HELENA, Mont. -- Senior guard Brittney Johnson hit seven three pointers on her way to a career high 23 points and the No. 7 Carroll College Saints beat Montana State-Northern 78-57 on Saturday in the PE Center.

Johnson hit 7-of-12 of her three point attempts, many of them coming from the corner of the court. It was the most three pointers made in a game by a player since Kalee Junkermeier hit nine three pointers on Feb. 2, 2015. 

"Britt loves that corner three," Saints coach Rachelle Sayers said. "Any time we can feed her in that corner we love to do it. We were trying everything we could to get the ball to Hannah Dean to find Britt Johnson." 

The win gave the Saints (6-2) a 2-0 start to Frontier Conference play. 

Danielle Wagner (12) and Hannah Dean (10) joined Johnson in double figures. Dean posted a near triple-double, adding seven rebounds and seven assists to her 10 points. She also had three steals on the night. 

The Saints built a 29-24 lead by halftime, but it was the third quarter where the Saints struck hardest. Carroll outscored Northern 30-16 in the third period.

The Saints weathered a cold shooting night from the free-throw line, hitting just 8-of-19 free throws. A 51 percent clip from the field and a 43 percent mark from the three-point line powered the Saints' offense. 

Carroll also forced a banged-up Skylights team into 24 turnovers. 

Peyton Kehr led the Skylights with 17 points and Sam Caruth joined her in double figures with 11. 

The Saints go back into non-conference play until Dec. 29. The Saints will host University of Alberta Augustana on Dec. 9, before hitting the road for four games in the middle of December. 

Notes: Hannah Dean is five points away from 1,000… It was the second consecutive game the Saints scored at least 70 points.