BUTTE — Montana Tech and Montana Western split their Frontier Conference doubleheader on Friday evening at the HPER Complex in the Orediggers' conference home opener.

In the women's game, Hallie Neibauer piled up a game-high 20 points and Liv Wangerin had a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) to help lead No. 25 Tech to a 68-54 victory over the Bulldogs.

Hadley Humphreys added a near double-double for the Orediggers (6-1 overall, 2-1 in league play) with 18 points and eight boards.

WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS: Montana Tech women pull past Montana Western; Bulldog men outlast Orediggers in OT

The Orediggers led 15-9 after one quarter and 37-28 at halftime; 12 of Neibauer's points came on four 3-pointers.

Western (4-3, 2-1) was led by a game-high 24 points from Isabella Lund and 12 from G

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