The fourth-ranked University of Montana Western Bulldogs women's basketball team will enter the Frontier Conference playoffs as the no.1 overall seed. The Bulldogs, who received a first round bye, will host four-seed Lewis-Clark State College in the conference semifinals Friday, March 1, in the Straugh Gymnasium.
The Bulldogs So Far
- The Bulldogs are 24-3 overall and 15-3 in Frontier Conference play.
- The Bulldogs are ranked fourth in the nation.
- The Bulldogs swept both games last weekend to win the regular season conference title outright for the first time since 2003.
- The Bulldogs beat No. 23 University of Providence convincingly 65-46, and knocked off MSU-Northern 66-48 to finish with the most conference wins in school history.
- The Bulldogs are holding opponents to 50.8 points a game.
- Brianna King is fourth in the nation in scoring, averaging 22.3 points a game.
- The Bulldogs have forced 39 turnovers the last two games.
Who to Watch
- Brianna King is leading the conference with 22.33 points a game, and steals (73). She also leads the team in assists with 84.
- King has scored 20 or more points in 18 of the 27 games this season.
- King has scored 30 or more points three-times this season.
- Savanna Bignell was 4-4 from long-range last time out. she is shooting 47.1 percent from beyond the arc.
- Britt Cooper is averaging 9.5 points, and 6.9 rebounds a game.
Scouting the Opponents
- The No.22 Lewis-Clark State College Warriors are 20-10 overall and 9-9 in Frontier play. They finished fourth in the conference and defeated fifth seed Univ. of Providence 71-57 in the conference quarterfinals.
- The Warriors average 16.3 assists per game, have 491 total assists, and are a plus 1.2 assist/turnover margin, all three are top-ten in the nation.
- LC State is led by Josilyn Blackman's 12.8 points, and 7.7 rebounds game
- Hailey Turner averages 10.2 points a game and has 30 blocked shots on the season.
Montana Western Top-15 National Rankings
- No. 2 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.467)
- No. 4 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (50.778)
- No. 4 in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (31.259)
- No. 7 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.356)
- No. 7 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.264)
- No. 7 in Division I in Scoring Margin (21.630)
- No. 8 in Division I in Turnover Margin (6.704)
- No. 8 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.257)
- No. 9 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (8.556)
- No. 14 in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.739)
- No. 15 in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.358)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 4 in Division I in Points per Game (22.333)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Total Scoring (603)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Steals per Game (2.704)
- Brianna King Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Total Steals (73)
- Paige Holmes Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.000)
- For the complete rankings click HERE.
Game Time
- The semifinal game of the Frontier Conference Playoffs will tip at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2019.
Tickets
- Ticket prices are as follows: Adults $10, UMW Students $8, Children 5 and younger FREE.
- No passes will be excepted, with the exception of the Frontier Conference Lifetime Pass.
- The first 200 UMW students with their Bulldog card will get in free courtesy of ASUMW
- Tickets will not be available for advance purchase. Tickets will be sold at the gate, doors open at 6 p.m. on March 1.
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