HELENA, Mont. -- Tis the season to hit the road. 

The No. 8-ranked Carroll College Saints (7-2) head to Salem, Oregon, to face off with NCAA D-III Willamette University (3-6) on Monday.

The Saints have built up a three-game winning streak, and won six of their last seven, falling only to NCAA D-II Montana State Billings. The Saints' margin of victory in their last two games combined is 63 points. 

The Saints pack with them one of the best defenses and rebounding units in the NAIA. Carroll is No. 3 in total defensive rebounds at 29.6 per game. The Saints are No. 9 in the NAIA in points allowed, giving up 53.6 per game. 

Senior forward Hannah Dean leads Carroll in points (15.9), rebounds (7.6), assists (3.2) and steals (2.7) per game. 

The Bearcats are led by Britanny Kochenderfer's 13.4 points per game. 

Carroll and Willamette tip off at 1 p.m. on Monday. 

The game can be seen here. Live stats are available here. 

The jaunt to Oregon precedes a holiday tournament in Arizona for the Saints. The Saints will take part in the Phoenix Frontier Classic from Dec. 19-21.