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2003-04
Lights Basketball
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Mar.
15, 2004 Griffins
dim Lights' season
BUTTE - It wasn't the ball. It wasn't the rims. It wasn't the background. It
just wasn't Lights night. The Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball team picked the wrong time to have an off night offensively.
Mar
14, 2004 2003-04
Frontier All-Conference Team
Brothers Larry & Lamar Morinia named to team
Mar. 13, 2004 Lights
season ends with loss to Westminster
MT Standard Article
Mar. 12, 2004 Lights
face must-win situation
It's pretty simple equation: Win and you're in. Lose and it's start
preparing for next season. For the Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball team, winning is the only way to keep its season going.
Mar. 11, 2004
No
place like home for Brothers
At the end of his high school basketball career, Havre High senior Cory
Brothers was left with one very difficult choice - where to continue his
hoop dreams. Tuesday afternoon, Brothers finally made his choice.
Mar.
8, 2004
Lights
leave no doubt in win over Rocky
Beating a team twice in one season is difficult. Beating a team twice in the
span of two weeks on its home floor is tougher than shooting baskets with a
blindfold on. Still, the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball
team did exactly that.
Mar.
7, 2004 Lights
out for Rocky, 87-82
Billings Gazette Article
Mar. 6, 2004 Lights
vs. Battlin' Bears
Billings Gazette Preview
Mar. 5, 2004
Lights
can avenge last season's end against Rocky
No matter how much you try to avoid thinking about it or convincing yourself
it's not important, it's still there. In the same place in the back of your
mind along with your high school girlfriend's phone number or the number of
home runs you hit in Little League
Mar. 5, 2004 My
brother's keeper
Am I my brother's keeper? It's a simple question really. For Larry and Lamar
Morinia, there is never a doubt about the answer. "Yes, I am."
With the Frontier Conference season rapidly ending, and the Morinias set to
lead the Montana State University-Northern Lights.
Mar.
1, 2004
Losses
slam door on Lights' championship hopes
If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Montana State
University-Northern men's basketball team's opportunity to win a share of
the Frontier Conference regular season title was within reach.
March
1, 2004 Frontier
Playoff Pairings Set
Feb.
27, 2004
Lights
playing this weekend for share of title
All year long, Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach
Shawn Huse has told his players not to look at the conference standings
because, with parity in the league, worrying about your place in the
standings is pointless.
Feb.
24, 2004 Lights
ranked 29th in the NAIA
Feb.
24, 2004 Larry
Morinia honored 2nd week in a row
Feb. 23, 2004 Northern
men gut out another comeback win
Shawn Huse has used several words when he talks about the players on his
Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team this season. Some
are good, some are bad, some couldn't be printed.
Feb
22, 2004 Lights
end Rocky's home winning streak
Billings Gazette Article
Feb.
20, 2004
Morinia
carries Lights to victory
It's kind of like that old trash-talking line. Larry Morinia's back was
hurting after the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team
knocked off Carroll College 81-73 at the Carroll College P.E. Center because
down the stretch he flat...
Feb. 19, 2004 Lights
face tough road test against Carroll
The Carroll College P.E. Center might not be the toughest place to play in
the Frontier Conference, but it is far from the easiest. To put it simply,
Carroll basketball teams just don't lose there. The Montana State
University-Northern men's...
Feb.
16, 2004
Lights
make statement with a pair of Frontier wins
Call this weekend what you want - a turning point, a confidence builder, a
momentum builder. For the Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball, it's a statement. A statement that the Lights have put the
earlier inconsistency behind them and ...
Feb.
13, 2004 Lights
host Diggers, Bulldogs
Lights head coach Shawn Huse will admit that this weekend is important, just
not to his team. Huse's plan of keeping his players emotions on even keel by
downplaying the importance of the conference standings seems to be working.
Feb
12, 2004 Frontier
Conference Roundup
Great Falls Tribune Weekly Writeup
Feb.
10, 2004 Lights
complete season sweep of UGF
A quick trip to Great Falls seemed to be just the remedy for the ills of the
Montana State University-Northern Men's Basketball team.
Feb.
8, 2004 Morinias
spark rout against Argos
Great Falls Tribune Article
Feb.
6, 2004 Styles
clash as Lights take on Argos on Saturday
Paralysis by analysis. It sounds like something that plagues computer geeks
or math nerds. But it can also affect basketball teams too. Just ask Montana
State University-Northern men's basketball coach Shawn Huse, who isn't about
to let his team get ...
Feb.
