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What a difference a week makes. After losing to the Lewis-Clark State Warriors in double-overtime on Jan. 19 in Havre, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team marched into LCSC's home gym on Saturday night and got their revenge. The Skylights jumped all over the Warriors in the first half and went on to win 60-50. The Frontier Conference road win completed a huge sweep for the Skylights, who also beat Great Falls last Thursday night, as they improved to...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team exacted some revenge Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho. Just seven days after losing to the Lewis-Clark State Warriors in double overtime in Havre, the Skylights flipped the script, beating the Warriors 60-50 in Lewiston, Idaho. The win was Northern's third in its last four games in Frontier Conference play, as the Skylights improved to 5-4 in the league and 13-8 overall. Northern also won at LCSC for the first time in over a decade. Jordan Bruursema scored 17...
It was quite the weekend for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. An emotionally-charged win over Montana Tech last Friday and a devastating , double-overtime loss to Lewis-Clark State Saturday. Now, the Skylights turn around and do it all over again – only this time they're on the road. Tonight, Northern (3-4, 11-8) is in Great Falls to battle the UGF Argos at 5:30. MSU-N also has a rematch with LC State Saturday night in Lewiston, Idaho. Montana S...
The schedule hasn't been favorable to the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team in recent weeks. But then again, that's life in the Frontier Conference. And the challenges of life on the road in the Frontier continues tonight as the No. 13 Lights (5-2, 17-4) visit arch rival Great Falls at 7:30. Northern must also turn around and travel to No. 5 Lewis-Clark State Saturday night, just seven days removed from a rough loss to the Warriors in Havre. Montana...
Last Saturday night was a rough one for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball. And though the loss to Lewis-Clark State was disappointing, the Lights are still garnering plenty of national respect. In the new NAIA Coaches Poll, the Lights (17-4) dropped only one spot this week, from No. 12 to No. 13. Two weeks ago, Northern rose to No. 10 in the NAIA. LCSC, which beat Northern Saturday, but lost to Great Falls last Friday, dropped from No. 3 to No. 5, while...
It's been a roller coaster type of season for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team. And the ride got crazier this weekend at the Armory Gymnasium. The Skylights put on a dominating second-half performance to beat Montana Tech 54-41 Friday night, then had a victory snatched away from them by the Lewis-Clark State Warriors in a double-overtime classic on Saturday night. The home split left Northern at 3-4 in the Frontier Conference and tied for fourth...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team finished up a busy week with a successful trip to Dickinson, N.D. The No. 4 Lights were in Dickinson for the annual Dickinson State Open, and while head coach Tyson Thivierge rested some key wrestlers, the Lights till managed a third-place finish overall. Individually, Northern got a first-place finish from Ethan Hinebauch at 165 pounds, while 133-pounder Cameron Neiss also captured an individual title. Redshirt Eli...
Skylight Kylee Denham looks to score during Saturday night's double-overtime game at the Armory Gymnasium. The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team had a Frontier Conference home sweep in its sights Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium. Instead, the Skylights watched lewis-Clark State slip out of Havre with a thrilling, double-overtime, 78-76 win. The Skylights and Warriors went back and forth in the final 20 minutes of regulation, until LCSC seized cont...
Frontier Conference women's basketball is too good for teams to look too far ahead, or to dwell on the past. In order to be successful, it's all about living in the present. That's what the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team will do this weekend as the Skylights (2-3, 10-7) host the Montana Tech Orediggers tonight at 6 inside the Armory Gymnasium, and the Lewis-Clark State W Montana State University-Northern's Kacie McKeon, left, races by a Dickinson Sta...
It's no secret that in Frontier Conference men's basketball, there are no night's off. No team is a pushover, and every game has lasting implications. And that's what the nationally-ranked Montana State University-Northern Lights are facing this weekend as they host the Montana Tech Orediggers tonight at 8 inside the Armory Gymnasium, as well as the third-ranked Lewis-Clark State Warriors on Saturday night. Not only is this weekend a huge home stand for the No. 12 Lights...
Even after Rocky Mountain College captured the 2009 NAIA men's basketball national championship, it has seemed as though Frontier Conference teams have had a hard time making headway in the weekly NAIA Coaches Poll. However, so far in 2013, that hasn't been the case. With Lewis-Clark State ripping off 18 straight wins to start the season, and the Montana State University-Northern Lights not far behind, winning 16 of their first 19 this season, the NAIA has had to take notice....
It's that time of year. It's the time of year when basketball championships are won and lost. George Ferguson Sports Editor It's also the time of year when the Armory Gymnasium really comes alive. MSU-Northern students cheer on the Lights during the 2012 Frontier Conference men's championship game last March in Havre. The Northern men and women have just five home games left this season, starting with Friday and Saturday's games against Montana Tech and Lewis-Clark State....
