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Women's basketball team puts injuries behind it

Blame last year on the injuries, but credit the Carroll College women's basketball team's No. 23 NAIA preseason ranking to some well-deserved faith in seventh-year head coach Shawn Nelson.

A laundry list of Saints fell to injuries and illness in the 2008-09 season, as the team finished just 15-15 overall and 5-9 in the Frontier Conference.  Story

Brekke inks with Saints basketball team

Carroll College women's head basketball coach Shawn Nelson has announced the signing of Helena's own Kelsi Brekke of Capital High.

Brekke, a 5-foot-8 senior guard, averaged 19.2 points per game, shot 39 percent from behind the arc, and sank 86 percent from the foul line for Coach Bill Pilgeram's squad. She also led the Bruins to the Class AA state tournament and handed two-time defending champion Missoula Big Sky their only loss of the year. Story

Versatile JC point guard signs with Saints women

Carroll College head women's basketball coach Shawn Nelson announced the signing of Otero Junior College point guard Alex Dunn on Monday.

Originally from Hunter High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 5-foot-6 guard earned first team All-Region during her junior and senior seasons and was named third team All-State in Utah following her senior year. Dunn will address a need the Saints had at the point guard position this past season and allow other players to return to their natural positions.

"Alex has a tremendous sense of how to play the point guard position and makes everyone on the floor better," Nelson said. "She is extremely fast in the open court and sees the floor exceptionally well." Story

Saints Earn Two on All-Conference Team

Helena-MT.  Frontier Conference Commissioner Mike Walker announced the 2008 - 2009 Women’s  Basketball All-Conference team, as well as the individual all-conference awards today. Carroll College had two players honored Elly Bruursema (first Team) and Alysha Green (second Team).

“We are happy that we placed two players on the All-Conference Team this year.” said Head Coach Shawn Nelson. “I thought both players had outstanding seasons. Its very encouraging for the future knowing that we will have both of them back next season.” more

Saints drop playoff game against Rocky

An ankle injury to Nicole Leibach kept the injuries piling up for the Carroll College women’s basketball team in an 88-63 loss to Rocky Mountain in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament Wednesday night in Billings.

The win advances the Bears to the semi-finals to play Lewis-Clark in Lewiston, Idaho, Friday night, while the Saints make the long drive home to start preparations for next year’s campaign.

Carroll’s started the game with another slow beginning, dropping to a quick 10-2 deficit.

“We came out sluggish and missed shots,” said Saints head coach Shawn Nelson. Story

Carroll women drop home finale

It took MSU-Northern five minutes to build an insurmountable lead over the Carroll College women’s basketball team in a 74-63 victory in the final regular-season contest for both teams Saturday night.

The win locks up third place for Northern (18-11, 10-4), who will host Montana Tech in the first round of the Frontier Conference tournament.

The loss sets Carroll (15-15, 4-10) up for a showdown with Rocky Mountain in the opening round in Billings next Wednesday. The meeting will be the fourth between the teams this year.

Northern’s Stacie Barker scored eight of the Skylights’ first 10 points en route to a quick 10-4 lead. Story

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