Story of the Day
The ninth ranked Montana Western Bulldogs survived their first real test of the season when they defeated No. 12 Our Lady of the Lakes University 59-57 Wednesday afternoon in Chandler, Ariz. The Bulldogs started the game on fire shooting 40 percent from the floor and making eight 3-point shots. The Bulldogs held an 11 point lead at the break and looked to be in control of the game. However, the Bulldogs didn't make a field-goal for the last 11:25 of the game and hung on to defeat the Saints to earn a huge non-conference victory. Brianna King's two foul shots midway through the fourth quarter were the only points the Bulldogs could muster, but they proved to be the deciding points. Despite turning the ball over an uncharacteristically high amount of times the Saints were unable to capitalize on the Bulldog miscues and didn't take advantage of the second chance opportunities late, as the Saints got four offensive rebounds in the final minute but couldn't tie the game. 

Stars of the Game
Brianna King scored a game-high 20 points, seven assists, and five rebounds. 
Cierra Lamey had a career-high 13 rebounds and nine points
Savanna Bignell scored 10 points and had four rebounds. 

Stat of the Game
The Bulldogs shot 8-20 from 3-point range in the first half, but didn't make an attempt in the second half. 
The Saints grabbed 18 offensive rebounds. 

The Bulldogs So Far
The Bulldogs improve to 7-0, while the Saints drop to 9-2. 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will play Benedictine-Mesa in their second game of the Frontier Challenge Tournament on Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. in Chandler, Ariz.