Skylights drop first pair of conference matches

Forgive Montana State-Northern volleyball coach Lisa Handley for sometimes forgetting how young her team is. It happens because the talent and the athleticism her team displays can be blinding.

However, with her team's inexperience comes inconsistency and it was very apparent this weekend as the Skylights were swept in their first two home matches of the season.

Montana Tech defeated Northern 30-28, 30-20, 30-26 on Friday night while Lewis-Clark State defeated the Skylights 30-23, 30-17, 30-25 on Saturday night. The losses were especially bitter for Handley and her team because they were the f...