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Winner Montana Western MONTANA 8-7
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Montana State-Northe Western 0-1
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Montana Western MONTANA
8-7
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Montana State-Northe Western
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Team 1 2 3 F
Montana Western MONTANA 25 25 25 (3)
Montana State-Northe Western 23 17 22 (0)
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Montana Western MONTANA 8-8, 0-0
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Winner Rocky Mountain ROCKY MO 7-9, 0-0
Montana Western MONTANA
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Rocky Mountain ROCKY MO
7-9, 0-0
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Montana Western MONTANA 18 25 16 25 7 (2)
Rocky Mountain ROCKY MO 25 23 25 16 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information

Bulldog Volleyball Goes 1-1 On Final Day of Frontier Preseason Tournament

BILLINGS, Mont. - The Montana Western Volleyball team finished out preseason play today going 1-1 on the day. The Bulldogs defeated MSU-Northern 3-0 in the first matchup of the day by scores of 25-23, 25-17, and 25-22. The Bulldogs then faced Rocky Mountain College and fell in a hard fought five-set game by scores of 18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-16, and 7-15.

"The team played really well the past couple of weekends. Being able to play that many games in a row and play at a high level shows their dedication to this team and to getting better. The fourth game of this weekend did not go our way, but we still had a lot of people step up in different ways. Now looking forward to Carroll and getting into conference play." Head Coach Katie Lovett said.
 
How It Happened
The Bulldogs won the first game of the day in a sweep over MSU-Northern. KayLee Kopp and Peyton Vogl led the attack with 10 kills apiece. Vogl also led the Bulldogs with a .250 hitting pct. and picked up two blocks. Kopp added 18 digs and one block. Danyel Martin totaled six blocks in the win for the Bulldogs. Kaylee Fritz added 35 assists as the team totaled 41 kills in the game. Freshman Elyce Palmer saw her first game in the libero position and picked up 13 digs in the game.

The Bulldogs stretched their win streak to eight straight games before falling in a five-set thriller to Rocky Mountain College in game two of the day. Three Bulldogs hit double digit numbers in kills with Martin (11), Kopp (10), and Jazi Smith (11). Fritz tallied 25 assists in the game. Ramyia Wendt also added 11 assists as the Bulldogs tallied 56 total kills in the game. Palmer led in the back row with 25 digs and Morgan Kirch followed with 17 digs.

 "We battled all day; the team has been working so hard together and everyone plays an important role. Overall, great takeaways from this weekend and I can't wait to see what is in store for our team!" Senior Morgan Stenger stated after the win.

Notables
  • The Bulldogs stretched their win streak to eight straight games before falling in a five-set thriller to Rocky Mountain College.
  • Freshman Palmer saw her first game in the libero position and picked up 13 digs in the game.
  • Three Bulldogs hit double digit numbers in kills with Martin (11), Kopp (10), and Smith (11).
  • Palmer led in the back row with 25 digs and Kirch followed with 17 digs.
Up next
The Bulldogs will be starting up Frontier Conference play with a road game in Helena, Mont. They will be facing off with Carroll College on Friday Sept. 23 at 7 PM MST.
 
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