Men's Basketball | 01/24/20 | 8:52 PM
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HELENA, Mont. -- The Fighting Saints finish out the week with a road contest against No. 8 Providence, the team it defeated in the PE Center a little over week ago. Now, entering Saturday's contest, the Saints look to break a two-game losing streak.
QUICK NOTES
* Carroll College senior guard Dane Warp was picked by coaches as the preseason Frontier Conference MVP. Warp was an honorable mention All-American last season.
* Warp scored his 1,000th point against Walla Walla on Nov. 14, 2019. He now has 1,299 for his career, which puts him at No. 16 on Carroll men's basketball all-time scoring list. He's on pace to finish the regular season with about 1,500 points.
* The Saints are very good in the PE Center this season with a record of 7-1. In two seasons under Coach Paulson, the Saints are 22-2 in the PE Center. In true road games, the Saints are 3-2 so far.
* Carroll is looking to shake off its second losing streak of the season.
* The Saints were selected to place fourth in the same coaches' preseason poll. After one week of conference play, the Saints are tied for first.
* Carroll sophomore guard Jovan Sljivancanin has been named Frontier Conference Player of the Week five times this season. He earned the award on Nov. 4, Dec. 2, 9, 30 and Jan. 13.
* Sljivancanin has posted 11 double-doubles this season, while Warp has recorded four.
* Sljivancanin and Warp are the top scorers for the Saints. Warp averages 19.9 points per game, while Sljivancanin adds in 18.8.
*Freshman Dennis Flowers III has emerged as a legitimate No. 3 scoring option, averaging 10.9 points per game, while sophomore guard Shamrock Campbell is right behind him with 9.9 ppg.
*Sljivancanin's 21 rebounds against RMC on Jan. 15 marked the first time a Saint recorded at least 20 rebounds since the 1989-90 season when Glenn Bliss did it.
* Carroll sophomore point guard Shamrock Campbell scored a career-high 23 points against Whitworth on Nov. 30, shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 4-for-6 from the three-point line.
* Carroll returns four players from its championship-runnerup team from a season ago: Warp, Sljivancanin and Eetu Villa. No other current players appeared in games last season.
* Youth movement: The Saints carry eight freshmen and one redshirt freshman.
* Sljivancanin scored a career-high 34 points on Nov. 1 against Southern Oregon.
* Success versus ranked opponents. The Saints now own three wins over ranked opponents this season: a victory over No. 18 (NAIA DII) Southern Oregon, a win over No. 14 Lewis-Clark State College and a win against No. 7 Providence.
* Carroll defeated then No. 7-ranked Providence in its last matchup. This time, the Saints will see if they can take down the Argonauts in Great Falls.
* Zach Darko-Kelly leads the Frontier in scoring at 21.8 points per game and in steals at 2.3 per contest.
For those who cannot be in attendance, live streams of most games can be found via Carroll Athletics or the Saints' opposition. Fans can also hear the game on Rewind 94.9, called by Carroll College Saints play-by-play talent Daniel Salle and Hall of Fame coach Gary Turcott. The game can also be tracked via DakStats. See the links below.
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