Mayville, N.D. - Mayville State Comets Women's Basketball returned home Friday night after over a month on the road.
The Comets hosted the Dickinson State Blue Hawks where an explosive second quarter led them to their first NSAA conference win of the season.
1st Quarter: Comets 14, Dickinson State 13
- Dickinson State is the first to score
- Alex Page gets the first and second bucket for the Comets
- Mackenzie Hughes closes the quarter out with a 3 pointer
- Both teams struggled early offensivelyÂ
2nd Quarter: Comets 25, Dickinson State 7
- Hughes opens the 3rd quarter with a swish behind the arc to put the comets up 17-13
- Dickinson State does not score in the first 5 minutes of the quarter
- Hughes scores 8 points in the quarter going 2-3 from beyond the arc
- Comets head into the locker room leading the Blue Hawks 39-20
3rd Quarter: Comets 15, Dickinson State 16
- Dickinson scores back to back threes to cut their deficit to 13
- The closest the Blue Hawks would come is 11
- Mertens scored 6 points
- Reierson snagged 4 reboundsÂ
- Mayville State goes into the last 10 minutes of the game leading 54-36
4th Quarter: Comets 13, Dickinson State 10
- Hughes extends the Comets lead to 21 with a fast break layup and an and one for the 3 point play
- Dickinson doesn't score in the first 3 minutes of the quarter
- Mayville's biggest lead of the game was 24 points at the 5 minute markÂ
- 5 different Comets score in the 4th quarter & Hannah Stark snags 4 rebounds
- Comets run away with the win 67-46
Team Leaders:
Overall:
- 24-63 from the field (38.1%)
- 8-31 from behind the arc (25.8%)
- 11-14 from the line (78.6%)
The Comets improve to 11-4 overall and 1-2 in NSAA play. They will host the No. 24 University of Jamestown Jimmies tomorrow at 3:00pm.
For full schedule details visit:Â
https://msucomets.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2024-25/dickinson-state-university-n-d-/boxscore/4849
Here from senior
Mackenzie Hughes and head coach Ryan Carpenter in the post game show:Â
