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Women's Volleyball October 15, 2026 Claire Gay, UMW Sports Information

UMW Volleyball Competes at Bismarck State and Dickinson State

GAME NOTES (PDF)

DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western volleyball program (10-11, 9-5 FC) head to North Dakota this week for matches at Bismarck State (8-11, 6-8 FC) and Dickinson State (6-15, 5-9 FC).

SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 16
@ Bismarck State – 5:00 p.m. MT | Watch Live | Live Stats

Saturday, Oct. 17
@ Dickinson State – 10:00 a.m. MT | Watch Live | Live Stats

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Montana Western improved to 10-11 overall and 9-5 in league play last week with three home wins against Montana Tech (3-2), Mayville State (3-1), and Valley City State (3-1).

Against the #24 Orediggers, Dani Brown led the team with 13 kills while Antonia Duncan and Kennedy Lingenfelter also reached double figures with 11 each. Lingenfelter hit a team-high .355 clip. Jayda Ward dished out a game-best 35 assists. Jaiden Perez tied for the game-high in service aces with two while also leading the Bulldogs in blocks (5.0). Madisyn Frazier also shared the game-lead with 26 digs.

Against the Comets, Lingenfelter led all players in both kills (13) and hitting percentage (.353). Ward (23) and Sophie Worden (21) combined for a game-high 44 assists. Taylor Ketchum posted a game-best three service aces. Perez registered a game-high 6.0 blocks. Frazier led both teams with 22 digs.

Finally, against the Vikings, Dani Brown recorded game-highs in both kills (18) and hitting percentage (.283). Ward put up game-bests in assists (36) and aces (four). Perez and Duncan tied for the game-high with 5.0 blocks apiece. Frazier posted 40 digs to lead all players.

BULLDOG BEAT
The Bulldogs are averaging 12.4 kills, 11.3 assists, 1.2 aces, 17.8 digs, and 2.0 blocks per set in 2026.

The team's best tally in kills (63), assists (59), and digs (129) came against Dickinson State. The best hitting percentage came against The Master's (.254) while the highest tally in service aces was at Mayville State (16). UMW reached a season-high 80.0 points against both Mayville State and Valley City State. The Bulldogs season-high 15.0 blocks also came against the Vikings.

KEEP IT 100
Head coach Katie Lovett eclipsed 100 career wins with the 3-2 reverse sweep over Montana Tech.

JAYDA WARD EARNS FC SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore setter Jayda Ward was named Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week after helping Western to a 3-0 week in conference play. She averaged 7.23 assists (94 total assists) and 3.15 digs per set (41 total digs) while adding six kills, six service aces and two block assists in 13 sets. She also registered a double-double in all three matches.

Ward began the week with 35 assists and 20 digs in Montana Western's 3-2 victory over Montana Tech on Oct. 7. She averaged seven assists and four digs per set while adding two kills. She followed with 23 assists and 10 digs in the Bulldogs' 3-1 victory over Mayville State (N.D.) on Oct. 9. She capped the week with 36 assists, 11 digs and four service aces in Montana Western's 3-1 win over Valley City State (N.D.) on Oct. 10. She averaged 9.0 assists per set in the victory.

(KILL)ER INSTINCT
Dani Brown posted a career high 18 kills and matched her career-high in points (18.0) in the win over Valley City State. Additionally, she hit over .200 in all three matches last week and over .280 in two of them.

CAN YOU DIG IT?
Madisyn Frazier recorded a career-best 40 digs against Valley City State, averaging 10.0 digs per set in the match. She now sits fourth in the 25-point rally scoring era for single-match digs. Moreover, she has tallied at least 20 digs in seven-straight contests and nine times on the year.

SETTING THE STANDARD
Jayda Ward set career highs in both assists (36) and aces (four) against the Vikings. She also posted her fifth-straight double-double and ninth in 2026.

ROCK THE BLOCK
Antonia Duncan posted 5.0 total blocks against Mayville State, her fourth time in 2026 with at least 5.0 blocks.

DIG DEEP
Clea Rapson posted a career-best 11 digs in the win over the Orediggers.

