Jason Walker, University of Providence Sports Information
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The Providence women head to Billings and Havre this week for Frontier Conference matchups with 22nd-ranked Rocky Mountain College and MSU-Northern.
Argo Women's Basketball
NEXT UP:
WHO: University of Providence at Rocky Mountain College
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Billings, Mont. - Fortin Center
RECORDS: Providence 13-10, 3-7; Rocky Mountain College 15-7, 7-3
SERIES: Rocky leads 29-17 (starting Jan. 24, 2004); Streak RMC W3
LAST MTG: January 14, 2023 – @ Providence 43, Rocky 67
WHO: University of Providence at MSU-Northern
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 – 2 p.m.
WHERE: Havre, Mont. - Armory Gymnasium
RECORDS: Providence 13-10, 3-7; MSU-Northern 7-16, 0-10
SERIES: MSU-Northern leads 31-18 (dating to Jan. 10, 2004) - Streak UP W9
LAST MTG: January 19, 2023 – @ Providence 68, MSU-Northern 40
LIVE STREAM/STATS: Live streaming and stats of both games available at www.upargos.com.
ABOUT Rocky: The Battlin' Bears have dropped two straight after falling 65-47 at #11 Carroll and 83-73 at home to #15 Montana Western last week.... Rocky is averaging 69.2 points per game while giving up 55. 5....From the field, RMC shoots 41.6%, 33.7% from three-point range, and is a 72.9% free throw shooting team.... Kloie Thatcher (5'7 Sr., Butte, Mont.) scores 11.4 PPG (Points Per Game) and has made 46 three's this season.... Morgan Baird (5'11 So., Coquille, Ore.) puts up 11.3 PPG and scored 20 against the Argos in January's win.... Dominique Stephens (6'3 So., Hamilton, New Zealand) averages 9.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while Mackenzie Dethman (6'1 Jr., Brockton, Mont.) scores 7.4 PPG and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game.... Rocky has won both meetings against Providence this season and is 7-1 at home.
ABOUT MSU-Northern: The Skylights are 0-10 in the Frontier and has lost eight straight overall...MSU-Northern averages 60.3 PPG, shoots 40.3% from the field, 26.1% from three and 67.1% from the free throw line...Briaunna McCullough (5'6 Jr., Harrisburg, Pa.) is the leading scorer averaging 13.1 PPG....Ryley Kehr (5'10 Sr., Columbia Falls, Mont.) averages 10.4 PPG while Shyan Krass (6'2 So., Hogelund, Mont.) chips in with an even 10.0 PPG....MSU-Northern is 7-6 at home this season.
ON THE ARGOS: Providence is 3-7 in the Frontier after splitting last week's games, winning 74-61 at MT Tech and falling at home to 11th-ranked Carroll College 61-49....The Argos score 61.1 PPG while allowing 56.6...UP has been much stronger offensively the last two weeks and has upped its shooting percentage to 38.0% while shooting 28.9% from three and 70.0% at the line.... Reed Hazard (5'10 GS, Portland, Ore.) has scored 20 or more in three straight games and is averaging 12.7 PPG...Hazard has made 33 three's this season, including seven a week ago at Tech....Providence is 4-4 away from home this year.... The Argos have beaten the Skylights in both meetings this season....
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