The Basics
Score: Montana Western 3 –  Montana State University-Northern 2 (21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8)
Record: UMW (8-13, 1-6), MSUN (6-13, 0-6)
Location: Armory Gymnasium - Havre, Mont. 

The Bulldogs picked up their first conference victory of the season by winning a thrilling five set match over MSU-Northern Saturday night. The teams battled for the most part of four sets trading points. With the fourth set tied at 16 apiece and the Bulldogs down 2-1 they outscored the Skylights 9-4 down the stretch to force the deciding set. Montana Western raced out to an early 7-2 lead in the fifth and didn't look back claiming the set and the match. 

Top Performers

• Emmah Peterson had a career-high.14 kills with seven blocks five digs and a hitting percentage of .367.
• Tannah Sellers recorded a career-high 26 digs. 
• Morgan Kirch recorded a career-high 13 digs. 
• Abbee Croninger had a .444 hitting percentage with nine kills and five blocks. 
• Madison Richtmyer had 24 assists and 10 digs. 
• McKenna Fink had 22 assists and nine digs. 
• Rylee Burmester had 23 kills and 22 digs for the Skylights. 
• Hailey Warren had 50 assists and 10 digs for Northern. 

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs had four players record double-digit digs in the match.
• The Bulldogs had four players record nine or more kills and three had a hitting percentage of .300 or better. 

Up Next

The Bulldogs will host Rocky Mountain College on Oct. 26. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in the Straugh Gymnasium.