BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Portland Pilots battled in Bozeman, but couldn't quite get over the hump against the Montana State Bobcats, losing 75-65. The Pilots fall to 1-2 on the season.
The Pilots had three players score in double-digits, with Rhyan Mogel, Sara Mangan and Florence Dallow scoring 14, 11 and 10 points respectively. Mogel and Mangan have scored in double digits in every game this year while this is Dallow's first game in double digit scoring. Dallow also added a season-high nine rebounds. Mangan is the first freshman Pilot to score in double digits in the first three games of her career since Alex Fowler in the 2019-20 season.
The Pilots offensively shot just 38.6% from the field but 36.4% from outside, hitting eight 3-pointers. Mangan had three of those makes, becoming the first Pilot to have 10 made 3-pointers through the first three games of a season since Maddie Muhlheim in the 2020-21 season. Portland had 29 turnovers in the contest. Portland held the Bobcats to just 34.4% shooting and 33.3% shooting from outside and outrebounded the Bobcats 44-40, with Dalan's 11 rebounds leading the way. The Pilots had nine steals and forced 20 turnovers themselves.
How it Happened
The first period was even, with both sides trading buckets the whole way through. The Pilots got a pair of 3-pointers early, but the Bobcats responded with an 8-2 run to take the lead. Portland worked their way inside for six points in the paint to put the pressure on the Bobcats, forcing them to adjust to a zone defense, but Montana State kept a three-point lead at 20-17 through the first.
The second quarter followed a similar script until an 8-0 run from the Bobcats put the Pilots in a nine-point hole. Portland slowly clawed back into that lead, holding the Bobcats scoreless for four minutes after that. Sara Mangan hit a pair of 3-pointers for six points in the quarter and brought it within three points, but a late three from the Bobcats made it 40-34 at the half.
After an early jumper in the third that made it an eight-point lead for the Bobcats, the Pilots proceeded to hold Montana State without a field goal for the next six minutes. But the Bobcats found a way to the line numerous times as they forced 13 turnovers on Portland, eventually putting together an 8-0 run with six free throws in that stretch. Both teams combined for only seven field goals in the half, with the score sitting at 55-47 with one quarter to go.
The fourth quarter was tense, with the Pilots fighting to make the deficit manageable. An 8-2 run helped make it a seven-point game with Montana State in the lead. The Pilots continued to fight, holding Montana State without a field goal for the final three-and-a-half minutes, but the Bobcats never let the Pilots back in it, hitting eight free throws in the quarter to close out the 75-65 win.
Game Notes
- Three different Pilots scored in double digits today, with Mogel scoring 14, Mangan scoring nine and Dallow scoring 10 points.
- Mangan and Mogel have scored in double digits in every contest this season. Dallow did so for the first time this season while adding nine boards.
- Mangan is the first Pilot since Alex Fowler in the 2019-20 season to score in double digits in each of her first three games.
- Mangan has hit at least three 3-pointers in each of the first three games and has 10 made 3-pointers on the year. She's the first Pilot since Maddie Muhlheim in the 2020-21 season to have at least 10 3-pointers through the first three games.
- The Pilots outrebounded the Bobcats 44-41 on the day.
- Dalan's 11 rebounds were the most by a Pilot this season and were just one shy of a career high.
- Portland held the Bobcats to just 34.4% shooting overall and 33.3% from outside.
- The Pilots forced 20 turnovers with nine steals. Dyani Ananiev's three steals led the way.
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