The fourth-ranked University of Montana Western Bulldogs women's basketball team will host the Fighting Saints of Carroll College on Monday, March 4, in the Frontier Conference Championship game.  

The Bulldogs So Far

• The Bulldogs are 25-3 overall and 15-3 in Frontier Conference play. 
• The Bulldogs are ranked fourth in the nation.  
• The Bulldogs beat No. 22 Lewis-Clark State College 71-67 in the conference semifinals 
• The Bulldogs are holding opponents to 51.3 points a game. 
• Brianna King is fourth in the nation in scoring, averaging 22.25 points a game. 
• The Bulldogs have forced 54 turnovers the last three games. 

Who to Watch

• Brianna King is leading the conference with 22.25 points a game, and steals (76). She also leads the team in assists with 89. 
• King has scored 20 or more points in 19 of the 28 games this season. 
• King has scored 30 or more points three-times this season. 
• Cierra Lamey scored 15 points on 6-11 shooting, including 3-4 of 3-point range. 
• Britt Cooper is averaging 9.5 points, and 6.9 rebounds a game. 

Scouting the Opponents

• The No.7 Carroll College Fighting Saints are 24-7 overall and 14-4 in Frontier play. They finished second in the conference and defeated seventh seed Montana Tech 59-50 in the conference quarterfinals. The Saints defeated three seed Rocky Mountain College 61-50 in the conference semifinals. 
• The Saints hold opponents to 52.2 points a game. which is sixth in the country.
• Hannah Dead leads the Saints in every statistical category. Averaging 15.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.9 steals, and 1 block a game. 
• Danielle Wagner is averaging 10.1 points a game. 

Montana Western Top-15 National Rankings

• No. 2 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.466)
• No. 3 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (8.750)
• No. 4 in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (51.357)
• No. 4 in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (31.143)
• No. 6 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.362)
• No. 7 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.267)
• No. 7 in Division I in Scoring Margin (21.000)
• No. 7 in Division I in Turnover Margin (6.607)
• No. 13 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.270)
• No. 14 in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (245)
• Brianna King Ranks Number 4 in Division I in Points per Game (22.250)
• Brianna King Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Total Scoring (623)
• Brianna King Ranks Number 10 in Division I in Steals per Game (2.714)
• Brianna King Ranks Number 13 in Division I in Total Steals (76)
• For the complete rankings click HERE. 

Game Time

• The championship game of the Frontier Conference Playoffs will tip at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019 in the Straugh Gymnasium. 

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 4. 

Media Coverage

• Live video can be found can be found on the Montana Western Athletics YouTube Page.
• Live stats can be found on Dakstats. 
• Radio broadcast can be found on KDBM AM 1490 and online. 
• The game will air live on Eleven Sports via DirecTV, channel 623; and Verizon FIOS, channel 597. The game will be taped delayed on SWX and will air at roughly 9 p.m. or after the Montana Grizzly men's game.
• The SWX network airs regionally on the following stations: Channel 8.2 in Billings, Mont.; 18.3 in the Butte/Bozeman, Mont. market; channel 5.3 in Great Falls, Mont.; channel 21.3 in Helena, Mont. and channel 23.3 in the Missoula/ Kalispell, Mont. market. In the Spokane, Wash./Coeur d'Alene, Idaho market SWX airs on channel 6.2 and in the Yakima/Pasco/Richland, Wash. market on channel 25.3. On Charter Communications, the SWX network airs on channel 503 in Billings and on channel 199 in the rest of Montana.
• Links and recaps will also be provided on www.umwbulldogs.com
• Updates can be found on Twitter @UMWBulldogs and @umw_wbb