DILLON — The last time Montana Western faced Dickinson State, it was the second round of the NAIA national tournament and the two schools were competing in different conferences. The Bulldogs bested the Blue Hawks 41-14 in that matchup to proceed to the quarterfinal stage for the first time in program history.

Now, a season later, with these cross-divisional rivals facing off in the last game before conference play picks up, Montana Western again proved its dominance against Dickinson State as the Bulldogs defeated the Blue Hawks. They again had 41 points, limiting the Blue Hawks to 21.

“I told our team all week, ‘You can’t believe what you saw on Saturday,’” head coach Ryan Nourse said, referring to Dickinson’s 35-7 loss to Carroll on Sept. 20. “That was just youthfulness. They have a v

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