Northern spikers earn a road sweep

The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was ready to get back into the win column. And the Skylights did just that, and in impressive fashion on the road.

Northern snapped a four-match losing streak by sweeping the UM-Western Bulldogs Friday night in Dillon, then the Skylights put the wraps on an impressive road trip by beating Montana Tech in four games Saturday afternoon in Butte.

The wins put the Skylights back over .500 in Frontier Conference play at 4-3 heading into this week's rivalry match at UGF.

"Any time you win on the road in this conference, it's a big bonus," Norther...