The Basics
Score: Montana Western 0 – Columbia College 0 (20-25, 15-25, 22-25)
Record: UMW (4-6), CC (8-2)
Location: Mabee Arena - Salina, Kan.

The Bulldogs opened the LaQuinta/Rib Crib - KWU Invitational with a straight set loss to the twelfth ranked team in the nation. The Columbia College Cougars started the tournament off swinging, recording 47 kills and a team hitting percentage of 0.227. They quickly jumped out to big leads in the first and second sets and fended off any Bulldog rally to take a quick two-sets to none lead. The third set went back and forth until a late CC rally propelled them to victory 

Individual Leaders
Abbee Croninger had five kills and a .455 hitting percentage. 
Tannah Sellers recorded 15 digs for the Bulldogs. 
Luisa Ferreira had 37 assists and 11 digs for the Cougars.
Sidney Branson had a .414 hitting percentage and 16 kill performance for CC. 
 

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs as a team hit just 0.047 for the match. 
• This was the first meeting between the two schools. 

Up Next

The Bulldogs will play host Kansas Wesleyan later today at 6 p.m.