Dawgs bite Lights, Skylights in Dillon

The Montana State University-Northern Lights went into one of their longest road trips of the season tied for first place in the Frontier Conference standings. But the Lights ran into two NAIA national powerhouses this weekend and dropped a pair of tough, hard-fought games.

One of those games came Saturday night when the Lights came up two points short against the No. 16 UM-Western Bulldogs at Straugh Gymnasium in Dillon. The two bitter rivals fought right to the end, but the Bulldogs held on for a 79-77 win, dropping the Lights to 3-3 in the Frontier.

“It was a very tough one to swallo...