Story of the Match:
The MSU-Northern Skylights volleyball team won in a Frontier Conference matchup against Montana Western on Saturday night in Havre, Montana. The MSU-Northern Skylights won in five sets (20-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-10, and 15-10). The Skylights made an incredible comeback, going into their third set down 2-0. The Skylights were able to put down an 10-0 run in the third set take that set. Northern dominated in the fourth set beating Western 25-10. The Skylights battled it out in the fifth set outscoring the Bulldogs 6-1 to end the match.
Stars of the Match:
The Skylights were led by
Rylee Burmester, who tallied 10 kills and 14 digs.
Elissa Lind added 10 kills and 12 digs.
Shania Neubauer led the team in digs with 27.
Emily Feller led the team in assists with 52.
The Bulldogs were led by Danyel Martin, who had 11 kills hitting a percentage of .391. Abbey Schwager led the team with 25 assists in the match. Kelsey Goddard led the team with 21 digs.
Stats of the Match:
MSU-Northern had a hitting percentage of .252 on the day, while Montana Western hit .130. The Skylights had 62 assists, as the Bulldogs had 44. Northern also had 84 digs to Montana Western 63.
The Skylights so Far:
The Skylights are 11-9 overall and 1-2 in conference.
Next:
The Skylights will be at head on the road to Helena, Montana to play Carroll College on Friday October 8. Game will start at 7 P.M. They will head down the road to Butte to play Montana Tech on October 9.
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