2, 2004
Lewis-Clark
State nips Northern men in overtime
One thing is for certain: The Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball team can't complain that it hasn't played in any tight games this
season. For the fifth time this season and the second time in as many weeks,
the Lights found themselves...
Jan 28, 2004 Lamar
Morinia named Frontier Player of Week
Jan.
30, 2004
Opening
night shooting woes continue to plague Northern men
Once is a nothing to get upset over, twice is a coincidence, three times you
shake your head in disbelief and the fourth time? You start to worry. The
Montana State University-Northern opening night shooting woes continued for
the fourth straight week...
Jan. 29, 2004
Planes,
trains and automobiles greet Lights
The players and coaches in the Montana State University-Northern basketball
programs had to feel just like they were in a movie. No, it wasn't
"Hoosiers," "Blue Chips" or any other basketball movie.
It was more like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles."...
Jan
26, 2004 Morinia
lifts Lights with last second heroics
Lamar Morinia couldn't believe his desperation three-point shot at the end
of the first overtime didn't go in, saying it "felt so good."
Jan
23, 2004 Lights
out to erase last weekend's flat performance
You can say it's in the past and it's a new season with new goals and new
teams to focus on. You can also say you're a pilot and it doesn't mean you
can fly a plane.
Jan
19, 2004 Lights
rally to pick up split of conference games
In the Frontier Conference, the unwritten rule is that you hope to split
your road games and win all the home games. The Montana State
University-Northern men's basketball team picked up a split in its first
conference road trip of the season.
Jan.
16, 2004 Lights
hit road for pair of conference games
It wasn't quite the road trip from hell, but it was far from a walk in the
park for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team. Last
year's trip south to Butte and Dillon for matchups with Montana Tech and
UM-Western produced little ...
Jan.
12, 2004 Northern
men grab ugly win over UGF
It wasn't hideous. It was far from pretty. Maybe ugly would be the best word
to sum up the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team's
88-70 win over the University of Great Falls in Saturday night's Frontier
Conference opener for both teams.
Jan
9, 2004 Lights
host UGF in Frontier Opener
To put it simply, Saturday night will be different for the Montana State
University-Northern basketball teams. Everything will move up a level. The
defense will be just a little tighter, each rebound will be fought for a
little harder, getting each shot off will be a little tougher because each
game means a little more.
Jan
7, 2004 Lights
bounce back with a win
It may be cliche but it doesn't make it any less
true -you are only as good as your last game. And the Montana State
University-Northern men's basketball team wasn't very good in its last game
before Tuesday night.
Jan.
6, 2004 Lights
have something to prove against S.A.I.T.
Looking at the schedule a week ago, tonight's game
for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team could have
easily been construed as a recipe for an upset.
Jan.
5, 2004 Lights
experience highs and lows at Cougar Classic Tournament in Calgary
Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach Shawn Huse
experienced both ends of the spectrum this weekend.
Dec.
30, 2003 Northern
Slams Grant MacEwan
It would have been easy for the
Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team to lose its focus.
Dec
17, 2003 Happy
Holidays From the Lights!!!
Christmas E-Card in pdf format (need Adobe Reader)
Dec.
29, 2003 Lights
rough up Canadians
After a three-week layoff from games, Montana State Univeristy-Northern
men's basketball coach Shawn Huse knew his team would show a little bit of
rust in its return to the floor.
Dec.
26, 2003 Lights
host Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
Local basketball fans will be asked to help fight the good fight once again
as the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team will host the
second annual Super 8 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Sunday and Monday at the
MSU-Northern gymnasium. Lights head coach Shawn Huse started this tour...
Dec
4, 2003 Lights
lose close one to DI Utah Valley
Dec. 3, 2003 Lights
face Division I Utah Valley
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team needs to put its
feet back on the pedals, because the next game isn't one it can coast
through. After a pair of relatively easy wins this past weekend at the Rocky
Mountain College Alumni Food for the Holidays tournament, the Lights will fa...
Dec. 1, 2003 Lights
roll to easy wins at Rocky tourney
The competition for the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball
team at the Rocky Mountain College Alumni Food for the Holidays tournament
could have been pretty tough, but it was lessened because of excessive
homework. The Lights were scheduled to face a solid Concordia University
College..
Nov. 28, 2003 Lights
head to Rocky Mountain College Invite
The last thing Shawn Huse wants is that tonight will turn into a glorified
pickup basketball game. The Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball coach knows that it very well could when the Lights take on the
Concordia University College Thunder in the opening round of the Rocky
Mountain Co...
