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MSU-N's Devin Jackson drives to the basket during Saturday night's game with Lewis-Clark State at the Armory Gymnasium. The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had a chance to seize control of the Frontier Conference, but the Lewis-Clark State Warriors had other ideas. Saturday night at the Armory Gymnasium, the third-ranked Warriors bounced the 12th-ranked Lights, 79-65 in a nationally-ranked showdown. The loss was the second in three games for the...
Normally, the final home dual of the season is also senior night. But the Montana State University-Northern wrestling, being a young team on the verge, doesn't have any seniors. So instead of being an emotionally-charged senior night, the Lights' matchup with Western Wyoming will just be emotionally charged. Tonight, the fourth-ranked NAIA Lights battle Western Wyoming, the 14th-ranked team in the NJCAA, in what will be the Lights' final home dual of 2013. The action gets unde...
Things started off well for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team at the annual Cliff Keen National Duals. They didn't end that way however. On Saturday, in Springfield, Ill., the fourth-ranked Lights went 1-2 at the NAIA national duals, leaving them short of placing. The Lights came into the event as the No. 4 seed and they dominated 16th-ranked Cumberlands of Kentucky in the opening round, winning by a score of 39-11. In the quarterfinals, the Lights were...
Winter Storm Gandolf wasn't the only thing that got in the way of the Montana State University-Northern basketball teams this weekend. The Westminster Griffins proved to be a major road block for the Lights and Skylights as well. The No. 10 Lights were in Salt lake City Saturday night with a chance to put a real stranglehold on the Frontier Conference standings early on. A road win at No. 17 Westminster, coupled with No. 3 Lewis-Clark State's first loss of the season would...
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team has had a long layoff. But the Lights are about to jump into the new year head on. Northern will travel to Springfield, Ill, this weekend for the annual Cliff Keen National Duals, which run Saturday and Sunday. The event pits the top NAIA teams against each other in a bracket format, with duals being the competition. Montana State University-Northern's Trevor Goss, top, holds onto a UGF opponent during an NAIA earlier this...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team isn't a one-dimensional offense. And the Lights are as stingy as ever defensively. Those things were quite clear Thursday night as Northern went into Dillon and beat the UM-Western Bulldogs 64-53 in a key Frontier Conference clash. The win was the No. 10 Lights first in Dillon in three years, and it kept them unbeaten in league play heading into Saturday's showdown at UM-Western. And the Lights beat the Bulldogs...
It's been a while since the MSU-Northern men's basketball team won a game in Dillon. But the Lights put the past nehind them Thursday night. No. 10 MSU-N beat UM-Western 64-53 Thursday night to improve to 4-0 in the Frontier Conference and 16-2 overall. Devin Jackson led four Lights in double figures with 18 points. Roshawn West chipped in with 11, while Jesse Vaughan had 10 and Dontae Clark added 10. The Lights remain on the road to face Westminster Saturday night. Meanwhile, things didn't go well for the MSU-Northern women...
The Frontier Conference is off to an exciting start in both men's and women's basketball. And with the first full weekend of league play in the rear view mirror, the action is going to get serious. Both the MSU-Northern men and women are coming off weekend sweeps at home, but now the schedule gets daunting for the Lights and Skylights. With the addition of Dickinson State to the Frontier, the schedule has changed dramatically, and both Northern teams will feel the effects of...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team is riding high following a home sweep of Dickinson State and Rocky Mountain College just five days ago. But the Skylights aren't in Havre anymore, and things are going to get infinitely more difficult. MSU-N (10-5, 2-1) heads to Dillon tonight to face the UM-Western Bulldogs, then travels to Salt Lake City for a game against Frontier powerhouse Westminster Saturday night. Montana State University-Northern's Taylor...
Every week in the Frontier Conference is big. But on the road, it doesn't get much bigger than the next two nights for the Montana State University-Northern Lights. The No. 10 Lights (15-2, 3-0) are in Dillon tonight to square off with arch rival UM-Western, while MSU-N heads to Salt Lake City Saturday for a nationally ranked showdown with the Westminster Griffins. And make no mistake, even though it's early in the conference season, both games are huge for the two-time...
With perhaps the biggest road trip of the season ahead of them, the Montana State University-Northern Lights are now ranked as high as they've been in many years. In the latest NAIA Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday night, the Lights moved from No. 22 all the way up to No. 10. Northern was ranked No. 10 for one poll last season as well, and that ranking is believed to be the highest the Lights have gone in the poll in quite some time. MSU-N is riding a nine-game winning streak...
Nikki Tresch is a pure shooter. It's what she does and what she's really good at. And coming into this week's Frontier Conference home stand, Tresch was averaging over 16 points per game, and was one of the top 3-point shooters in the Frontier conference. However, in a close, 59-56 win over the Dickinson State Blue Hawks on Thursday night in Havre, Tresch was bottled up by the DSU defense, as she was held to seven points and no three's. Of course, as a senior leader Tresch...
