NAIA National Tournament: MSU-N hopes for more first-round magic

The Montana State University-Northern Skylights have been very successful in NAIA national tournament first-round games over the years. In fact, under head coach Chris Mouat, the Skylights have never lost in the first round.

So, with that in mind, the No. 16 Skylights (23-8) will try and extend that streak when they begin play at the 2016 national tournament, taking on No. 19 Benedictine (23-6) Wednesday morning in Independence, Missouri.

Northern, which finished third in the Frontier Conference, reached the NAIA Elite 8 a year ago, but that team was senior-heavy, and this Skylight team will f...