The Basics
Score: Montana Western 1 –  #18 Rocky Mountain College 3 (17-25, 25-19, 22-25, 19-25)
Record: UMW (1-4), RMC (4-1)
Location: Straugh Gymnasium - Dillon, Mont. 

The Bulldogs fell to No. 18 Rocky Mountain College in a hard fought four set match Friday night. After falling in the first set, the teams were locked in a tight second set. Knotted up at 13 apiece, Montana Western went on a 9-3 run to build a 22-16 lead before taking the set to tie that match at a one. In the third, the teams were tied at 12 before Rocky went on 10-3 run to take a 22-15 lead and seemingly locking up the win, but the Bulldogs battled back to trail 22-23 and give the Bears a scare. However, Rocky got the next two points to take a 2-1 advantage. In the fourth set, once again the teams were locked in aback-and-forth battle. Tied at 17 the Bears used an 8-2 run to close out the set and take the the match win. 

Top Performers

• Cady Siemion had 19 kills and a .164 hitting percentage. She also had 22 digs and a block. 
• Kaitlyn White had nine kills and .348 hitting percentage. 
• Abbey Schwager had 37 assists, 12 digs and a block.
• Monique Rodriguez had 15 kills and 10 digs for Rocky Mountain College
• Natalie Hilderman had 35 assists and 12 digs for the Battlin' Bears.
• Ayla Embry had 28 digs for Rocky. 

Inside the Box Score

• There were 186 total digs in the match. The Bulldogs had four players record double digit digs, while Rocky had five.
• Rocky had 11 total team blocks. 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will host No.18 Rocky Mountain College again tomorrow, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.

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