DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western women's basketball program (13-13, 11-11 FC) opens the Frontier Conference Tournament as the six-seed and will face off against three-seed Carroll (19-9, 17-5 FC) in the quarterfinals.
The tournament is being held in Butte at the Butte Civic Center and the top-eight men's and women's teams will compete.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 28
vs Carroll – 2:30 p.m. MT |
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Full tournament schedule can be found
here.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
UMW went 2-0 on their final road trip of the 2025-26 regular season, defeating Providence (71-67) and MSU-Northern (73-64).
Against the Argos, Western shot 45.3 percent (24-53) from the floor, 31.3 percent (5-16) from distance, and 75.0 percent (18-24) from the charity stripe. The team tallied 31 rebounds, 14 assists, six steals, and three blocks.
Keke Davis led the game with 29 points and 11 rebounds.
Isabella Lund dished out a game-best seven assists.
Tayva Phillips snagged a team-best two steals while
Ava Bellach swatted a game-high two blocks.
Against the Bruins, the Bulldogs shot 45.8 percent (27-59) from the field, 31.3 percent (5-16) from three, and 82.4 percent (14-17) from the line. They earned 34 rebounds, 11 assists, and nine steals in the contest. Davis once again led the game in points (23) and rebounds (eight).
Mila Hawk posted a team-high three assists. Davis, Lund,
Maile Wilcox, and
Bailee Sayler each grabbed two steals.
THE PACK PERSPECTIVE
The Bulldogs are averaging 66.1 points, 36.7 rebounds, and 13.6 assists. They are shooting 40.4 percent from the floor, 32.6 percent from three, and 70.6 percent from the foul line. They are also posting 8.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game.
Two Bulldogs are putting up double figures in scoring;
Bailee Sayler (13.0) and
Isabella Lund (12.0).
Keke Davis is pulling down a team-high 6.8 boards. Lund also tops the team in assists (4.2) and is tied for the lead in steals with
Tayva Phillips (1.9 apiece).
Kyle Pancost swats 0.9 blocks per game. Davis is shooting a team-high 52.8 percent from the field while Deyak leads from beyond the arc (45.0) and Sayler tops the team from the foul line (87.7).
KEKE DAVIS NAMED FC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Keke Davis went off against Providence and Northern, averaging 26.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. She dropped a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds against the Argos, shooting 78.6 percent (11-14) from the floor and 100.0 percent (6-6) from the foul line. She followed that up with 23 points and eight rebounds against the Skylights while shooting 64.3 percent (9-14) and 83.3 percent (5-6) from the line.
STACKING UP
Western ranks fifth in both three-point percentage (32.6) and assists (13.6).
DOUBLE-DOUBLE QUEEN
Keke Davis earned her third double-double of the season with a 29-point, 11-rebound performance against Providence. She was also two boards away from her fourth with 23 points and eight rebounds against Northern.
SHARP SHOOTING
Bailee Sayler scored in double figures in each of her last eight regular season games, posting 20 or more on four occasions. In that span she shot 46.6 percent from the field, 43.8 percent from beyond the arc, and 90.6 percent from the line.
HOW MAY SHE ASSIST YOU?
Isabella Lund has posted at least five assists 11 times on the campaign, including four of her last six outings.
AUTOMATIC LIKE A FREE THROW
The Bulldogs have shot over 70.0 percent from the foul line in seven of the last 10 games, including over 80.0 percent on three occasions.
BIG BOARDS
Keke Davis has recorded at least five rebounds in eight of her last 10 games, pulling down 10 or more in four of those.
JEWEL THIEF
Tayva Phillips has recorded a steal in all but one outing this season. She has posted nine multi-steal games on the year.
BELLACH FOR THREEEEE!
Ava Bellach drained three shots from downtown against MSU-Northern, all coming in the second quarter. It marked her eight game this season with at least three made three-pointers.
THE OPPONENTS
Carroll (19-9, 17-5 FC)
- The Fighting Saints are averaging 63.4 points, 33.5 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 9.9 steals, and 3.1 blocks per game.
- They are shooting 39.8 percent from the floor, 27.7 percent from three, and 76.5 percent from the foul line.
- Willa Albrecht paces Carroll in points (15.9), rebounds (5.3) and blocks (1.1).
- Kenzie Allen leads the team in both assists (1.9) and steals (2.3) per game.
- Gracie Millimen is shooting a team-best 48.8 percent from the field while Allen leads from beyond the arc (35.6) and Albrecht from the stripe (84.5).
- Nationally, the Saints are ninth in fewest turnovers (12.3), 10th in free-throw percentage (76.5).
- In the Frontier, Carroll is second in both free-throw percentage and steals (9.9), and fifth in blocks (3.1).
SERIES HISTORY
The Bulldogs are 71-100 all-time against Carroll. The two teams split the 2025-26 regular season series, with both sides winning on the road.
LOOKING AHEAD
The winner of this matchup will play the winter of two-seed Montana Tech and seven-seed Providence. Tipoff will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday (3/1).
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