Skylights thrash Bulldogs

The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team’s defense has been superb all season long. But in the two games the Skylights have played against the UM-Western Bulldogs, they’ve taken that defense to a whole other level.

Thursday night in Dillon, the No. 11 Skylights held Western to under 40 points for the second time this season as Northern won 66-33. Not only did the victory give the Skylights a season sweep of Western, it also extended their current winning streak to five games. But even more important than that, with the win, and losses by both UGF and Carroll Coll...