MSU-N's Filius named Frontier Player of the Week

For the second time this season, a Montana State University-Northern player has earned Frontier Conference Women’s Player of the Week honors.

Northern junior guard Peyton Filius was named Frontier Player of the Week Monday. Filius, a former Havre Blue Pony standout, averaged 16 points, 3.7 rebounds, three assists and one steal. She was 16 of 35 from the field (46 percent), 12 of 22 3-point field goals (55 percent) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line as the Skylights beat Dickinson State Monday, Northwest University Saturday and San Diego Christian Sunday.

AT DSU, Filius buried four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points. She added 12 points against Northwest in Great Falls, before hitting four more threes and scoring 18 points Sunday against the Hawks.

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Ryan Reeves was nominated for the Men’s Player of the Week award.

Both the Skylights and the Lights are on the road this weekend. The MSU-N women travel to St. George, Utah for two games, while the Lights head to Oregon for three straight games.