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Big Sky women’s hoops presser: NAU drills Lady Griz, moves into semis

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No. 4 Northern Arizona breezed to a 75-57 victory over No. 5 Montana on Tuesday afternoon in Boise, Idaho.

The win sends NAU to the semifinals for the second time in three seasons under fifth-year head coach Loree Payne. Montana is now 1-7 at neutral site Big Sky tournaments and 1-6 in the post season since Robin Selvig retired in 2016 following 38 seasons at the helm.

Montana head coach Brian Holsinger along with seniors Sophia Stiles and Abby Anderson plus NAU head coach Loree Payne and seniors Khiarica Rasheed and Lauren Ordorff addressed the media following the game.

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Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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