HAVRE, Mont. – Carroll College women's basketball had a strong defensive performance, but couldn't find consistency on the offensive end as MSU-Northern maintained an early lead and earned a 53-42 win over the Saints Saturday evening at the Armory in Havre.
 
Carroll went up 4-0 to start the game, but the Skylights rallied and took a 15-12 lead after the first quarter. MSUN kept the pressure on and extended the lead to 25-16 with 40 seconds to play in the half before Jaidyn Lyman hit a bucket to cut the lead to 25-18 at the break.
 
Carroll cut the lead to 38-33 early in the fourth quarter, but that is as close as they would come and Skylights earned the 53-42 win.
 
Carroll struggled from the field, hitting 18-54 (33.3 percent), including 2-16 (12.5 percent) from the three-point line. Carroll took care of the ball with only nine turnovers, and also edged MSUN 32-28 on the boards.
 
Hannah Dean led the Saints with 12 points. Three Skylights were in double figures, led by Brandy Lambourne with 14. Northern didn't get a single point from its bench.
 
The Saints next travel to play at the University of Providence Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m.
 
The game will be broadcast live on 94.9 ESPN Montana radio and on the web at ESPNMontana.com. Live Stats are available via Dakstats and live video will be streamed on the Providence Youtube Channel.