Mountain View suffered their closest defeat since December 15, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Provo Bulldogs by a score of 51-49. If the Bruins were looking for revenge after losing 49-36 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
01/21/25 @ Provo | 11 |
12/11/24 vs Tooele | 8 |
01/07/25 @ Uintah | 8 |
01/23/24 @ Provo | 8 |
12/13/24 vs Stansbury | 7 |
Despite the loss, Mountain View had strong showings from Jaycee Carlson, who almost dropped a triple-double on nine points, ten boards, and 11 assists, and Kimberlee Brown, who went 6 of 15 en route to 14 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Carlson a new career-high in assists. Sienna Bramble was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Mountain View was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Provo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sutton Villa led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten boards. Villa is also crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Sage Yenchik, who posted 12 points and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Mountain View and nudges their season record down to 10-6. As for Provo, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Mountain View wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 41-39 win against Uintah on the 24th. Provo has also already played their next contest, a 66-37 victory against Timpanogos on the 24th.
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