Frontier Conference Tournament
Montana Tech (13-18, 3-12) vs. No. 10 Rocky Mountain College (24-4, 12-3)
Feb. 26, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Fortin Center, Billings, Mont.

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Scouting the No. 10 Battlin' Bears
The Battlin' Bears won the Frontier Conference regular season title and are the top seed in the conference tournament. Rocky just entered the NAIA Coaches' Poll top 10 this week.

The Bears won four of their last five games with their last loss coming from No. 11 Carroll College.

The Battlin' Bears feature the top scorer in the conference in N'Dea Flye. The senior guard is seventh nationally in scoring averaging 21.1 points a game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Flye is also one of the top rebounders in the league averaging 9.5 boards a game. Guard Kloie Thatcher is seventh in the conference in scoring averaging 13.6 points a game and also 3.5 assists.

Against the Battlin' Bears
The Orediggers lost all three meetings with the Bears this season. The Orediggers erased a 22-point deficit in their first meeting in December, but fell short 59-55. Rocky won the second two games by double-digits.

Senior Leader
Brooke Heggie had a huge game against Montana Western in the Frontier Conference quarter final game. The senior forward had a double-double with a 20 point and 13 rebound effort. Heggie hit 8 of 11 from the field and went 4 for 4 from the free throw line.

The Line              
Tech hit 20 of 22 from the free throw line against Western. The Orediggers hit critical free throws down the stretch to win the game. The Orediggers lead the Frontier Conference in free throws this season hitting 77.7% from the charity stripe.