Lights wins season-openers in Canada

Season-openers are never easy. Season-openers on the road are even more difficult. But the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team found a way to overcome both obstacles this past weekend.

The Lights trekked north to Red Deer, Alberta, for an exhibition game and two regular season contests to open their 2015-16 season, and they came away with a pair of wins.

Northern opened the year by beating Red Deer College Thursday night in an exhibition game, then the Lights swept Northern British Columbia University and The King’s University over the weekend.

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