GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The 2018-19 Frontier Conference (FC) Women's Basketball Playoff field is set and the University of Providence women's basketball team (18-12, 7-11 FC) earned the No. 5 seed overall.
For the second straight season, the Argos will matchup with the Lewis-Clark Warriors during the first round of the Frontier Conference Playoffs. However, unlike last season, the Argos will travel to Lewiston, Idaho instead of hosting the Warriors in Great Falls. The Argos split the series 1-2 against the Warriors this season, falling in the first two matchups this season, but besting Lewis-Clark during the season finale on Senior Night.
The FC Tournament will feature all seven conference programs. Quarterfinals will be hosted by the two, three, and four-seeds, on Tuesday, February 26 while the No. 1-seeded University of Montana Western Bulldogs have a bye. Semifinals on Friday, March 1 will be hosted by No. 1 Montana Western and the highest remaining seed following quarterfinal action, with the championship to follow on Monday, March 4 hosted by the highest seed of the two championship contenders.
Frontier Conference Playoff Bracket
No. 1 – Montana Western (24-3, 15-3)*
No. 2 – Carroll College (22-7, 14-4)
No. 3 – Rocky (19-11, 10-8)
No. 4 – Lewis-Clark (19-10, 9-9)
No. 5 – Providence (18-12, 7-11)
No. 6 – MSU-Northern (13-17, 5-13)
No. 7 - Montana Tech (13-16, 3-15)
Quarterfinals - Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
No. 7 Montana Tech at No. 2 Carroll College
No. 6 MSU-Northern at No. 3 Rocky Mountain College
No. 5 Providence at No. 4 Lewis-Clark State
Semifinals - Friday, March 1, 2019
Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 Montana Western
Lowest seed remaining at highest seed remaining
Championship – Monday, March 4, 2019
Lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed
*Received first-round bye
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