Story of the Match:
The MSU-Northern Skylights volleyball team lost to Rocky Mountain College in Havre, Montana. The MSU-Northern Skylights lost to the Battlin' Bears in five sets (25-22, 21-25, 19-25, 28-26, and 16-14). The first set was anyone's game, as the Battlin' Bears went on a 5-0 run to take the set. Rocky pushed the lead in the second set, until Northern went on a 9-2 run to finish the second set.

Northern was able to take the lead in the third set after a 9-2 run (18-15). They were able to finish it out taking the set. The fourth set was a battle, as the Skylights went on 7-1 run to take the lead 17-15. Rocky put together a couple good rally's to take the fourth set. The fifth set went back and forth, but Rocky was able to go five straight points to take the match.

Stars of the Match:
The Skylights were led by Alana Graves with 20 kills and a hitting percentage of .415. Jessalyn Chvilicek had 15 kills. Baily Egan led the Skylights with 32 digs. Macee Murphy led the team in assists with 30.

The Battlin' Bears was led by Makenna Bushman with 21 kills hitting a percent of .257. Brooke Ark led the team in digs with 39, as Blythe Sealey led in assists with 49.

Stats of the Match:
The MSU-Northern had a hitting percentage of .196 on the day, while Battlin' Bears hit .1169. Northern also had 123 digs to Rocky's 115. Northern added 11 blocks on the night.

The Skylights so Far:
The Skylights are 11-13 in their season and 3-9 in Conference.

Next:
The Skylights will be at home next week on Oct. 24 against Montana Tech at 7pm