DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western women's basketball program (7-10, 5-8 FC) hosts #12 Montana Tech (15-2, 11-2 FC) in a rivalry matchup Friday evening in Straugh Gymnasium.
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Friday, Jan. 123
vs Montana Tech –5 p.m. MT |
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
UMW fell to 7-10 on the year after falling at Bellevue (58-57) and #7 Dakota State (81-62) last week
Against the Bruins, Western shot 29.5 percent (18-61) from the floor, 39.3 percent (11-28) from three, and 71.4 percent (10-14) from the foul line. The team registered 29 rebounds, 15 assists, 17 steals, and two blocks in the game.
Tayva Phillips led the team in both points (11) and steals (seven).
Kyle Pancost grabbed a team-best eight rebounds.
Isabella Lund handed out game-high five assists while Pancost and
Brooke Deyak both posted a block.
Against the Trojans, the Bulldogs shot 36.5 percent (23-63) from the field, 20.0 percent (4-20) from distance, and 80.0 percent (12-15) from the stripe. They earned 36 rebounds, 18 assists, 11 steals, and two blocks. Lund paced the team with 18 points, followed by
Keke Davis with 10. Pancost and
Gio Horner each registered six rebounds. Lund posted a game-best seven assists. Phillips shared the game-high with three steals. Pancost and
Ava Bellach swatted a block each.
THE PACK PERSPECTIVE
The Bulldogs are averaging 63.6 points, 37.5 rebounds, and 13.5 assists per game. They are shooting 38.5 percent from the floor, 32.6 percent from downtown, and 68.0 percent from the foul line. Additionally, Western is posting 9.5 steals and 2.9 blocks per game on the campaign.
Two Bulldogs are putting up double figures in scoring;
Isabella Lund (12.4),
Bailee Sayler (10.8).
Keke Davis is pulling down a team-high 6.2 boards. Lund also tops the team in assists (3.8) and steals (2.4). Sayler swats 1.1 blocks per game. Davis is shooting a team-high 49.5 percent from the field while Sayler leads in both three-point percentage (39.5) and free-throw percentage (84.0)
FROM DOWNTOWN
In the Frontier, UMW is tied for fourth in three-point percentage (32.6). Additionally, the team has hit at least six threes in all but three contests in 2025-26.
911? THERE'S BEEN A ROBBERY
Western has posted 10 or more steals in six of the last seven games compared to just once in their first seven outings of the season.
HELPING HANDS
The Bulldogs have reached double digits in assists in four of the last five games and 14 times on the year.
UPPING THE PRESSURE
UMW forced 27 turnovers against Bellevue, its highest tally of the season. They have forced 20 or more turnover from four opponents on the campaign.
SECOND CHANCES
Western ranks fifth in the FC in offensive rebounds per game (11.7) and has earned 10 or more offensive boards in each of the last eight games.
TAYVA'S CAREER NIGHT
Tayva Phillips earned career highs in both points (11) and steals (seven) against Bellevue.
NOT TODAY!
Kyle Pancost has registered at least one block in three straight contests, marking her longest streak of the season.
HOW MAY SHE ASSIST YOU?
Isabella Lund ranks second in the Frontier in assists (3.8). She has posted three or more assists in 13 games this season.
GET THAT OUTTA HERE
Bailee Sayler ranks seventh in the FC in blocks per game (1.2).
JEWEL THIEF
Isabella Lund is third in the Frontier in steals per game (2.4). She has 13 multi-steal games on the campaign including nine straight.
SAYLER FOR THREEEE!
Bailee Sayler sits seventh in the league in three-point percentage (39.5).
THE OPPONENTS
Montana Tech (15-2, 11-2 FC)
- The Orediggers are averaging 71.8 points, 43.8 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 9.5 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game on the year.
- They are shooting 43.5 percent from the field, 31.2 percent from three, and 71.4 percent from the stripe.
- Four players are averaging double figures in scoring; Hadley Humpherys (11.5), Halle Haber (11.3), Liv Wangerin (11.2), and Brooke Badovinac (10.8).
- Humpherys leads the team in rebounds (7.4) and assists (3.1).
- Badovinac snags a team-high 2.4 steals per game.
- Kylie Konen posts a team-best 1.4 blocks per game.
- Nationally, Montana Tech ranks 13th in rebound margin (+9.5), 18th in blocks per game (4.4), 24th in defensive rebounds per game (29.9), and 25th in total rebounds (43.8).
SERIES HISTORY
UMW is 105-60 all-time against Montana Tech. In the first matchup between the two this season, the Bulldogs fell 68-54 in Butte (11/28/25).
LOOKING AHEAD
Following the weekend, the Bulldogs are back on the road to face off against Rocky Mountain (1/30) and Carroll (1/31).
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