FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (March 28, 2022) – Looking to add some experience to what will be a much younger roster than in the past few seasons, the Northern Arizona women's basketball team added a veteran of the Big Sky Conference on Monday.
Montana Oltrogge returns to her home state after four seasons with the Idaho State Bengals after spending her high school career at Xavier College Preparatory High School in Phoenix. Playing in 108 games, with 24 starts for the Bengals, Oltrogge averaged 7.4 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 39.3 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from three-point range across her four seasons.
Earning All-Big Sky Conference Tournament honors in 2021 as the Bengals advanced to the NCAA Tournament, Olrogge averaged 9.3 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent and 50 percent from three. The run to close out the 2020-21 season set the stage of Oltrogge's 2021-22 season as she averaged a career-high 10.1 points and 4.0 rebounds in 23.7 minutes per game.
"We are so excited for Montana to join our program here at NAU," Lumberjacks head coach
Loree Payne said. "Her versatility and scoring ability will be a great addition to our uptempo offensive system. She also brings a ton of experience along with a championship mentality."
During her high school career at Xavier Prep, Oltrogge averaged 15.3 points per game as a junior and 18.1 points as a senior. Named All-Premier Region First Team as a junior, Oltrogge earned Premier Region Player of the Year as a senior and All-6A Conference First Team honors. The Gators reached the 6A Conference State Tournament in both seasons, reaching the state championship game.
The 6-0 forward has played in multiple postseason games as Idaho State faced Arizona in the 2019 WNIT, Kentucky in the 2021 NCAA Tournament and Wyoming in the 2022 WNIT. Scoring 24 points in the quarterfinals, Oltrogge set a career high in points as well as three-pointers made with a 6-for-8 performance.
During her Idaho State career, Oltrogge faced Northern Arizona seven times and averaged 6.43 points per game. Oltrogge finished with 21 points this past season against the Lumberjacks in Pocatello, hitting 5-of-8 from three and 8-of-16 overall. Scoring 16 points in nine minutes of the fourth quarter to help push Idaho State to a win.
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