Jason Walker, University of Providence Sports Information
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - The Providence women host the final two regular season home games as the Argos entertain No. 15 Montana Western Thursday and Montana Tech Saturday. Saturday will be Senior night for the Argos who will recognize Reed Hazard, Brooklyn Harn, Kenedy Cartwright, and Alicia Oatis.
Argo Women's Basketball
NEXT UP:
WHO: #15 Montana Western at University of Providence
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Great Falls, Mont. - McLaughlin Center (1,200)
RECORDS: Montana Western 21-4, 9-3; Providence 14-11, 4-8
SERIES: UMW leads 29-20, Streak UMW W2
LAST MTG: January 21, 2023 – Montana Western 84 @ Providence 74
WHO: Montana Tech at University of Providence
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 – 2 p.m.
WHERE: Great Falls, Mont. - McLaughlin Center (1,200)
RECORDS: MT Tech 7-15, 3-9; Providence 14-11, 4-8
SERIES: MT Tech leads 26-22; Streak – UP W1
LAST MTG: January 26, 2023 – Providence 74 @ Tech 61
LIVE STREAM/STATS: Live streaming and stats of both games available at www.upargos.com. Saturday's games will be aired on SWX-TV (check local listings) with 10x Montana Sportscaster of the Year Rocky Erickson handling play-by-play and UP Sports Information Director Jason Walker on color.
ABOUT Montana Western: The Bulldogs will enter Thursday's matchup on the heels of a 69-61 loss to 11th-ranked Carroll College. Montana Western has suffered three Frontier Conference losses, all to the Saints.....UMW is 9-3 in conference play and has won 21 games overall.... The Bulldogs have beaten Providence twice this season, a 79-49 win at Dillon on Jan. 5, and an 84-74 win over the Argos on Jan. 21....Montana Western averages 72.8 PPG (Points Per Game) while giving up just 59. 0....UMW shoots 44.4% from the field, 33.0% from the three-point line, and 71.5% from the free throw line.... Western also has a +4.9-turnover margin...and averages 11.2 steals per game.... Brynley Fitzgerald (Sr., Dillon, Mont.) leads the way with 17.8 PPG and 7.2 rebounds per game. Jordan Sweeney (Jr., Oakley, Calif.) averages 11.8 points per game and has dished out 94 assists this season.... Montana Western is 9-2 on the road....
ABOUT Montana Tech: The Orediggers have lost two straight and six of the last seven overall....MT Tech has split the first two games against Providence this season, winning 69-61 on Jan. 7, and falling 74-61 on Jan. 26, both at Butte...this is the first matchup between the two teams in Great Falls this season....Tech has been outscored on average by just over four points per game...The Orediggers shoot 38.3% from the field, 29.8% from the three-point line, and 67.3% as a team at the free throw line....MT Tech has turned the ball over 311 times this season, an average of 14.1 per game.....Tavia Rooney (Jr., Townsend, Mont.) is averaging 13.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and has 25 blocks.... Rooney had a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds in the 'Diggers win over the Argos...Aubrie Rademacher (RS FR., Kalispell, Mont.) averages 10.0 points per game....MT Tech is 2-5 away from home....
ON THE ARGOS: Providence is 4-8 in the Frontier after splitting last week's games, losing at #22 Rocky 61-44, and beating MSU-Northern in Havre, 68-51...The Argos average 60.7 PPG while shooting 37.6% from the floor, 28.8% from deep and 70.8% at the free throw line.... Providence is +6.8 per game on the glass, while committing 350 turnovers this season.... The Argos average 8.5 steals per game.... Brooklyn Harn (Sr., Olympia, Wash.) scored a career-high 21 points in last Saturday's win over MSU-Northern and is averaging 9.9 PPG and 5.2 rebounds per game...
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