Nov. 24, 2003 Northern
knocks off Marauders
Technical fouls are tricky thing in the game of basketball. Obviously,
getting one against your team gives your opponent a pair of free throws and
the ball, but sometimes it can be a great motivator for teams. Montana State
University-Northern head coach Shawn Huse was slapped with a technical foul
...
Nov. 21, 2003 Lights
host tough University of Mary squad
Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach Shawn Huse expected
the University of Mary Marauders to be a quality opponent for tonight's
non-conference game at the MSU-Northern gymnasium. After all, the Marauders
return a wealth of players from last year's team that finished 17-11.
Nov. 18, 2003 Lights
split on ND trip
When you're on the road, no lead is safe, not five, not 10 or even 20
points. The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team found
that out this weekend. The Lights held leads as big as 20 points in each of
their two road games this weekend but only escaped North Dakota with one
win.
Nov. 14, 2003
Lights
encounter Dickinson State and Minot State again this weekend
One thing is for certain for the Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball team: The Lights know plenty about their opponents. After
dropping a pair of heartbreaking, 1-point home losses to Dickinson State and
Minot State last weekend, the Lights will face the same two squads on their
respective...
Nov. 10, 2003 Northern
suffers a pair of tough 1 point losses
Four minutes total - two minutes each night, or the same amount of time it
takes to microwave a burrito, burnt the Montana State University-Northern
men's basketball team in a pair of tough home losses this weekend at the
MSU-Northern gymnasium. Head coach Shawn Huse watched his team play solid
bask...
Nov. 7, 2003 Lights
host very talented North Dakota schools
Exactly how good is the Dickinson State University men's basketball team
that will take on the Montana State University-Northern Lights today at the
MSU-Northern gymnasium? Shooting guard Robbie Bybee, who sank 10
three-pointers and scored 36 points for the Bluehawks in last year's game...
Nov 5, 2003 Larry
Morinia earns Player of Week honors
Nov.
4, 2003 Lights
go 2-1 at Lethbridge tournament
If there was ever such a thing as a good loss, the Montana State
University-Northern men's basketball team had one on Thursday.
Oct.
30, 2003
Lights
head to north to Canadian tourney
It's not the Pythagorean theorem or the quadratic equation, it's much
simpler math than that. Call it the "basketball team on the road"
formula. It's pretty simple: teams on the road in basketball must be 10
points better than their opponents. At least that's what Montana State
University-...
Oct
27, 2003 Lights
break century mark in exhibition win over Montana All-Stars
The tricky thing about playing all-star teams in an exhibition game is that,
well, they tend to turn into exhibition games filled with sloppy play,
little if any defense and a breeding ground for bad habits.
Oct. 24, 2003
Lights
host familiar names in Montana All-Star squad
In the grand scheme of things, Saturday's game between the Montana
State University-Northern men's basketball team and the Montana
All-Stars ranks up there in importance with a scrimmage or an alumni
game. Because the game is an exhibition, it will not count on
Northern's record and really has no...
Oct. 22, 2003 Lights
picked 6th in Frontier Coaches Poll
Frontier Conference Pre-Season Coaches Poll
Oct. 20, 2003 Lights
open season with pair of wins
The mistakes were easy for Montana State University-Northern men's
basketball coach Shawn Huse to spot. In the first games of the season, there
usually are plenty of them to choose from.
Oct. 17, 2003
Lights
open season with Lethbridge, Red Deer
Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach Shawn Huse can't
help but feel miles ahead of where he was last year at this time. As the
Lights prepare to open the 2003-04 regular season on Saturday against the
University of Lethbridge, basketball has been the focal point of the
preseason ...
Oct. 13, 2003 Lights
dominate alums
For all the drama and suspense of the women's game,
the men's game had little of either. The Lights jumped out to a 12-point
lead early and never looked back, coasting to a 97-59 win over the alumni...
Oct. 10, 2003 Lights
take on Alumni in season tune-up
Although it's October, the round orange things
rolling around the Montana State University-Northern gymnasium won't be
pumpkins. Strange as it may sound, college basketball season is looming and
the Lights and Skylights will kick off their 2003-2004 season with a pair of
alumni games on Saturday...
July 31, 2003: Lights finalize roster for next
season with recruits
Barring any unforeseen changes or
surprises, Montana State University-Northern men's basketball coach
Shawn Huse has completed his squad for the 2003-2004 season with the
addition of three more recruits. Berhane Williams of Ohlone College,
Calif. and Braden Draggoo of Wenatchee Valley Community Coll...
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