GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The no. 13 ranked Montana Western women's volleyball team (9-4, 1-2) fell this afternoon to the no. 15 ranked University of Providence Argos (12-2, 3-0) in a 3-1 matchup by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
How It Happened
The Argos held a slim 18-17 lead in the first set before the Bulldogs were able to use a 5-1 run to pull away from UP late in the set.
Jordan Olson nailed back to back kills and
Peyton Vogl and Olson paired for a block to clean up the first set and win 25-21.
Trailing 10-9 early, the Argos found momentum and ran on to claim a 15-9 lead and force the Bulldogs to use both timeouts early. A 4-1 run brought UMW back within three, but UP would run away with the set to win 25-16.
Providence carried the momentum into the final two sets and rolled to 25-15 and 25-16 set wins to close out the game.
N
otables
- The Bulldogs totaled 12 blocks in the matchup for their third straight double-digit total block game in a row.
- Jazi Smith and Olson each led the Bulldogs with 11 kills apiece. Smith added 14 digs in the back row and Olson added four blocks.
- Kelsey Goddard tallied 30 digs in the back row for the Bulldogs, giving her 6.1 digs per set across the weekend.
- Taylor Ketchum served up a pair of serving aces in the game.
Up Next
Western will return to Dillon next week for a home conference match with RV Rocky Mountain College on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7pm in the Straugh Gymnasium.
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