Women's Basketball | 01/24/20 | 8:29 PM

 

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HELENA, Mont. -- The No. 17-ranked Carroll College women's basketball team hits the road to face Providence for the second time this season on Saturday.

Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the McLaughlin Center.

QUICK NOTES

* Frontier Conference coaches picked the Fighting Saints to win the league in the preseason poll.

 

* Christine Denny and Dani Wagner were selected preseason all-conference in the same coaches' poll. Denny was an honorable mention All-American last season while Wagner earned second team all-Frontier honors.

 

* Once again, the Saints scheduled arguably the toughest preseason schedule in the Frontier Conference. The Saints had games against NCAA D-I opponents Montana and Montan State, while also matching up on the road against NCAA D-III talents Whitworth and Whitman.

 

* Carroll was ranked No. 17 in the latest Top 25 poll.

 

* The Saints are 5-2 at home, 6-2 away and 2-2 at neutral sites.

 

* Under Rachelle Sayers, the Saints average 19.6 wins per season. The Saints have won 25 or more games in the past two seasons.

 

* Division-I transfers: This past offseason, the Saints bolstered their ranks with the additions of Kamden Hilborn and Emerald Toth. Hilborn came back to her home town after a season with Montana State while Toth spent the majority of her career with Boise State.

 

* The Diesel: Denny leads the Saints in points in the paint at 56.

 

* Dani Wagner leads the team in points off turnovers at 25.

 

* Sienna Swannack has only missed one free throw (24-of-25) this season. She is shooting 96% from the charity stripe.

 

*The Saints claimed the first go-around with Providence on Jan. 11, winning 64-58.

* Providence defeated the Saints' Wednesday evening opponent, Montana State-Northern, on Thursday, winning 53-41.

 

* Bailey Cartwright leads the Argonauts in scoring (14.3), rebounding (10.1) and blocks (1.2).

 

* The Argonauts shoot high percentages across the floor. The team ranks No. 3 in the NAIA at made threes per game (9.6) while shooting the No. 16 mark from deep (35 percent). Parker Esary is No. 3 in the NAIA in shooting percentage at 64 percent.

 

* Four Argonauts average double-figure scoring. Cartwright leads the charge, while Esary adds in 14, Emilee Maldonado brings another 13.9 and Jenna Randich scores 10.6.

 

* Carroll features two scorers going over 10 points per game: Dani Wagner averages 13.9 while Christine Denny adds in another 10.9.

 

*Prior to Wednesday's road loss, the Saints held a six-game winning streak.
 

* Christine Denny has been the Saints leading rebounder in nine of 19 games this season.

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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