Montana Western (MT) UMW 0-1

Indiana East IUEAST 1-0

Montana Western (MT) UMW

0-1

Final

Aug. 15, 2025

Indiana East IUEAST

1-0

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Montana Western (MT) UMW	27	20	16	(0)
Indiana East IUEAST	29	25	25	(3)

Montana Western (MT) MONTANA 0-2, 0-0

Taylor (IN) TAYLOR 2-0, 0-0

Montana Western (MT) MONTANA

0-2, 0-0

Final

Aug. 15, 2025

Taylor (IN) TAYLOR

2-0, 0-0

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Montana Western (MT) MONTANA	22	20	17	(0)
Taylor (IN) TAYLOR	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | August 15, 2025 | Claire Gay

Bulldog Volleyball Drops Two on Day One of Palm Beach Juniors Classic

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Montana Western Volleyball (0-2) came up short against both IU East (2-0) and Taylor (2-0) in its first two matches of the Palm Beach Juniors Classic Friday morning. The Bulldogs fell 3-0 in both contests.

MATCH SUMMARY
IU East
In its opening match of the tournament, UMW went toe-to-toe with IU East in three sets. After the Red Wolves jumped out to an early 6-1 lead in the first, the Bulldogs stormed back to knot things at eight. From there, the two sides traded points, eventually sending the set into extras. After ties at 24, 25, 26, and 27, IU East was able to pull off the 29-27 win to go up 1-0. Set two seemed destined to continue in the same manner, but the Red Wolves closed strong to claim it 25-20. The third set saw the Bulldogs fall behind by many as nine as IU East won 25-16 to earn the sweep.

Taylor
Against Taylor, Montana Western struggled to find its footing, allowing the Trojans to open up a nine-point lead midway through the set. Though they battled back to within three, the Bulldogs couldn't quite close the gap and went down 1-0. The second frame was a back-and-forth affair to start. However, after tying the game with 11 points apiece, Taylor managed to pull away for good, taking set two 25-20. In the final set, UMW led 10-8 before an 8-1 Taylor run suffocated the Bulldog offense, sealing the sweep with a 25-17 win.

LEADERBOARD

Savana Warburton and Kennedy Lingenfelter paced the offense with 13 kills each on the day. Jordan Olson joined them in double figures with 12.
Megan Hardman racked up a team-best 31 assists, averaging 5.17 per set.
Five Bulldogs registered double-digit digs, led by Taylor Ketchum with 18.
Lingenfelter also contributed defensively with a team-high six blocks.
Averi Look and Jayda Ward were stout from the service line, earning three aces apiece.

SPLIT BOX
Montana Western held the statistical advantage in blocks (5-2) and digs (33-31) against IU East, but were outdone by Red Wolves in kills (32-49), aces (4-5), and assists (29-40).
Against Taylor, UMW won the battle in aces (9-6) and trailed in kills (26-35), blocks (5-7), assists (24-31), and digs (42-53).

LOOKING AHEAD
UMW is back in action tomorrow afternoon for day two of the classic. The Bulldogs will take on Saint Francis (Ind.) at 12 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. ET and tournament-host Keiser at 2 p.m. MT/ 4 p.m. ET.

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