Skylights fall at old rival Dickinson State

One match is all that stood between the Montana State University-Northern Skylights and the start of Frontier Conference volleyball play.

As it turned out, it was one really tough match.

Friday night, the Skylights trekked east to face an old rival in the form of the Dickinson State Blue Hawks. It was Northern’s final tune-up before the start of league play later this week, and while the Skylights fought hard, they ultimately fell in four sets. The Blue Hawks beat the Skylights by scores of 25-18, 25-15, 22-25 and 25-19 in Dickinson, North Dakota.

The Blue Hawks, now a member of the North Star...