Story of the Match:
The MSU-Northern Skylights volleyball team lost to Rocky Mountain College in the first round of the Frontier Conference Tournament on Friday morning in Helena, Montana. The Skylights lost in four (27-25, 21-25, 17-25, and 21-25). The first set went back and forth. The Skylights were able to go 3-0 to take the set. The Skylights took the lead early in the second set, until Rocky put together a couple big runs to take the set. The Battlin' Bear put together a good third set to take it. The Skylights took the lead early in the fourth set, but Rocky Mountain College put together 8-2 run to take the match.


Stars of the Match:
The Skylights were led by Alyssa Pretty weasel and Elissa Lind, who each tallied 17 kills. Rylee Burmester added 12 kills and 23 digs. Shania Neubauer led the team in digs with 51. Emily Feller led the team in assists with 50.

The Battlin' Bears were led by Bella Bryan, who had 20 kills with a hitting percentage of .327. Morgan Allen and Makenna each had 13 kills. Blythe Sealey led the team with 54 assists in the match. Ayla Embry led the team with 40 digs.

Stats of the Match:
MSU-Northern had a hitting percentage of .222 on the day, while Rocky hit .279. The Skylights had 64 assists, as the Battlin' Bears had 74. Northern also had 118 digs to Rocky's 122.