Radio Montana Sports -- Miles CC Women's Basketball

Tonight's game with Minot State-Bottineau will be available online ONLY. Click on the Classic Country KMTA link to listen.

Tonight, the Miles Community College women's basketball team looks to move closer to the top of the Mon-Dak Conference standings, if they can knock off the Minot State-Bottineau Lady Jacks.

MSU-Bottineau (7-4 overall, 3-1 Mon-Dak) nearly won against Lake Region in their first conference loss of the season. They're led by Mackenzie Norr, who is averaging 14.5 points per game, one of four Lady Jacks averaging double figures in scoring. Kris Wells (12.2 ppg), Shalice Tommerup (11.9) and Jarette Groninger (11.1) also score in double figures for MSU-B, who averages 71 points per game, while allowing 60 a contest.

For the Lady Pioneers, Ashley Oliver leads a balanced scoring attack with 10.5 points per game. While Oliver is the only player averaging in double figures for MCC, the balance in the lineup is evident -- Marta Micula (9.8 points, 8.4 rebounds per game) and Sarah McNamee (9.5 points per game) help support Oliver's effort from the starters, while Stephanie Dana (7.4 points per game) provides a scoring spark off the bench.

Two keys tonight -- defense and rebounding. While the Lady Pioneers average just 60 points a game, they hold opponents to just 48 a contest. And the big problem Bottineau has this season is rebounding ... getting beaten off the glass by about six per game.

Oliver, Dana lead Lady Pioneers to Mon-Dak preseason win

Glendive -- Ashley Oliver brings a great energy to the court when she plays basketball. Or watches volleyball matches. Or does anything.

In the Mon-Dak Women' Basketball Conference Pre-season Tournament opener for Miles Community College on Thursday night here at Dawson Community College, Oliver brought it once again.

Oliver, nicknamed "AO" by her teammaes, led three Lady Pioneers in double figures with 13 points as MCC beat Minot State-Bottineau, 63-51.

Stephanie Dana had a solid evening as well, scoring 11 points, while fellow freshman Jenna Bolstad added 10 points for the Lady Pioneers, who won their third straight game to start the 2006-07 season.

The Lady Pioneers will play Williston State, a 80-57 winner over Dawson Community College, in a semifinal game tonight at 6.

2006 Mon-Dak Preseason Women's Basketball Tournament

Thursday, November 9

ND State College of Science 73, Bismarck St. 41

Lake Region State 93, United Tribes 61

Miles CC 63, Minot State-Bottineau 51

Williston State 80, Dawson CC 57

Friday, November 10

Bismarck St. 79, United Tribes 42

Lake Region 57, ND State College of Science 52

Miles CC 54, Williston State 34

Dawson CC 62, Minot State-Bottineau 55

Saturday, November 11

Noon -- United Tribes vs. Minot State-Bottineau, 7th place

2 p.m. -- Williston St. vs. NDSCS, 3rd place

4 p.m. -- Miles CC vs. Lake Region, championship

6 p.m. -- Dawson CC vs. Bismarck St., 5th place

06-07	Schedule	F
11/3	Rocky JV	W 58-41
11/4	MT All-Stars	W 48-32
11/9	MSU-Bottineau#	W 63-51
11/10	Williston St.#	W 54-34
11/11	Lake Region#	L
11/16	Colby CC^	W 69-52
11/17	Southern Idaho^	L 59-65
11/18	Garden City^	W 64-44
11/21	Rocky JV	W
12/2	Lake Region*	W
12/3	NDCOS*	L
12/11	MSU-Bottineau*	5 p.m.
12/15	United Tribes*	6 p.m.
12/20	Little Big Horn **	6 p.m.
1/10	Northwest (WY)**	6 p.m.
1/14	United Tribes*	5 p.m.
1/15	Bismarck St.*	5 p.m.
1/20	Sheridan (WY)**	6 p.m.
1/24	Dawson CC***	6 p.m.
1/27	Williston St.*	6 p.m.
1/30	Northwest (WY)**	6 p.m.
2/3	Sheridan (WY)**	6 p.m.
2/4	Little Big Horn**	6 p.m.
2/9	NDCOS*	6 p.m.
2/10	Lake Region*	6 p.m.
2/15	Williston St.*	5 p.m.
2/17	Bismarck St.*	6 p.m.
2/20	Dawson CC***	6 p.m.
2/23	MSU-Bottineau*	6 p.m.
3/3-6	Region IX Trny	TBA
M-D	Record-Over.	R IX
1-1	8-3	0-0