Jason Walker, UP Sports Information 

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - For Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg Head Coach Brian Tribble, Saturday's game at the McLaughlin Center was a homecoming. Tribble grew up in Great Falls, graduating from Great Falls High School and with his friends from the Class of 1996 in attendance, his Pioneers fell to the University of Providence women 67-54.  

Oriona Woods put the Pioneers on top by four after the first quarter scoring 14 of the team's 16 points on 5-9 shooting. She ended the first half with 17 points, but it was the Argos who took the lead into the locker room, outscoring CUH 20-11 in the second quarter. Brooklyn Harn and Maddy Dixon combined for 15 points during that 10-minute period to give the Argos a 32-27 halftime lead. Woods paced the Pioneers with a game high of 21 points. Jaden Douthit added 20 in the loss. The Pioneers drop to 3-2 on the year.  

Harn led the Argos with 18 points and eight rebounds in the game, with Dixon finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds. McKenna Reggear added 12 points and 12 rebounds. Harn hit 3-6 from the three-point line. Providence went 27-70 from the field, 4-18 from distance and just 9-19 from the free throw line.  

UP outrebounded the smaller Pioneers 47-28 and turned 14 turnovers into 18 points. The Argos also outscored CUH in the paint 36-10 to improve to 4-1 overall. Argos Head Coach Bill Himmelberg says once Harn and Dixon started hitting shots, the rest of the floor opened up, "We were a little sluggish to start the game. We have been working on new things in practice, but once those two made some shots, McKenna was able to find her game. Reed (Hazard) did a nice job controlling the ball. I thought we shot some quick shots, but we will get back to work and fine tune those things." 

For Tribble, coming home to the Electric City could be described in one word, "Epic! The excitement leading up to getting here is one thing, but once you actually go feet down on the ground, it's a whole different atmosphere. Being able to bring my team here and let them experience where I grew up, it was bigger than basketball." 

Himmelberg was more than happy to get this game scheduled, "Once I found out Brian was from here, I did everything we could to make sure he got to come home and coach. He has a young program; they have only been around about five years, so we were excited to bring him and his team here. He is a great guy." 

Providence will play an exhibition at the University of Montana Tuesday at 11 AM then will head to Kirkland, Washington next weekend for the Northwest Classic and will play Haskell Indian Nations College (Kan.) and Northwest University (Wash.) 

Tribble and Campbellsville-Harrodsburg will take Sunday to explore his hometown, "We are in Montana, so of course we are going sledding."