in Gillette, WY.