BUTTE — Last season saw Montana Tech's women's basketball program end a series of droughts.
The Orediggers earned their first win over Carroll College in eight years on January 11, then finished the regular season with a winning Frontier Conference record (9-6) for the first time since 2013 before qualifying for the national tournament for the first time since 2011.
It was a turnaround campaign for a team that had only mustered three conference wins the previous three seasons.
"It was awesome, it was just kind of a new era for Montana Tech women's basketball," said senior guard Liv Wangerin. "I think using that to build on this year and just keep breaking more goals."
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