HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College women's basketball team was selected to repeat as champions in the league, while Carroll College senior guard Dane Warp was selected as the preseason Frontier Conference Player of the Year, to highlight a few of the Saints accolades as decided by the conference's coaches released on Friday.

The Carroll College women's basketball team, a season after winning the Frontier Conference postseason championship, were selected unanimously to repeat as league champions. 

Saints juniors Christine Denny, an honorable mention All-American a season ago, and Dani Wagner, a second team all-conference selection, were both voted to the Frontier's preseason all-conference list. 

Denny was No. 3 on the team in scoring at 9.1 per game. She added 4.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She shot 42 percent from the field, 29 percent from deep and 80 percent from the free-throw line. 

Wagner was No. 2 in scoring for the Saints at 10.2 points per game. She shot 44 percent from the field, 40 percent from deep and 82 percent from the foul line, while bringing down 5.4 rebounds. 

Warp, a 6-5 senior guard from Havre, Montana, earned honorable mention All-American status last season as the Saints advanced to the first national championship game in program history. Warp was No. 3 on his team in scoring last season with an average of 16.3 points per game, while shooting 53 percent from the field, 40 percent from the three-point line and 74 percent from the foul line. He as also second on the team in assists with 3.2 per game. 

The Saints graduated a bulk of that team that made history, causing coaches to pick the 2019-20 roster to finish fourth behind Providence, MSU-Northern and Lewis-Clark State. 

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players or teams in the polls. 

Men's Preseason Player of the Year: Dane Warp, Carroll College, 6-5, senior guard
 
Men's Preseason All-Conference Team 
Brandon Cotton, University of Providence, 5-10, senior guard 
Taylor England, Montana Tech, 6-7, junior forward 
Zaccheus Darko-Kelly, University of Providence, 6-6, junior guard 
Mascio McCadney, MSU-Northern, 6-3, junior guard 
Damek Mitchell, Lewis-Clark State, 5-9, junior guard

Men's Preseason Ranking
Providence
MSU-Northern
Lewis-Clark State
Carroll College
Montana Tech
Rocky Mountain College
Montana Western

Women's Preseason Player of the Year: Emilee Maldonado, University of Providence, 5-5, junior guard 

Women's Preseason All-Conference Team 
Christine Denny, Carroll College, 5-9, junior guard 
Parker Esary, University of Providence, 6-1, junior post 
Markaela Francis, Rocky Mountain College, 6-0, senior forward 
Dani Wagner, Carroll College, 5-9, junior guard 
Mesa Williams, Montana Tech, 5-10, junior guard/forward

Women's Preseason Ranking
Carroll College
Rocky Mountain College
Providence
Lewis-Clark State College
Montana Western
MSU-Northern
Montana Tech