ACE ACE BABY
Taylor Ketchum landed three aces against Mayville State, her third match this season with multiple service aces.

FIRE POWER
Antonia Duncan recorded 11 kills against Montana Tech and 10 against Mayville State, tying for her second- and third-most kills in a match this season. She has tallied at least 10 kills on six occasions this year.

BRICK WALL
Put up 16.0 total blocks last week, 5.0 against both Montana Tech and Valley City State and 6.0 against Mayville State. She has seven games this season with at least 5.0 blocks.

HAMMER TIME
Kennedy Lingenfelter racked up 35 kills over three matches last week, reaching double-digit kills in each of them. She tallied 11 kills against the Orediggers and the Vikings and 13 against the Comets. She now has nine matches this season with at least 10 kills.

BLOCK PARTY
The Bulldogs recorded 10.0 total blocks against Montana Tech, the fifth time this season that they have reached double figures in the category.

FEELIN' FINE AT THE SERVICE LINE
Western earned 10 aces against VCSU, marking the second-highest tally of the season. The team also posted eight aces against both MT and MSU, which ties for the third most on the campaign.

EVERYONE DIG IN
The Bulldogs registered over 100 digs twice in the last three games. They posted 114 against Valley City State and 106 against Montana Tech, marking the second- and third-highest digs totals of the season, respectively.

SCOUTING REPORT
Bismarck State (8-11, 6-8 FC)

The Mystics are averaging 11.6 kills, 10.5 assists, 1.4 aces, 15.7 digs, and 2.0 blocks per set in 2026.
Reese Duchsherer paces the team with 3.25 kills per set, followed by McKenna Brendel at 2.37.
Ellie Baumstarck is hitting a team-high .332 with Jordyn Rood in second at .226.
Aislyn Hogan leads Bismarck State with 9.03 assists per set while she and Aubrey Flynn are tied for the team-lead in service aces with 22 apiece.
Piper Harris is putting up a team-high 4.75 digs per set.
Rood and Baumstarck rank first and second on the team in blocks at 52.5 and 51.0, respectively.

Dickinson State (6-15, 5-9 FC)

The Blue Hawks are putting up 11.3 kills, 10.1 assists, 1.2 aces, 19.2 digs, and 2.0 blocks per set.
As a team, DSU ranks third in the nation in digs per set (19.2).
Aubrey Allison paces the team in kills per set at 2.82, followed by Carmen Pallone with 2.63.
Rylee Kogolshak is hitting a team-high .212 while also leading the team in assists (8.82 per set) and aces (20).
Paige Rose is registering a team-best 4.63 digs per set.
Pallone (66.5) and Macie Wheeler (61.0) sit first and second in blocks, respecitively.

SERIES HISTORY
The Bulldogs are 1-3 all-time against the Mystics and 27-8 all-time against the Blue Hawks

ON THE HORIZON
Western returns to Straugh Gymnasium next weekend when they host Bellevue (10/23) and Dakota State (10/24).

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#GOBULLDOGS!

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Players Mentioned

#9 Dani Brown: OH; 6' 0"; Senior

#12 Antonia Duncan: OH/OPP; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#4 Madisyn Frazier: L/DS; 5' 5"; Senior

#7 Taylor Ketchum: L/DS; 5' 4"; Junior

#22 Kennedy Lingenfelter: MB; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#13 Jaiden Perez: MB; 6' 0"; Senior

#6 Jayda Ward: S; 5' 5"; Sophomore

#1 Sophie Worden: S; 5' 8"; Senior

#3 Clea Rapson: L/DS; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#9 Dani Brown
: 6' 0"; Senior
: OH

#12 Antonia Duncan
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: OH/OPP

#4 Madisyn Frazier
: 5' 5"; Senior
: L/DS

#7 Taylor Ketchum
: 5' 4"; Junior
: L/DS

#22 Kennedy Lingenfelter
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: MB

#13 Jaiden Perez
: 6' 0"; Senior
: MB

#6 Jayda Ward
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: S

#1 Sophie Worden
: 5' 8"; Senior
: S

#3 Clea Rapson
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: L/DS