Montana Tech will open the Frontier Conference women’s basketball tournament Tuesday night against Carroll College in Helena.

The Frontier Conference released the playoff parings tonight.

Carroll College (14-4 conference, 22-7 overall) locked down the No. 2 seed, while the Orediggers (3-15, 13-16) finished second. Carroll beat Tech three times in the regular season, including Thursday’s 63-52 decision in Butte.

Montana Western (15-3, 24-3) won the regular-season title and received a first round bye.

Other quarterfinal games see MSU-Northern play at Rocky Mountain College and the University of Providence travel to Lewis-Clark State College.

All playoff games tip off at 7 p.m. local time.

WOMEN
Tuesday
Quarterfinals
Montana Tech (3-15, 13-16) at Carroll College (14-4, 22-7)
MSU-Northern (5-13, 13-17) at Rocky Mountain College (10-8, 19-11)
Providence (7-11, 18-12) at Lewis-Clark State (9-9, 19-10)

Friday
Semifinals
Lowest remaining seed at Montana Western (15-3, 24-3)
Lowest seed remaining at highest seed remaining

Monday, March 4
Championship
Semifinal winners