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Skylights cruise to win
By Ryan Divish/Havre Daily News Sports Editor/rdivish@havredailynews.com
While the Lights' game was filled with drama
and action, the Skylights wanted none of that. Northern took the suspense out
of the game early with a 12-4 start and rolled to its seventh conference win
on the season.
Northern forced Rocky into 22 turnovers and limited the Bears to 27 first
half points on a 37 percent field-goal percentage. Rocky cut the lead to 10
with about two-minutes left in the game, but Khadiga Mohamed scored a pair of
baskets to push the lead back up and put the game away.
Anna Bateman led a balanced Skylight attack with 16 points and five assists.
Mohamed scored all 14 of her points in the second half. Megan Valgardson made
the most of her return to the starting lineup scoring 13 points and pulling
down 11 rebounds. Brettney Vermandel chipped in with 12 assists while dishing
out a game-high nine assists.
Rocky was led by the Griffith sisters. Amber Griffith scored a game-high 19
points and pulled down 12 rebounds, while sister Ashley chipped in with 19
points
Northern, 7-5 in conference, is tied with Westminster College for fourth
place in the standings. With the top four teams earning home playoff games,
this weekend's game against Westminster and third-place Lewis-Clark State
will be key to maintaining that position.
Northern will first have to take care of a very tough Montana State
University-Billings squad tonight in Billings. The Yellowjackets are 15-11 on
the season and are led by post players Robyn Milne (14.7 ppg, 11.7 rpg) and
Tanya Peterson (14.2 ppg). The game will tip off at 6 p.m.
MSU-NORTHERN (76)
Megan Valgardson 3-7 7-11 13, Jessi Reome 1-3 0-0 2, Kristie Pullin 4-11 0-0
8, Anna Bateman 5-13 2-2 16, Brettney Vermandel 5-10 2-2 12, DeLayne Johnson
1-2 0-0 2, Kristal Lohse 2-3 1-1 5, Khadiga Mohamed 5-8 4-5 14, Chasi
Buffington 0-0 0-0 0, Jena Heggem 1-2 0-0 2, Michele VanDyke 1-3 0-0 2.
Totals: 28-62 16-21 76
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (67)
Amber Griffith 8-18 1-2 19, Mandy Norby 4-8 0-0 8, Stacey Nevrivy 2-5 0-0 6,
Jamie Graham 1-3 0-0 3, Ashley Griffith 6-16 4-6 18, Adja Fame 2-2 1-2 5, Amy
Schillinger 2-2 0-0 4, Katherine Bitz 1-3 0-2 2, Kelley Edwards 1-2 0-0 2,
Shye Boggs 0-1 0-1 0. Totals: 27-60 6-13 67.
Halftime score: MSUN 40-27. Three point goals: MSUN 4-15 (Reome 0-1, Pullin
0-2, Bateman 4-11, Heggem 0-1), RMC 7-17 (Am. Griffith 2-6 Nevrivy 2-4,
Graham 1-2, Ash. Griffith 2-5). Rebounds: MSUN 35 (Valgardson 11), RMC 35
(Am. Griffith 12). Assists: MSUN 21 (Vermandel 9), RMC 21 (Am. Griffith 4,
Norby 4). Turnovers: MSUN 16, RMC 22. Total fouls: MSUN 17, RMC 20.
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