Malmin knocks down winner, Bravettes beat CMR

GREAT FALLS — Down 45-43 with 9 seconds left, senior Ava Malmin drained the game-winning 3-pointer to give the Flathead Bravettes their first win of the season 46-45 over the CMR Rustlers Saturday afternoon.

Malmin stepped up when her team needed her the most as her 3-pointer was her only points scored in the contest.

Bravettes’ senior Mattie Thompson led all scorers with 16 points on eight 2-point field makes. Senior Sami Dalager also reached double figures scoring 10 points, all coming from inside the arc.

Sophomore Caitlin Converse made two of the team’s 3-point makes, with Malmin being the other. Converse finished with eight points and Grace Gall added nine.

After splitting the two-game road trip with CMR and Great Falls, the Bravettes will host Bozeman on Friday at 7 p.m. and Gallatin Saturday at 2 p.m. 

Flathead    8    14    13    11    -    46 

CMR    10    10    10    15    -    45 

FLATHEAD — Makenna Aldrich 0 0-0,0, Teagan Flint 0 0-0 0, Gracie Mae Kilmer 0 0-0 0, Tayler Greene 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Converse 3 0-2 8, Sami Dalager 5 0-2 10, Ava Malmin 3 0-0 3, Grace Gall 4 1-1 9, Mattie Thompson 8 0-0 16. Totals 21 1-5 46. 

GREAT FALLS CMR — Steely Stubblefield 0 0-0 0, Carrina Kaluza 0 2-3 2, Rilee Mares 0 0-0 0, Kieva Mapes 4 1-2 11, Kayla Deeble 1 0-0 2, Avery Youngblood 4 0-0 12, Kellee Edwards 0 1-1 1, Zoe Holm 0 0-0 0, Kaylei Schultz 4 0-2 9, Myli Adams 3 0-2 6. Totals 16 4-8 45. 

3-point field goals — Flathead 3 (Converse 2, Malmin) CMR — 7 (Youngblood 4, Mapes 2, Schultz) Fouls — Flathead 12, CMR 14. Fouled out — none.