Story of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Skylights won on Senior Night against Montana Tech 66-57 in Havre, Montana on Saturday afternoon. Montana Tech got off to a hot start scoring 9-0 in the first two minutes of the game. The Skylights cut the lead to one in the first quarter. Northern won the second quarter 12-10 to take the lead going into half time 28-27.
The Skylights pushed the lead in the third quarter outscoring the Orediggers 20-16 in the third. Tech made a couple good runs in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to two, but the Skylights hung on to take the win.
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Individual Stats:
The Skylights were led by
Ryley Kehr, who had a big game with 26 points going 10-12 from the free-throw line. Briuanna McCullough added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Shyan Krass come off the bench and scored 11 points.
The Orediggers were led byDani Urick, who has 21 points going 4-8 from the three-point line. Tavia Rooney added 13 points and five rebounds. Aubrie Rademacher added 12 points. Westwater led the team in rebounds with seven.
Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Skylights shot a field goal percentage of 41, 33 percent from the arc, and 80 percent from the free throw line.
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The Orediggers shot 36 percentage from the field, 20 percent from the 3-point line, and 84 percent from the free throw.
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The Skylights so Far:
The Skylights are 8-20 in the overall season and 1-14 in Conference.
Up Next:
The Skylight will play next in the Frontier Conference tournament in Great Falls, Montana on Sunday February 26. Time with TBA.
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