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Events and Results

Events and Results

Moran vs Jamestown '24
Jacob Jewett
70
Winner Carroll (MT) CARROLL 15-7, 7-2
65
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY 14-8, 6-3
Winner
Carroll (MT) CARROLL
15-7, 7-2
70
Final
65
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY
14-8, 6-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Carroll (MT) CARROLL 6 10 19 21 14 70
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY 15 11 17 13 9 65

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

(RV) Rocky Women’s Basketball Drops Overtime Slugfest Against #20 Carroll College 70-65

BILLINGS, Mont.- The matchup for first place in the Frontier Conference did not disappoint, as a back-and-forth matchup went in favor of the Fighting Saints in overtime on Saturday afternoon. 

Carroll's Meagan Karstetter sent the game to overtime with a buzzer-beating floater in regulation, and the Fighting Saints shot five-of-six from the field in the overtime period to swipe away a win and hand the Battlin' Bears just their third conference defeat. 

Both teams relied heavily on their starters throughout a game with heavy implications for the Frontier Conference standings. Bench players combined for just 13 minutes and zero points.  

How it Happened
Rocky's defense was as good as it could be to open the contest, holding the Saints to just six first-quarter points on three-of-14 shooting from the field as Iliana Moran got a jumper to fall to give the Battlin' Bears a 15-6 lead after one quarter. 

The defense continued its excellent effort in the second quarter, holding Carroll scoreless for nearly five minutes to open a 13-point advantage. The Saints finally began to find their rhythm to close out the second quarter, cutting their deficit to ten at the halftime break. 

The second half began a heavy-weight bout through the final whistle, as neither team could create much separation. Gracee Lekvold sank a three-pointer to give Rocky an 11-point lead with six minutes remaining in the third quarter, but Carroll would bounce back to cut their deficit back down to seven following a jumper by Meagan Karstetter with 1:34 to go. Gracee Lekvold would get the final shot in the quarter and battled through the lane for a layup to extend Rocky's lead back out to eight entering the fourth quarter. 

Both teams traded baskets to begin the fourth quarter, as Isabelle Heggem hit a quick-trigger three-pointer to give Rocky a ten-point lead with seven minutes remaining in regulation. The Battlin' Bear offense went cold over the final six minutes of the quarter, and Carroll took advantage, with a three-pointer by Willa Albrecht cutting the Saints' deficit back down to two with 30 seconds remaining. After a Battlin' Bear turnover on the inbound, Meagan Karstetter kept the game alive, salvaging a possession where Rocky played excellent defense and floating a shot before the buzzer that went in and forced the game to an overtime period. 

Carroll's offense finally found its rhythm, grabbing their first lead since the opening minute with a Kyndall Keller jumper on their opening possession of overtime. From then on, the Fighting Saints would snag the win in overtime, shooting five-of-six from the field and four-of-six from the free throw line to secure a five-point win over Rocky. 

Notable Statistics
Iliana Moran led the way offensively with a season-high 19 points, along with two steals. Gracee Lekvold added 14 points, seven assists, and two steals, Sydney Dethman totaled 13 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks, while Isabelle Heggem tallied 13 points, five blocks, and two steals. Moran, Lekvold, and Paige Wasson all played a full 45 minutes in the loss. 

The Battlin' Bears turned the ball over just seven times and shot 45% from the field, totaling 30 of their points in the paint. Three-point shooting was much below their season average, at 25%. 

Willa Albrecht finished with a game-high 29 points and added 10 rebounds. Kyndall Keller also tallied 21 points for Carroll College. 

Up Next
Rocky Women's Basketball (14-8, 6-3 conf.) will hit the road for two games next weekend, traveling to Dillon to take on Montana Western on Thursday and Great Falls to take on #25 Providence on Saturday.  

 
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