Stopping a two-game, Frontier Conference losing streak is hard to do sometimes. But it becomes even more difficult when you're playing one of the NAIA's best teams, even on your home floor. And that's what the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team was facing in what turned into a 70-53 loss to the No. 4 Westminster Griffins Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium. Saturday's game was Northern's home finale, and the Skylights dropped to 7-7 in league play,...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team needed to bounce back in a hurry. And while the nationally-ranked Westminster Griffins didn't make it easy, the No. 12 Lights did just that. Northern captured a win in its home finale as senior Devin Jackson scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds on senior night, leading MSU-N to an 85-81 win Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium. Northern's Corbin Pearson, left, makes a pass during the first half of Saturday...
Things didn't go the way the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was hoping they would last Saturday night in Salt Lake City. But a difficult loss at Westminster College did little to damage the Lights' ranking among the NAIA's best. Northern fell just two spots in the new NAIA Coaches Poll, released Tuesday afternoon, as the Lights moved down from No. 10 to No. 12. A road split last weekend left the Lights with a 16-3 overall record and tied for first in...
The MSU-Northern women's basketball team may have had its four-game winning streak snapped at Carroll College last Saturday night. But the Skylights are still one of the team's with the most momentum in the Frontier Conference. And that makes tonight's Valentine's Day special with the UM-Western Bulldogs a huge one inside the Armory Gymnasium. Northern, which has won six of its last eight league games, beings its final home stand of the season against the struggling Bulldogs...
In modern day college basketball, rarely does a player stay in school for four years, let alone five. And at the Frontier Conference level, two-year junior college transfers are becoming more and more the norm, rather than the exception, even in the women's game. However, for the last five years, Montana State University-Northern forward Jordan Bruursema has been the exception to the growing trend. Montana State University-Northern senior Jordan Bruursema has grown by leaps...
The rivalry between the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team and the Great Falls Argos just keeps getting bigger and bigger. And tonight, the second in Montana State University-Northern 184-pounder Kody Reed, top, holds down a UGF opponent during a dual back in December. The Lights and Argos meet for a second time tonight at 7 in Great Falls. stallment of the 2012-13 clash between the Lights and Argos will take place in Great Falls. It's the highest both teams...
HELENA — The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team watched the Carroll College Fighting Saints run away with a Frontier Conference game, using the 3-point-line as the spark back on Feb. 8 in Helena. On Saturday night, the Skylights were back in the Carroll P.E. Center, and with their season hanging in the balance, it must have felt like the same story all over again. Montana State University-Northern senior Jordan Bruursema, right, fires up a shot during F...
DILLON — A change in momentum can come from anything, anyone, or any situation in college basketball. It is an emotional game and sometimes, things just don't go a team's way. Saturday night in Dillon the No. 20 Montana State University-Northern Lights, and No. 15 UM-Western Bulldogs faced off in a very tight Frontier Conference tournament semifinal matchup. And after several runs by both teams, and several shifts in momentum, it was the hosting Bulldogs who put a stop to the Lights' season, and hopes of a conference t...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team opened its season back on Oct. 26 with a disappointing home loss to North Idaho College. Needless to say, on that night, head coach Tyson Thivierge was not pleased. Fast forward to Saturday night in Des Moines, Iowa and Thivierge and the Lights were on a completely different level. The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team and coaches poses with all of the individual and team trophies the Lights earned at the NAIA...
Fans have grown accustomed to the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team playing sound, fundamental team basketball. Of players unselfishly stepping forward when their number's called. Of rising to the occasion when the chips are down, and having a pension for winning close games. And the Lights did all of those things and more in front of an ear-splitting crowd Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium in Havre. Montana State University-Northern's Corbin Pearson,...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team will probably return home fro Des Moines, Iowa with a little of what might of been. Through the the consolation finals Saturday afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa, the Lights have scored104 points which puts them in a solid, but distant third behind Grande View (141) and Southern Oregon (134). Dickinson State is on Northern's heels in fourth. The semifinal round was unkind to MSU-N Saturday morning as the Lights lost four of five matches. Northern junior Cameron Neiss was the lo...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team's two-year reign atop the Frontier Conference is over. On Saturday night in Dillon, the No. 20 Lights (23-9) lost to the No. 15 UM-Western Bulldogs 68-59 in the Frontier Conference semifinals. The Lights will now have to wait several days to find out if they will receive an at-large bid to the NAIA national tournament in two weeks in Kansas City. The Bulldogs adavnced to Tuesday night's championship game. In Saturday's contest, the Bulldogs went a staggering...
For the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team to advance to the Frontier Conference championship game, the Skylights know they'll have to play their best game of the season. Fortunately though, Northern enters tonight's semifinal round fresh off one of its best games of the season. Tonight at 7, the Skylights (17-12) will take on No. 24 Carroll College (20-8) in the Frontier Conference semifinals in Helena. The winner of tonight's game will either travel...
