October 27, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its first edition of the 2026-27 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week Tuesday.  Recipients from Montana Western and Rocky Mountain (Mont.) were selected for this week’s edition.

Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week
Bailee Sayler – Montana Western
Forward – Junior – Missoula, Mont.

Sayler powered Montana Western to a perfect 3-0 (including a 2-0 record in the Northwest Crossover Classic) start to the 2026-27 season, averaging 22.7 points, 10 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

She recorded two double-doubles during the opening week while shooting 49 percent from the field (24-of-49), 43.5 percent from the 3-point line (10-of-23) and 90.9 percent from the free-throw line (10-of-11).

Sayler opened the season with 27 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in Montana Western's 73-61 victory over Hope International (Calif.) Oct. 22. She connected 10-of-22 field goals, including five 3-pointers, while adding two blocks and a steal.

She followed with 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals during the Bulldogs' 71-43 victory over Evergreen State (Wash.) Oct. 24.

Sayler capped the weekend with a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds in Montana Western's narrow 52-49 road victory over (RV) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) Oct. 25. She shot 9-of-16 from the field, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, and converted six of seven free throws.

She finished the week with 68 points, 30 rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocks.

This is Sayler’s second career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.

Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
Isabelle Heggem – Rocky Mountain College (Mont.)
Forward – Junior – Winifred, Mont.

Heggem, the reigning Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year, delivered a dominant performance on the boards to lead No. 12 ranked Rocky Mountain (Mont.) to a pair of victories during the opening weekend of the 2026-27 season in the Northwest Crossover Classic.

She averaged an impressive 18.5 rebounds per game, including 12 defensive rebounds per contest, while recording two double-doubles. She also averaged 16.5 points, 1.5 steals and one block per game.

Heggem opened the weekend with a program-record 25 rebounds in Rocky Mountain's thrilling 59-58 victory over (RV) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) Oct. 24. She collected 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards while adding 19 points, two assists, two blocks and one steal.

She followed with another double-double in the Battlin' Bears' 78-61 victory versus Southern Oregon Oct. 25, finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Heggem added two steals in the victory and converted all four of her free-throw attempts.

Heggem finished the two-game stretch with 37 rebounds, including 24 defensive boards, along with 33 points, three steals and two blocks.

This is Heggem’s tenth career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.
 

	Offense	Defense
No. 1 - Oct. 27	Bailee Sayler - Montana Western	Isabelle Heggem - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)