BUTTE — The Frontier Conference women's tournament championship is set.
In the second semifinal on Sunday at the Butte Civic Center, the No. 2-seeded Montana Tech women built a 14-point halftime lead then outlasted sixth-seeded Montana Western 78-74 to advance to the title game for the first time since 1983.
The Orediggers (24-4) were led by 18 points apiece from Halle Haber and Brooke Badovinac and 15 from Hadley Humpherys.
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The Bulldogs, who concluded the season at 13-13 under first-year coach Ryan Sullivan, got 18 points from Bailee Sayler, 15 from Isabella Lund, 13 from Ava Bellach and 11 from Tavya Phillips.
In the earlier semifinal, top-seeded Dakota State (S.D.) got a 26-point outing from league MVP Tabor Teel for a 73-57 victory over fifth-seeded MSU-Northern. DSU rallied out of a 16-13 deficit after the first quarter to take a 32-22 lead into halftime.
The Trojans (26-4) also got 17 points from Ella Carstensen and 16 from Bria Wasmund.
The Skylights, who committed 26 turnovers to DSU's 12, conclude their season at 17-12. Lauren Gunn paced Northern with 16 points and Ciera Asigave added 14. The Skylights upset fourth-seeded Rocky Mountain College 82-74 in the quarterfinals.
The women's championship is set to tip off at 5 p.m. on Monday.
