UMW Sports Press Release
DILLON, Mont. — The RV Bulldog women's basketball team downed the Dickinson State Blue Hawks (0-2) this evening by a score of 102-66. The Bulldogs now advance to 3-0 on the season.
Jordan Sweeney tied her career high of 31 points after she racked up a whopping 20 points in the first half alone.
"We had a great turnaround game after last night's shooting performance. Shot a lot better and we played some good team ball," Head Coach Britt Cooper said.
How It Happened
Montana Western came out firing on all cylinders, racking up a quick 26-11 lead in the first quarter after Sweeney totaled an impressive 14 points. Payton Hagy capped the quarter with a three from deep behind the arc, marking the final tally for the quarter at 29-12.
Shainy Mack and Joelnell Momberg combined for a pair of threes in the Bulldogs race to 41-14 in the second frame.
UMW would go on to shoot 14 of 20 in the quarter for a team percentage of 70 percent and season high 34 points in the quarter.
Dickinson State outscored UMW in the third quarter 18-15, their lone quarter scoring advantage of the night.
The Bulldogs broke the 100-point threshold following a free throw from Keke Davis with 1:55 left in the game. Davis would add another two points to the board before the Bulldogs finished the game out 102-66.
Notables
Montana Western surpassed the 100-point margin in a game for the first time since the 2019-20 season when the Bulldogs downed Yellowstone Christian College 117-35.
Sweeney tied her career high of 31 points after she racked up a whopping 20 points in the first half alone. She also added seven assists, five steals, and four rebounds.
Mack was two points shy from hitting her career-high mark. She put up 21 points while adding three assists and three steals.
Maddy Moy brought in seven rebounds and put up 14 points.
Davis added 12 points and four rebounds.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will take a week off from action and will get back in motion next Friday Nov. 10 against the No. 11 ranked Lewis-Clark State Warriors. Tip-off is set for 6:30 pm.
