Story of the Game:
The MSU- Northern Skylights volleyball team hosted University of Montana- Western on senior night in a Frontier Conference match up on Saturday afternoon in Havre, Mont. The Skylights fell in four sets by scores of 25-19, 25-23, 22 -25, and 25-22. In the third set, the Skylights were down 15-6 when they made a comeback. They held the Bulldogs too seven points, while Northern scored 19 at the end of the set pulling out the win.
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Individual stats:
The Skylights were led by
Mckaylie Tanner with 24 assists,
Shay Waldbillig added 18.
Emily Gutierrez led the team in kills with 16 and had 15 digs on the night.
Abigail Ellison put down 11 kills.Â
Hannah Amtmann came up with 32 digs and led the Skylights defense.
Jessica Curl had five solo blocks and four assisted blocks.
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The Bulldogs offense was led by Ellen Wolferman with nine kills. Talyn Pitcher added 19 assists, as McKeena Fink added 16, and Dylan Fowler was credited with 28 digs.
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Stats of the Game:
The Skylights had 52 kills on 184 attempts hitting a percentage of .109. Northern had 11 blocks on the afternoon. Western had 40 kills on 170 attempts hitting a percentage of .094.
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The Skylights so Far:
Northern fall to 1-23 overall and 0-12 in Frontier Conference play. The bulldogs moved to 5-15 overall and 1-9 in conference.Â
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Up Next:
The Skylights will travel to Butte, Mont. for the Frontier Conference Playoffs on Nov. 9 and 10.
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