Rochester, Minn. -

The final score doesn't tell the whole story of Wedesday's NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball National Championship opening round game between fifth-seeded Northland and 12th-seeded Montgomery County (PA). The Pioneers never trailed in the contest and they ended up winning big, 70-46, but struggled at times in the opening half against the Raptors. 

The Pioneers finished the first quarter on a 4-0  to take a 17-10 lead. They held a double-digit lead for most of the second quarter, including a 27-14 advantage at the four-minute mark of the second period. The Raptors rallied, however, and finished the first half on a 10-2 run to get within five points of the Pioneers at the break. 

The Pioneers regained the momentum and simultaneously broke the game open in with a 15-0 run over the first five minutes of the third quarter. The Raptors fist points of the quarter came with 4:49 remaining. Overall, the Pioneers outscored the Raptors 24-10 in the quarter to take a commanding 53-34 lead. 

The Raptors kept playing hard and briefly threatened to get back into the game with a 4-0 run to open the fourth, but the Pioneers quickly regained control to outscore the Raptors 17-12 in the quarter.

The Pioneers will be back in action Thursday against fifth-seeded Anoka-Ramsey Community College in the quarterfinal round of the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball National Championship. The Pioneers and the Rams met twice during the regular season. The Golden Rams won the first meeting 63-49 Nov. 8 in Coon Rapids. The Pioneers avenged that loss with a 57-48 victory in Thief River Falls on Dec. 6.

Thursday's game is slated to begin at 2 p.m. or 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first quarterfinal game between top-seeded Rochester and ninth-seeded Joliet. The tournament can be live streamed at https://www.njcaa.org/network/landing/index

Montgomery County Community College (PA) vs. Northland Community & Technical College March 12, 2025

46

70

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Montgomery County Community College (PA)	10	14	9	13	46
Northland Community & Technical College	17	12	25	16	70

Box Score

Montgomery County Community College (PA)

Player	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
STARTERS
1Kyla Taylor	21	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
3Azjiona Golston	39	4-12	0-2	5-7	4	0	4	1	0	1	8	0	13
10Ti'eisha Walker	39	3-11	0-2	6-7	3	4	7	2	3	0	3	3	12
13Rachel Dunn	27	4-11	1-3	0-1	3	6	9	0	2	0	3	4	9
14Alana Decker	20	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0
RESERVES
4Koumba Samassa	17	1-6	0-2	2-2	1	2	3	1	2	0	2	3	4
5Sanaa Gulledge	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
20Molly Butler	24	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	4	1	4	1	8
TMTeam					3	3	6				0	0
TOTALS		16-55	1-14	13-17	17	18	35	4	15	2	21	12	46
		29.1%	7.1%	76.5%

Northland Community & Technical College

Player	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
STARTERS
1Josie Iverson	24	5-8	2-4	1-2	1	3	4	6	2	0	2	4	13
5Tiyana Schwinghammer	35	3-6	0-0	2-4	1	4	5	2	3	1	4	1	8
10Hannah Halvorson	17	3-5	0-0	2-5	0	3	3	0	0	1	3	3	8
11Jade Reese	23	4-7	0-0	2-4	1	4	5	2	5	0	4	4	10
12Rylie Klopp	31	2-6	0-0	2-2	3	3	6	2	0	1	4	2	6
RESERVES
2Leslie Murken	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3Teagyn Fitzsimonds	25	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	7
13Sierra Westberg	15	1-3	0-0	2-2	2	3	5	0	0	1	1	0	4
21Sarah Prodzinski	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
25Kinsley Hanson	13	3-5	0-0	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	8
31Breanna Myers	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3
TMTeam					0	2	2				1	0
TOTALS		25-45	4-7	16-25	8	24	32	17	12	5	21	16	70
		55.6%	57.1%	64.0%

Game Information

Date/Time	March 12, 2025 - 2:00 PM
Location	RCTC Regional Sports Center
Technical fouls	Montgomery County Community College (PA)-None ; Northland Community & Technical College-None .
Officials	,,

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