Women's Volleyball November 5, 2026 Claire Gay, UMW Sports Information

Montana Western Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season with Road Tests at Providence and MSU-Northern

GAME NOTES (PDF)

DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western volleyball program (14-13, 13-7 FC) travels to Providence (19-8, 13-7 FC) and MSU-Northern (10-16, 6-14 FC) this weekend for the final two matches of the 2026 regular season.

SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 6
@ Providence – 6:00 p.m. MT | Watch Live | Live Stats

Saturday, Nov. 7
@ MSU-Northern – 2:00 p.m. MT | Watch Live | Live Stats

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Montana Western capped the 2026 home slate with back-to-back 3-1 wins over Carroll and Rocky Mountain last weekend.

Against the Fighting Saints, Kennedy Lingenfelter led the team in kills (14) hitting percentage (.419), and blocks (8.0). Sophie Worden (26) and Jayda Ward (20) combined for 46 assists. Madisyn Frazier paced the Bulldogs in both aces (2) and digs (26).

Against the Battlin' Bears, Lingenfelter and Jaiden Perez tied for the team lead in kills with 13 each. Perez also paced UMW in hitting percentage (.429) and blocks (10.0). Ward (27) and Worden (23) combined for 50 assists. Ward and Perez each posted one ace. Frazier led the team with 28 digs.

BULLDOG BEAT
The Bulldogs are averaging 12.7 kills, 11.6 assists, 1.3 aces, 18.7 digs, and 2.1 blocks per set in 2026.

The team's best tally in kills (70), hitting percentage (.265), assists (67), and points (84.0) came at Dickinson State. The best mark in digs (129) came against the Blue Hawks at home. The highest tally in service aces was at Mayville State (16) while the season-high in blocks (16.0) came against Rocky Mountain.

MADISYN FRAZIER EARNS FC DEFENDER OF THE WEEK
Madisyn Frazier was named Frontier Conference Volleyball Defender of the Week for the third time this season, helping the Bulldogs to another 2-0 week with four-set wins over Carroll and Rocky Mountain. She posted 54 total digs across eight sets, averaging an impressive 6.75 digs per set while adding two assists and two aces.

Frazier registered 26 digs (6.5 per set) in Western's 3-1 win over the Fighting Saints Oct. 28. She followed that with a 28-dig (7.0 digs per set) performance in the 3-1 win over the Battlin' Bears on senior night.

B(LOCKED) IN
Savana Warburton earned a career-high 7.0 blocks against Carroll.

CAREER DAY
Jaiden Perez posted career highs in both points (19.0) and kills (13) against Rocky Mountain while also putting up a season-high 10.0 blocks.

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Dani Brown matched her career high with 5.0 blocks against Rocky Mountain.

CAN YOU DIG IT?
Madisyn Frazier has recorded at least 20 digs in 13-straight matches and 15 times on the year.

BRICK WALL
Kennedy Lingenfelter tallied a season-high 8.0 blocks against Carroll. She has posted 6.0 or more blocks five times on the campaign.

BLOCK PARTY
Western posted 16.0 blocks against the Battlin' Bears, marking the highest single-match tally of the season.

SCOUTING REPORT
Providence (19-8, 13-7 FC)

The Argos are putting up 12.6 kills, 11.8 assists, 1.4 aces, 17.2 digs, and 2.2 blocks per set.
Nationally, Providence ranks 18th in blocks per set (2.2).
Cabry Badley leads the team in both kills per set (2.8) and hitting percentage (.338).
Araleigh Arnold (6.3) and Marli Lopeman (4.4) rank first and second in assists, respectively.
Bree MacDonald has earned a team-high 30 aces.
Kyra Saiers is posting a team-best 4.5 digs per set.
Badley also leads the team in blocks with 117.0 on the year.

MSU-Northern (10-16, 6-14 FC)

The Skylights are averaging 11.3 kills, 10.7 assists, 1.2 aces, 20.5 digs, and 2.0 blocks per set on the campaign.
MSU-Northern leads the nation in digs per set (20.5) and ranks fifth in total digs (2,009).
Macy Uffelman paces the team with 2.73 kills per set, followed by Caleigh Case at 2.22.
Case is hitting a team-high .307 clip.
Emily Bird and Addison Falls Down rank first and second on the team in assists with 5.22 and 4.19 per set, respectively.
Kambria Maloy tops the Skylights in both digs (5.4 per set) and service aces (45).
Case has posted a team-best 104.0 blocks.

SERIES HISTORY
The Bulldogs are 22-48 all-time against the Argos and 55-83 all-time against the Skylights.

ON THE HORIZON
The Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament kicks off next Thursday (11/12) and runs through Saturday (11/14).

The league will be awarded two automatic bids to the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Tournament. The regular-season champion will receive the first automatic bid.

The second berth will be awarded to the Frontier Conference Tournament Champion. In the event the regular-season champion is the tournament champion, then the second berth will be awarded to the tournament's runner-up.

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