Bulldogs Wallop the Skylights, 3-0, in Regular-Season Finale

Montana Western (MT) MONTANA 1-0, 1-0

Montana State-Northern (MT) MT 0-1, 0-1

Montana Western (MT) MONTANA

1-0, 1-0

Final

Nov. 07, 2026

Montana State-Northern (MT) MT

0-1, 0-1

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Montana Western (MT) MONTANA	25	25	25	(3)
Montana State-Northern (MT) MT	13	22	10	(0)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | November 7, 2026 | Claire Gay, UMW Sports Information

Bulldogs Wallop the Skylights, 3-0, in Regular-Season Finale

HAVRE, Mont. – The Montana Western volleyball team (15-14, 14-8 FC) dominated MSU-Northern (10-18, 6-16 FC) 3-0 Saturday afternoon in the final match of the 2026 regular season.

NOTABLES
Savana Warburton led the team in kills for the second match in a row.

Madisyn Frazier reached 30 digs for the seventh time.

Maxine Hoagland hit a season best .300.

Kennedy Lingenfelter hit over .400 for the sixth time.

Four players hit .300 or higher.

Third highest tally in aces this season.

Over 90 digs for eighth time in 2026.

LEADERBOARD

Savana Warburton led the field with 11 kills, followed by Kennedy Lingenfelter with 10.
Lingenfelter hit a blistering .429 clip to lead all players while Averi Look hit .400.
Jayda Ward and Sophie Worden combined for 38 assists (19 apiece).
Warburton and Madisyn Frazier tied for the game-high with three aces each.
Lingenfelter and Olivia Rosborough shared the game lead with 4.0 blocks apiece.
Frazier led all players with 30 digs.

MATCH SUMMARY
It was a business trip for the Bulldogs, and they made it known from the first serve. They started the opening set on a 5-1 run, and ended it on a 11-3 streak. They took the 1-0 advantage with a 25-13 win.

The Skylights fought hard in the second set, coming back from down six points to first tie the set and then take a one-point lead late in the frame. UMW kept its cool and closed the set 25-22 to go up 2-0.

It was all Western in the final set. The Bulldogs started the period on a 9-2 run, and later stranded MSUN at seven points for a further nine points. They sealed the sweep 25-10.

SPLIT BOX
The Bulldogs held the advantage in every statistical category, including points (66.0-29.0), kills (49-25), service aces (9-1), blocks (8-3), assists (48-24), and digs (75-73).

MSU-NORTHERN
Kendall Scheffelmear led the Skylights with six kills while she and Caleigh Case tied for the team high in hitting percentage at .235 each. Emily Bird (10) and Addison Falls Down (nine) combined for 19 assists. Bird also landed the lone ace of the match for MSU-Northern. Kambria Maloy posted a team-best 22 digs. Case led the way with 2.0 blocks.

ON THE HORIZON
The Bulldogs will head to Helena, Mont. next weekend for the Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament.

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