by By Lindsey Branch
DILLON, Mont. – Montana Western put together an impressive performance today after they defeated the RV Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears 86-65 this afternoon.
Joelnell Momberg’s seven threes helped her to a career-high 24 points in the game. She ties the school record with the total, a record she now shares with alumni Alison Burlingame (1999) and Jill Dana (2007).
How It Happened
Western took control of the first quarter early on, pushing to a 16-7 lead in the first four minutes behind six from Momberg. Momberg would hit nine points on the way to a 21-14 Western lead heading into the second quarter.
Shainy Mack banged a pair of three-pointers that kicked off a slew of triples for the Bulldogs. Montana Western would go on to hit seven threes in the first half alone and take a 45-32 lead at the half.
The Bulldogs continued with their three-point barrage as Mack drained her fourth three just seconds into the third quarter. Despite the hot start, Rocky went on a 9-2 scoring run across a three-minute stretch to close back in to 50-41.
Momberg continued to add to the Bulldog three count as she hit a pair of threes down the stretch to help UMW to get back out to a 62-50 lead heading into the final ten minutes.
Western kept the momentum and rattled off four threes and rode a 64.3 shooting percentage through the fourth to outscore Rocky 24-15 in the quarter and win by a final score of 86-65.
