Bulldog Volleyball Vanquishes the Vikings in Four Sets Saturday

Valley City State VCSU 6-14, 4-9

Montana Western (MT) UMW 10-11, 9-5

Valley City State VCSU

6-14, 4-9

Final

Oct. 10, 2026

Montana Western (MT) UMW

10-11, 9-5

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Valley City State VCSU	23	18	28	20	(1)
Montana Western (MT) UMW	25	25	26	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | October 10, 2026 | Claire Gay, UMW Sports Information

Bulldog Volleyball Vanquishes the Vikings in Four Sets Saturday

DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western volleyball team (10-11, 9-5 FC) won its third match of the week and fifth-straight in a four-set victory over Valley City State (6-14, 4-9 FC) Saturday afternoon.

The five-game win streak is the longest since 2024 when the Bulldogs went on a seven-game streak to kick off Frontier action.

"I was really proud of how we finished the week with three wins," head coach Katie Lovett said. "This conference is always tough but three-game weeks are even tougher. Shoutout to a bunch of athletes who stepped up in lots of different moments this week."

NOTABLES
Dani Brown earned a career high in kills.

Madisyn Frazier registered a career high in digs.

Jayda Ward posted a career high in assists.

Jaiden Perez tallied at least 5.0 blocks for the third-straight game.

Kennedy Lingenfelter recorded double-digit kills for the fourth time in the last five games.

LEADERBOARD

Dani Brown led all players in both kills (18) and hitting percentage (.283).
Kennedy Lingenfelter also reached double digits in kills with 11.
Jayda Ward tallied a game-best 36 assists.
Ward also posted a game-high four aces, with Madisyn Frazier close behind at three.
Antonia Duncan Jaiden Perez tied for the game-high in blocks with 5.0 each.
Madisyn Frazier led the game with 40 digs.

MATCH SUMMARY
The Vikings jumped out to an early lead in the opening set, but the Bulldogs fought their way back into the mix. They scored the final five points of the set to win 25-23 and go up 1-0 in the match.

The second frame began with a 7-0 run from Western, thanks in part to four aces from Jayda Ward. The visitors got as close as three points on two occasions, but UMW's firepower proved too much and the Bulldogs went up 2-0 with a 25-18 set two victory.

The third period was back-and-forth, featuring nine ties before Valley City pulled one back with a 28-26 extra-point win.

Western wasn't fazed, however, and quickly built a 9-4 lead early in the final set. The Bulldogs led by as many as nine in the frame, but VCSU would not go quietly. The Vikings held off three-straight match points before UMW final sealed the win, 25-20.

SPLIT BOX
The Bulldogs won the statistical battle in nearly every category, including points (72.0-53.0), kills (54-46), aces (10-1), blocks (8-6), and assists (47-40). Valley City State out-earned Western in digs (119-114).

VALLEY CITY STATE
Mady Geist led the Vikings with 11 kills followed by Kadie Kocka and Eden Carrier with 10 apiece. Carrier posted a team-best .206 hitting percentage. Geist and Carrier tied for the team-high in blocks with 3.0 apiece. Gracie Schumacher (18) and Madden Bogenreif (15) combined for 33 assists. Hudson Zerface tallied the lone ace of the match for VCSU while also leading in digs with 25.

ON THE HORIZON
The Bulldogs head to North Dakota next weekend for matches against Bismarck State (10/16) and Dickinson State (10/17).

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