Breaking Sports: Northern spikers top Tech, advance to semifinals

The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team made it three in a row over Montana Tech in 2012. But the latest victory by the Skylights was certainly the most important. On Friday afternoon, the Skylights knocked off the fifth-seeded Orediggers 3-1 in the first round of the Frontier Conference volleyball tournament. MSU-N won by scores of 25-19, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-22. The win was MSU-N's first at the conference tourney since the 2005 season, and it pushed the Skylights into the semifinal round.

Abby Nicholas led the way for the Skylights with 17 kills, 24 digs and three solo blocks. A...