Skylights fall to league-leading Carroll
By Ryan Divish/Havre Daily News Sports Editor/rdivish@havredailynews.com


The Skylights did everything they could do to beat the conference-leading Saints, but in the end it still wasn't quite enough. Carroll's senior standout Tara Zoanni scored six-straight points in the game's final minutes to break open a two-point game and give the Saints their 10th conference win on the season.

Zoanni finished with a game-high 30 points including a pair of three-pointers to pace the Saints. Andrea Hall added 17 and Emili Woody chipped in with eight points and 10 rebounds.

Northern hung with the Saints the entire game, trailing 32-30 at halftime and overcoming an 11-point deficit with a 15-5 run punctuated by a score from Megan Valgardson inside and pulling within one at 59-58.

However, Zoanni took over and Carroll turned up its defense, not allowing the Skylights to get very many good looks at the end.

Valgardson led Northern with a team-high 24 points on 10-13 shooting. Anna Bateman added 11 for Northern, which dropped to 6-5 in the conference and 19-10 overall.

The Skylights will be back in action on Saturday when they face a very good Rocky Mountain College squad led by Amber and Ashley Griffith. Rocky was upset by UGF 90-70 on Thursday night.

MSU-Northern (62)

Khadiga Mohamed 4-7 0-0 8; Brettney Vermandel 1-1 0-0 2; Jessi Reome 2-5 0-0 4; Kristie Pullin 0-3 0-0 0; Anna Bateman 4-12 0-0 11; DeLayne Johnston 1-3 0-0 2; Kristal Lohse 1-1 0-0 2; Chasi Buffington 1-2 0-0 3; Michele VanDyke 3-3 0-0 6; Megan Valgardson 10-13 4-6 24; Totals 27-50 4-6 62.

Carroll College (67)

Emili Woody 2-9 4-4 10; Vanessa Tomco 2-5 3-4 4; Tara Zoanni 7-16 4-4 20; Andrea Hall 5-9 2-2 17; Laci High 1-6 0-0 3; Kate Paul 0-3 0-0 0; Catie Priddy 2-3 1-3 5; Rachel Bromiley 3-9 1-2 7. 20-60 15-19 67.

Halftime: CAR 33, MSUN 31. Three-point goals: MSUN 4-12 (Reome 0-2, Pullin 0-1, Bateman 3-7, Buffington 1-2). Carroll 8-18 (Woody 0-1, Hall 5-7 , Zoanni 2-9, High 1-4, Paul 0-1). Rebounds: MSUN 24 (Valgardson 8); Carroll 34 (Woody 10). Assists MSUN 11 (Pullin 3), Carroll 10 (Zoanni 2, Hall 2) Turnovers: MSUN 23, Carroll 17. Total fouls - MSUN 18, Carroll 12. Fouled out - Vermandel.