The third ranked University of Montana Western Bulldogs women's basketball team will face a tough road test when they travel to No. 17 Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont. on Jan. 24 and No. 8 Carroll College in Helena, Mont. on Jan. 26. The Bulldogs will face their fifth and sixth nationally ranked opponents in the last eight games. This weekend marks the second time the teams have face each other, with the Bulldogs defeating both teams at home two weeks ago.
The Bulldogs So Far
- The Bulldogs are 16-1 overall and 7-1 in Frontier Conference play.
- The Bulldogs are ranked third in the nation. It ties the highest they have ever been ranked, with the last time being Feb. 2002
- The Bulldogs swept their four game home stand, defeating three ranked teams in the process.
- The Bulldogs are leading the nation holding opponents to 48.4 points a game.
- Brianna King scored 19 and a conference-high 37 points and was named Frontier Conference Player of the Week. She won the award for the fifth straight week and sixth time this season.
National Rankings
- The Bulldogs rank:
- Number 1 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (48.412)
- Number 2 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (9.588)
- Number 2 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.471)
- Number 3 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.383)
- Number 3 in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (30.529)
- Number 3 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.462)
- Number 3 in Division I in Scoring Margin (28.176)
- Number 4 in Division I in Turnover Margin (8.529)
- Number 5 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.244)
- Number 10 in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (163)
- Number 10 in Division I in Assists per Game (16.941)
- Number 14 in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.351)
- Number 16 in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (76.588)
- Number 19 in Division I in Steals per Game (11.824)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Points per Game (22.059)
- Savanna Bignell Ranks Number 3 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.500)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Total Scoring (375)
- Tori Anderson Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.385)
- Paige Holmes Ranks Number 13 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.313)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 14 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (2.824)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 16 in Division I in Steals per Game (2.706)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 19 in Division I in Total Steals (46)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 20 in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.831)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 20 in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (48)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 25 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.465)
Who to Watch
- Brianna King is leading the conference with 22.06 points a game, and steals (46). She also leads the team in assists with 60.
- King has scored 20 or more points in 11 of the 17 games this season.
- Britt Cooper is 99 points away from 1000 career points.
- Tori Anderson scored a career-high 25 points in the win over UP. She connected on seven 3-point shots in the game.
Scouting the Opponents
- The No. 17 Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears are 15-5 and 6-2 in conference play.
- RMC is second in the nation in filed goal percentage, shooting 47.1 percent from the floor. They are led by Alecia Chamberlin's 13 points a game.
- They hold opponents to just 51 points a game (fifth in the nation) and to just 25.2 percent from 3-point range.
- The No. 8 Carroll College Fighting Saints are 14-5 overall and 6-2 in the Frontier.
- The Saints are led by Hannah Dean's 14.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.1 steals a game.
- The Saints are seventh in the nation holding opponents to 52.9 points a game. They also average 11 steals a game.
Game Times
- Jan. 24: Rocky Mountain College - Fortin Center. Tip at 5:30 p.m.
- Jan. 26: Carroll College - P.E. Center. Tip at 5:30 p.m.
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