HELENA, Mont. -- The No. 16-ranked Carroll College Fighting Saints used a 26-point fourth quarter to put away the Montana Tech Orediggers and earn a regular season sweep on Tuesday in Butte, Montana, winning 71-52.
The Saints (18-9, 10-5 Frontier Conference) opened the quarter on an 8-0 run and kept pushing the lead from there.
Maddie Geritz scored a career-high 21 points, knocking down 9-of-13 shots. Dani Wagner added in 18 points, while
Kamden Hilborn and
Christine Denny each chipped in 10.
Carroll outscored the Orediggers (14-13, 4-11) in every quarter, save the third when the teams battled evenly 14-14.
Carroll shot 45% from the field and 40% from the three-point line. The Saints also held the Orediggers to a 9.1% mark from deep.
The victory gives the Saints a regular-season sweep of the Orediggers.
Next up, the Saints take on Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, on Saturday. The Saints are 1-1 against the Warriors this season.