Story of the Match:
The MSU-Northern Skylights volleyball team lost to Rocky Mountain College on Friday night in Billings, Montana. The Skylights lost in four (16-25, 28-26, 15-25, and 16-25). The Battlin' Bears had a great first set putting together some great runs to take the first set. The second set the game was pretty close, as Northern had a couple big runs to take the set. The next two sets Rocky put together big runs to take the match.

Stars of the Match:
The Skylights were led by Jessalyn Chviliceck, who tallied 21 kills with a hitting percentage of .239. Alana Graves added eight kills and had five assistant blocks. Jessalyn Chviliceck and Baily Egan led the team in digs with 18. Emily Feller led the team in assists with 36.

The Battlin' Bears were led by Makenna Bushman, who had 16 kills with a hitting percentage of .214. Taylor Wolf had 13 kills with a percentage of .344. Blythe Sealey led the team with 50 assists in the match. Ayla Embry led the team with 26 digs.

Stats of the Match:
MSU-Northern had a hitting percentage of .099 on the day, while Rocky hit .209. The Skylights had 43 assists, as the Battlin' Bears had 59. Northern had seven block on the night and three aces.
Next:
The Skylights will be at home on September 28 for a Frontier Conference match up against University of Providence at 7 p.m.