Skylights sweep weekend games with nearly flawless performance

It's been a long wait. The players and coaches of the Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team have been waiting about 25 games to play like they did this weekend.

Northern played stingy defense, executed with precision on offense, won the battle of the boards and basically played near-perfect basketball en route to a pair of convincing Frontier Conference wins.

The Skylights opened the weekend with a 68-57 win over Montana Tech, completing a season sweep over the Diggers.

After a slightly sluggish first half, Northern extended its 30-28 halftime lead with a 14-6 run - keyed b...