Lights sink Argos again: Skylights fall in Great Falls

They needed a win. And Great Falls proved just the place to do it.

On Saturday afternoon, the Montana State University-Northern Lights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 77-58 thrashing of Providence at the McLaughlin Center. It was Northern’s third win over the Argos this season.

The Lights had a slow start but were able to take the lead and extend the lead at halftime 41-29. The Lights kept a steady lead to take the game.

The Lights were led by Mascio McCadney, who had 25 points going 10-12 from the field. David Harris had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Immanuel Anderson added 12 points.

The Argos were led by Emmett Linton III and Elijah Oliver, who each had 13 points. Rashee Stocks added 10 points. Jake Olsen led the team with rebounds with eight.

Northern improved to 5-6 in the Frontier Conference with their final two home games upcoming. On Thursday night, the Lights will host Rocky Mountain College, followed by a visit from Montana Western this Saturday.

Argos sweep Skylights

The MSU-Northern women battled Saturday afternoon in Great Falls. But it wasn’t enough to get by the 15th-ranked Providence Argos inside the McLaughlin Center.

The Skylights lost to Providence 76-64 on Thursday in Great Falls. The Argos took the lead in the first quarter 24-14. They extended the lead going into halftime 41-28. Providence kept a stead lead until the fourth quarter. The Skylights battled back to cut the lead to eight, but wasn't enough to win.

“We had a very bad first quarter,” MSU-N head coach Chris Mouat said. “Providence came out shooting the ball extremely well both inside and out. We did not defend well in zone and left too many shooters. After that I thought we dug our heels in and did a much better job on both ends of the floor. We got a lot of production off of our bench and some kids had some nice games for us. We just have to put a complete 40 minute game together. We did have too many turnovers with 16 and they scored a lot of points off of turnovers so it's going to be a continual focus for us moving forward. We gave ourselves a chance in the fourth and I’m proud of the guts we showed to come back.”

The Skylights were led by L'Tia Lawrence, who had 14 points going 5-11 from the field. Sydney Hovde had a monster game with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Danielle Tyler added 11 points off the bench, as Peyton Kehr added 10. The Argos were led by Emilee Maldonado, who had 24 points going 9-19 from the field. Parker Esary had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Maddy Dixon added 11 points going 4-4 from the field.

MSU-N is 1-11 in the Frontier. The Skylights host Rocky Mountain College Thursday night and Western Saturday afternoon.

Providence 76, Skylights 64

MSU-Northern 14 14 15 21 - 64

Providence 24 17 22 13

MSU-N - L'Tia Lawrence 5-11 4-7 14, Sydney Hovde 4-8 5-5 13, Peyton Kehr 3-12 3-4 10, Riley Kehr 4-9 0-0 8, Morgan Mason 1-4 0-0 2, Daniele Tyler 4-8 0-0 11, Savannah Toms 3-4 0-0 6. Totals: 24-59 8-9.

UP - Emilee Maldonado 9-19 3-5 24, Parker Easy 7-8 1-3 12, Maddy Dixon 4-4 0-2 11, Reed Hazard 3-8 1-2 8, Kerstyn Pimperton 1-7 0-0 3, Brooklyn Harn 6-9 0-0 15. Totals: 30-60 5-12.

3-pointers: MSU-N 8-19 (Lawrence 4, Kehr 1, Tyler 3), UP 5-12 (Maldonado 3, Dixon 3, Hazard 1, Pimperton 1). Rebounds: MSU-N 28 (Hovde 12), UP 33 (Esary 12), Fouls: MSU-N 14, UP 13. Fouled out: None.

Lights 77, Providence 58

MSU-N - Mascio McCadney 10-12 3-4 25, David Harris 6-13 1-2 17, Immanuel Anderson 6-7 0-0 12, TJ Reynolds 1-4 0-0 3, CJ Nelson 0-3 0-0 0, Tanner McCliment-Call 3-10 0-0 9, Micaiah Hauser 2-3 0-0 5, Anthony Braggs Jr., 2-4 0-0 4, Terry Holmes Jr., 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 31-59 4-6.

UP - Elijah Oliver 6-10 0-0 13, Rashee Stocks 4-11 0-0- 10, Jake Olzseon 3-7 3-5 9, JF Daho 1-3 0-0 2, Emmett Linton III 4-10 5-10 13, Tanner Gologoski 3-5 0-0 8, Fisher Richardson 1-1 0-0 2, Josiah Amunrud 0-0 1-2 1. Totals: 22-53 9-17.

Halftime: Northern 41-29. 3-pointers: MSU-N 11-27 (McCadney 2, Harris 4, Reynolds 1, McCliment-Call 3, Hauser 1), UP 5-18 (Oliver 1, Stocks 2, Gologoski 2). Rebounds: 35 (Harris 12), UP 26 (Olson 8). Fouls: MSU-N 14, UP 8; Fouled out: None.