It's no secret that every night in the Frontier Conference is a challenge. Every game is a true test. And the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had already met two of those challenges head on. But on Friday night, in front of a big crowd at the Armory Gymnasium, the Lights passed their first big test of the conference season with flying colors. The 22nd-ranked Lights blew by powerful Rocky Mountain College Friday night, 71-59, improving to a perfect 3-0...
MSU-Northern's Jordan Bruursema, left, rebounds a ball during Friday night's Frontier Conference women's basketball game at the Armory Gymnasium. The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team got a scare from the Dickinson State Blue Hawks on Thursday night. One night later, the Skylights made sure history didn't repeat itself. Northern used a big second-half push to upend the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears 64-46 Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium....
Make it a perfect start for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. On Friday night in Havre, the Lights put the clamps on a very good Rocky Mountain College team, 71-59, improving to 3-0 in Frontier Conference play in the process. The No. 22 Lights are now 3-0 in league play and a stellar 15-2 overall. Unlike in Thursday night's win over Dickinson State, Northern got off to a great start against RMC. Jesse Vaughan 11 points in the first seven minutes,...
If someone would have told the Montana State University-Northern Skylights they were only going to make one 3-pointer prior to their Frontier Conference game with Dickinson State, Northern would have seen trouble on the horizon. Yet, the Skylights did make just one long-range shot and still found a way to scratch out a 59-56 win over the Blue Hawks Thursday nig Northern's Rachelle Bennett, right, tries to get around a DSU defender during Thursday night's women's game in...
Just one day before the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team was set to re-open Frontier Conference play, veteran MSU-N head coach Shawn Huse stated how there weren't going to be any easy nights in league play. And in just Northern's second conference game of the season, Huse couldn't have been more right. On Thursday night at the Armory Gymnasium, the No. 22 Lights had to fight and scratch for a 72-65 win over the Dickinson State Blue Hawks, in a game that...
Just a little over a week ago, the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team used a second-half surge to get past the University of Great Falls Argos in a critical Frontier Conference road win. And while the venue switched from Great Falls' McLaughlin Center to the famed Armory Gymnasium in Havre, the story remained the same. Montana State University-Northern's Jordan Bruursema looks for a shot during Friday night's Skylight win over UGF at the Armory Gymnasium...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team began the season with four new starters and a bevy of new faces in a program which has claimed the last two Frontier Conference championships. And while the Lights have MSU-Northern's Roshawn West and the rest of the Lights re-open Frontier Conference play tonight when they host Dickinson State at 8 p.m. The Lights also host Rocky Mountain College on Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium. bolted out of the gates,...
Northern's Devin Jackson shoots a free throw during Friday night's Frontier men's game between the Lights and UGF at the Armory Gymnasium. After blowing the doors off the Great Falls Argos last Thursday night, the MSU-Northern men's basketball team knew it was going to have its hands full in Friday night's rematch at the Armory Gymnasium in Havre. And true to form, the No. 15 Lights and the Argos waged a greta battle in front of a raucous home crowd which include U.S. Senator...
Last weekend was a big one for the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball. And before the Skylights won at Lewis-Clark State for the first time in 16 years, they started the weekend off with an exciting win at the University of Great Falls. MSU-N came back from an early 12-point deficit to beat the Argos 63-60 last Thursday night, and now the two bitter rivals will go at it again. Tonight, Northern (5-4, 13-8) takes on UGF (1-8, 11-12) at 6 inside the Armory...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team responded to a loss to Lewis-Clark State by bombarding the University of Great Falls Argos with 16 3-pointers in a 62-49 win last Thursday night in Great Falls. Tonight, inside the Armory Gymnasium, the Lights get an opportunity to do it all over again. Montana State University-Northern junior Roshawn West, and the No. 15 Lights are home tonight to host the UGF Argos at 8 inside the Armory Gymnasium. The No. 15...
MSU-Northern's Laci Keller, left, battles for a rebound during Friday night's Frontier Conference women's basketball game against UGF at the Armory Gymnasium. The Montana State University-Northern Skylights are picking up steam. On Friday night at the Armory Gymnasium, the Skylights picked up steam in the second half, and went on to beat the Great Falls for the second week in a row. Northern won 73-67 to improve to 6-4 in the Frontier Conference and 14-8 overall. After a shaky...
MSU-Northern's Joe Simpson slams a dunk during the Lights' win over UM-Western Saturday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The first truly big game of NAIA men's basketball took place Saturday night in Havre when the No. 13 MSU-Northern Lights took on the No. 23 UM-Western Bulldogs. Fortunately, the Lights are used to the big stage. Northern scored the last six points of a tight on free throws, holding off the Bulldogs 63-55 at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. The game was in...
Over the course of his career, Montana State University-Northern senior guard Shaun Tatarka has played with some great backcourt mates. And when Tat Montana State University-Northern's Shaun Tatarka drives into the lane during Friday night's Frontier Conference men's basketball game in Havre. Tatarka became the 17th Light ever to reach 1,000 points in a career. arka achieved greatness himself during Northern's 63-62 win over the University of Great Falls Friday night at the...
