HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College Fighting Saints defeated the Providence Argos 75-58 Thursday night at the PE Center. 

Carroll (20-9, 12-5 Frontier Conference)  started the game on a 6-0 run and never looked back.

The Saints' attack was headed by three scorers in double figures as Danielle Wagner, Christine Denny, and Sienna Swannack had 20, 14, and 14 respectively. 

The Argos (17-12, 8-9) had a 20-point contribution from Parker Esary and 14 more from Kennedy Cartwright to try to keep pace with the Saints tonight. 

The Saints found a couple of big advantages in turnovers and three-point shooting on Thursday. The Saints shot 7-for-21 from behind the arc while only turning the ball over 10 times, whereas Providence shot 3-for-14 from deep and turned it over 19 times.

Coach Rachelle Sayers touched on this by praising Kamden Hilborn and Jaidyn Lyman for their aggressive and smart defense on Providence guard Emilee Maldonado, who has the ability to make life difficult on defenses. 

Sayers was very happy with the energy level her team played with and the high level of team defense that was played and set the tone throughout the game. 

Contributions from players like Lyman and Maddie Geritz coming off the bench were huge for the Saints helping them stay fresh for an opportunity to earn a share of the conference title tomorrow night. 

That game will be played against Montana State-Northern Friday night at the PE Center at 5:30 p.m.