The Basics
Score: Montana Western 3 – Montana State University - Northern 1 (25-23, 14-25, 26-24, 26-24)
Record: UMW (6-3), MSUN (8-6)
Location: Armory Gymnasium - Havre, Mont. 

The Bulldogs won a close four set match to open the Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament over host MSU-Northern. Danyel Martin  (11 kills) and Morgan Stenger (10 kills) led the way offensively. Kelsey Goddard (28 digs) Morgan Kirch (21 digs) and KayLee Kopp (18 digs) led the Bulldogs floor defense. 

Top Performers

• Danyel Martin led the Bulldogs with 11 kills and a .647 hitting percentage with no attacking errors. 
• Kelsey Goddard recorded 28 digs and six assists. 
• Kaylee Fritz has 22 assists and Abbey Schwager had 17 assists.
• Rylee Burmester had a game-high 14 kills for MSU-Northern. She added 20 digs.
• Shania Neubauer had 31 digs for the Skylights.
• Emily Feller had 40 assists for Northern.

Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs committed 30 hitting errors
• The Bulldogs have won five straight matches
• Montana Western had a season-high 93 digs. 

Up Next
The Bulldogs will face No. 10 University of Providence today around 6 p.m. in their second match of the Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament

 

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