BILLINGS, Mont. – The no. 19 ranked Montana Western Women's Volleyball team (14-6) defeated the Dickinson State Blue Hawks (4-16) this morning in a five-set matchup this afternoon.
 
Four Bulldogs reached double digits in kills with Jazi Smith and Jordan Olson each leading the Bulldogs with 11 kills.

How It Happened
Western came out hot in the first set and dominated while the Blue Hawks were held to a -.114 hitting percentage in the set.
 
DSU hit their stride at the beginning of the second set, running on a 7-0 scoring run to open the set. A kill from Peyton Vogl broke the run, but Dickinson was unfazed and added another three straight points to take a 10-1 lead. A kill from Savana Warburton finally got Western back on their feet and Danyel Martin hit back to back kills to close the game to three points. It was Martin once again down the stretch who helped UMW to take their first lead of the set and go on to win 25-21.
 
Despite leading the Blue Hawks late in set three at 20-18, the Blue Hawks showed fight and capped the set on their own 7-3 scoring run to win 25-23.
 
Dickinson State once again kept on pace with Western at the start set four. After a kill from Vogl paired with an error on the Blue Hawk side of the net, the Blue Hawks ran on a 7-0 run mid-set to take a 15-9 lead. The Bulldogs were unable to recover and lost set four 25-17.
 
Western left little room for questions in the final frame, winning the set 15-7 after recording five team blocks in the final set.  

Notables

• The Bulldogs are 22-8 in the series with the Blue Hawks, dating back to 1991. They have also won nine of the last ten matchups and eight games in a row.
• Four Bulldogs reached double digits in kills with Jazi Smith and Jordan Olson each leading the Bulldogs with 11 kills.
• Martin recorded six blocks in the game along with 10 kills for a double double.
• Kaylee Fritz led the Bulldogs with 26 assists.

Up Next
Montana Western will be back in the Straugh Gymnasium on Oct. 17 at 7pm for a top 25 matchup against the Montana Tech Orediggers.

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