Story of the Day
The 15th ranked Bulldogs hosted the no. 18 Rocky Mountian College Battlin' Bears in the semifinals of the Frontier Conference Playoffs, with a trip to the Championship game on the line. The Bulldogs would fall 59-54. The Game started slowly with numerous turnovers. The Bulldogs were able to build a six-point lead heading into the intermission. The Bulldogs stretched the lead to 11 with about five minutes remaining in the third. From there on out it was was Rocky Mountian as they closed the quarter on a 12-3 run. The Bears were able to build that lead to 9 points behind Mikayla Jones and her six made three-point shots. Th Bulldogs tried to rally late, but couldn't close the gap.
Star of the Game
Brianna King scored a game-high 32 points and dished out 3 assists and had 3 steals.
Stat of the Game
The Bears used a 23-5 over a 10 minutes stretch that spanned the third and fourth quarters.
The Bulldogs So Far
The Bulldogs fell to 24-8 overall. The Bears improved to 23-7.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will wait until March 7th to find out their next opponent. The NAIA National Tournament bracket will be released at 4 p.m.