Skylights drop exhibition at MSU-Billings

The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team fell to NCAA Division II Montana State-Billings 76-59 Wednesday night in Billings. The game was an exhibition for Northern, and didn't count against the Skylights' 6-0 record. MSU-B counted the contest, improving to 5-2 on the season.

Northern played a strong first 15 minutes, and only trailed 21-19 with 5 minutes left in the first half. However, the Yellowjackets went on 20-5 spurt in the final 5 minutes, and the Skylights trailed 41-24 at the break.

The second half saw the Skylights come out strong. Northern would bring the game back to within four points until a foul by Megan Feldman sent Alisha Breen to the line for the 'Jackets. She would make one of two, and the Yellowjackets would go on another scoring run 12-3 to take the clock down to 8:37 and take their lead to 13 points, 55-42. From there, the Skylights were forced to play from behind the rest of the way.

Rachelle Bennett scored 14 points and A'Jha Edwards added 10 points and Natalee Faupel chipped in with eight off the bench. MSU-B, which hit 10 3-pointers and forced the Skylights into 16 turnovers, got 13 points from Chelsea Banis and 12 by Bobbi Knudsen.

The Skylights will return home to face Carroll College Saturday night at 6 p.m.

Yellowjackets 76, Skylights 59

MSU-N - Bennett,Rachelle 4-11 4-6 14; Edwards,A'Jha 5-8 0-0 10; Faupel,Natalee 4-5 0-0 8; McKeon,Kacie 3-12 0-0 7; Feldman,Megan 2-3 1-2 6; Cummings,Taylor 2-6 2-2 6; Barta,Kassie 2-4 0-0 5; Teeters,Taybra 0-1 2-2 2; Kreycik,Molly 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 22-50 10-14 59.

MSU-B - DePuydt,Annie 7-10 0-0 17; Breen,Alisha 5-7 3-7 16; Banis,Chelsea 4-9 5-6 13; Knudsen,Bobbi 4-9 2-2 12; Goggins,Kayleen 3-7 1-2 8; Kumm,Brandy 1-1 0-0 3; Hanser,Austin 1-3 1-1 3; Peoples,Quinn 0-5 2-2 2; Capouch,Tenika 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 25-53 16-22 76.

Montana State Northern........ 24 35 - 59

Montana State Billings........ 41 35 - 76

3-point goals--Montana State Northern 5-15 (Bennett,Rachelle 2-2; Barta,Kassie 1-2; McKeon,Kacie 1-6; Feldman,Megan 1-1; Cummings,Taylor 0-2; Faupel,Natalee 0-1; Edwards,A'Jha 0-1), Montana State Billings 10-23

(Breen,Alisha 3-4; DePuydt,Annie 3-3; Knudsen,Bobbi 2-5; Kumm,Brandy 1-1; Goggins,Kayleen 1-4; Capouch,Tenika 0-1; Peoples,Quinn 0-4; Hanser,Austin 0-1). Fouled out--Montana State Northern-None, Montana State Billings-None. Rebounds--Montana State Northern 23 (Bennett,Rachelle 6), Montana State Billings 26 (Peoples,Quinn 5; Goggins,Kayleen 5; Banis,Chelsea 5).

Assists--Montana State Northern 11 (Cummings,Taylor 4), Montana State Billings 18 (Knudsen,Bobbi 11). Total fouls--Montana State Northern 19, Montana State Billings 19. Technical fouls--Montana State Northern-None, Montana State Billings-None. A-750