Dani Bartsch

Montana beat the University of Idaho 65-54 during the 2025 Big Sky Men's Basketball Championship at Idaho Central Arena in Boise on March 10, 2025.

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The Lady Griz defeat the Sacramento State Hornets, 71-63, at the Dahlberg Arena, on February 27, 2025.

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Montana plays against Idaho at Dahlberg Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Missoula, Montana.

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The Lady Griz basketball team loses in a close game against the Montana State Bobcats, 66-67, on January 25, 2025.

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The Lady Griz lost to Montana State 98-66 in Bozeman, Mont., on Feb. 22, 2024.

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Montana vs. Western Montana; Friday Nov. 1, 2024; Dahlberg Arena; Missoula, Mont.

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Montana plays against South Dakota State at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

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The University of Montana women's Griz basketball team defeats the Everegreen State Geoducks, 107-56, on November 26, 2024.

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The Lady Griz play Montana State at Robin Selvig Court inside Dahlberg Arena on February 17, 2024 in Missoula, Montana.

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Year:
Junior
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Helena, Mont.

2024-25 (senior season):

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Preseason All-Big Sky Conference Team
Honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference
Voted team's Theresa Rhoads Award winner for best representing Lady Griz Basketball
Named Montana's 2025 Grizzly Cup winner
Played in 31 of 32 games, made 30 starts
Averaged 8.1 points, led team with 6.5 rebounds
Finished career with 897 rebounds, second most in program history
Made 50 3-pointers for the second straight season
Went 37 for 40 (.925) from the free throw line
Led team in blocks (28), ranked second in assists (63) and steals (29)
Had four double-doubles, 11 games with 10 or more points
Scored 19 points against Southeastern and South Dakota State
Had 10 points, 16 rebounds in home loss to Montana State

2023-24 (junior season):

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Second-team All-Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference All-Defensive Team
Voted team's Theresa Rhoads Award winner for best representing Lady Griz Basketball
Started all 33 games, played a team-high 30.1 minutes
Averaged 7.9 points, 10.4 rebounds
Grabbed 342 rebounds, a single-season program record
Fourth player in program history to average 10 or more rebounds for a season
Led the Big Sky in rebounds, ranked 25th nationally
The first Lady Griz to lead the Big Sky in rebounding since 1995-96
Shot 45.9 percent overall, 40.7 percent from the 3-point line
One of four players on the team with 50 or more made 3-pointers
Led team in steals (46), second in blocks (37), third in assists (83)
Had 13 games with 10 or more points
Scored 20 in home win over Northern Colorado
Twenty times grabbed 10 or more rebounds
Had 17 rebounds in road win at Sacramento State
Totaled eight points-rebounds double-doubles
Hit five 3-pointers in home wins over South Dakota, Sacramento State
Had six blocks in Big Sky tournament quarterfinal victory over Idaho

2022-23 (sophomore season):

College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Voted team’s Julie Deming Outstanding Defensive Player
Played in 29 of 30 games, made 14 starts
Averaged 24.9 minutes
Averaged 5.6 points, a team-leading 7.9 rebounds
Moved into starting lineup in late January
Averaged 8.1 points, 11.2 rebounds over season’s final 11 games as a starter
Grabbed 10 or more rebounds seven times in final 10 games
Seventeen rebounds at Northern Arizona were three off program record
Had 16-point, 16-rebound double-double at Portland State
Upped 3-point shooting from four makes as a freshman to 19 as a sophomore
Two times hit three 3-pointers
Grabbed 93 rebounds (13.3/g) over a seven-game stretch between Feb. 4 and Feb. 27
Recorded three double-doubles

2021-22 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 29 of 30 games … Averaged 12.5 minutes off the bench
Averaged 3.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, shot 50.6 percent
Had nine points, nine rebounds in third collegiate game, a road win at North Dakota
Posted 10-point, 10-rebound double-double at Northern Arizona

Career Highs
Points: 20 (Northern Colorado, 2.10.24)
Rebounds: 17, two times
Assists: 8 (Eastern Washington, 1.2.25)
Blocks: 6 (Idaho, 3.11.24)
Steals: 4, three times
FG made: 8 (Portland State, 2.24.24)
FG attempts: 16 (Eastern Washington, 1.2.25)
3FG made: 5, five times
3FG attempts: 12 (North Dakota, 11.21.24)
FT made: 8 (Sacramento State, 2.27.25)
FT attempts: 8, two times

Minutes played: 42:02 (Northern Arizona, 2.4.23)
Double-doubles: 16
Double-figure scoring games: 32
Double-figure rebounding games: 36

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Helena Capital High ... The 2021 Gatorade Montana Girls Basketball Player of the Year ... Led the Bruins to the Class AA state title as a senior, a co-championship in 2020 ... Twice voted the team MVP by her teammates ... Won state volleyball titles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Ended volleyball career with Capital High on a 71-match winning streak.

Personal: The daughter of Kevin and Anne Bartsch ... Has two older sisters, Amanda and Morgan, and a twin sister, Paige, who played volleyball at Boise State ... An accounting major.