Story of the Match:
The MSU-Northern Skylights volleyball team played in a Frontier Conference matchup against No. 17 Rocky Mountain College on Friday evening in Havre, Montana. The MSU-Northern Skylights lost in five sets (26-28, 25-23, 25-18, 14-25 and 9-15).

Rocky kept the lead for almost the whole set, until Elissa Lind killed it to take the lead 25-24. The Skylights had a couple errors to fall in the first set. In the second set, the Skylights put together a couple big runs to win the set. Northern started strong in the third set and put together some runs to take to set. Rocky got a big jump start in the fourth set and kept the lead throughout the set. In the fifth set, the Battlin' Bears went on a 9-2 run to take the match.

Stars of the Match:
The Skylights attack was led by Rylee Burmester, who tallied 14 kills with 11 digs. Elissa Lind had 13 kills and 20 digs. Emily Feller led the team in assists with 47. Shania Neubauer led the team in digs with 27.

The Battlin' Bears were led by Monique Rodrigues, who had 17 kills and 11 digs. Weiying Wu had 15 kills hitting a percentage of .216. Natalie Hilderman led the team with 63 assists in the match. Ayla Embry led the team with 40 digs.

Stats of the Match:
MSU-Northern had a hitting percentage of .139 on the day, while Rocky hit 207. The Skylights had 51 assists, as the Battlin' Bears had 65. Northern also had 92 digs to Rocky's 118. Northern also added 10 blocks. 

The Skylights so Far:
The Skylights fall to 2-18 in conference.

Next:
The Skylights will head to Helena, Montana to play in their first round of playoffs. Game will be on April 6 at 7 p.m.