HELENA, Mont. – The Carroll Women's Basketball team cruised to their first conference victory at the PE Center on Thursday night, defeating MSU-Northern 82-40.
 
Defense shined for both teams in the first quarter, as both the Saints and Skylights had each other out of rhythm offensively. Carroll led 13-6 after one quarter of play.
 
In the second quarter, the Saints found their footing and there was no looking back. Carroll outscored Northern 24-7 in the second and took a 37-13 lead into the break.
 
The second half was no different, as Carroll continued to dominate the game. The Saints coasted to an 82-40 victory to get a convincing win in their first conference game.
 
With the victory, Carroll advances to 10-2 on the year with a conference record of 1-0. The Skylights are now 3-5 and 0-1 in Frontier play.
 
Reigning Frontier Conference Player of the week, Danielle Wagner, was the leading scorer with a game-high 20 points. Christine Denny added 14 points, five rebounds, and four assists on a perfect 6-6 shooting. Sienna Swannack had 10.
 
L'Tia Lawrence was the leading scorer for the Skylights with 12 points.
 
The Saints will continue Frontier Conference play in Dillon on Saturday against Montana Western in a rematch of last year's Frontier Conference title game at 2 p.m.