Story of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Skylights dropped a Frontier Conference matchup against to No. 16 Lewis-Clark State 51-49 on Saturday night at the Armory Gym in Havre. The Skylights won the first and third quarters (16-15, 10-13, 15-10, and 8-13). Northern trailed by two points going into the second half (26-28). At the end of the third quarter, the Skylights took the lead 41-38. Lewis-Clark State got a timely three-point field goal down the stretch to gain a two-point advantage, which they held on to.
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Individual Stats:
The Skylights were led by
Peyton Kehr, who had 18 points going 6-11 from the field.
Tiara Gilham had nine points.
Hailey Nicholson added six points, four rebounds, and four steals.
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Lewis-Clark State was led by Hailey Turner, Jossilyn Blackman, and Delaney Henery with 10 points each. Blackman led the warriors in rebounding with nine.
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Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Skylights shot 39 percent from the field, and were 3 of 12 behind the arc (25 percent). They went 14-19 from the free throw line (74 percent).
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The Warriors shot 32 percent from the field, 28 percent from behind the arc (7-25), and 70 percent from the foul line.Â
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The Skylights so Far:
The Skylights drop to 8-8 in the overall season and 0-4 in conference play. With the win, the Warriors move to 3-1 in league play.
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Up Next:
The Skylights will travel to Great Falls, Mont. in a Frontier Conference matchup against No. 13 University of Providence on Tuesday Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
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