BILLINGS, Mont. - Rocky Volleyball found late momentum Saturday, but was unable to overcome an early deficit, falling in four sets to Carroll College at home.
How it happened
The opening set featured back-and-forth action before Carroll took a late 20-18 lead to force a Battlin' Bear timeout. Rocky responded well out of the break, as Sydney Nance's kill tied the set at 21-21. However, the Fighting Saints reeled off three straight points and capped the frame with a kill to secure a 25-22 set win and an early 1-0 lead.
Carroll carried that momentum into the second set, jumping out to an early 9-4 advantage. The Saints mounted an efficient offensive attack, hitting .263 as a team with only five attack errors to secure a wire-to-wire second-set victory.
Rocky found new life in the third set, rallying behind an early 5-0 run that featured a pair of kills from Amelia Kisiel and Sadie Meier to build a 10-4 lead. Momentum stayed firmly in Rocky's favor as the lead stretched to as many as 10 points before the Battlin' Bears closed out a 25-20 set win to keep the match alive.
The fourth set delivered must-see action with lengthy rallies and multiple momentum swings for both sides. Carroll took the first late advantage at 20-17, forcing a Rocky timeout. After a Saints kill pushed the score to match point at 24-21, Rocky came alive, rallying for five straight points to turn match point into a Rocky set point at 25-24. In an intense extra-points battle, Carroll ultimately found the spark it needed through a block and a kill from Lauren Heuiser, sealing the match with a 30-28 fourth-set victory.
Notable statistics
Sadie Meier recorded her first double-double of the season, leading the team with 14 kills alongside 18 digs. Amelia Kisiel added an efficient 12 kills while hitting .333, while Rylee McMillan tallied her second career double-double with career highs in assists (42) and digs (14). On defense, Zoey Albert posted a team-high 29 digs, and Lindsay Lawrence added 22.
Carroll outhit the Battlin' Bears .157 to .129 while holding a 61-53 advantage in total kills.
Lauren Heuiser led Carroll College with a game-high 16 kills to go along with four total blocks.
Up next
The Battlin' Bears (3-14, 1-11 Frontier) begin a two-week road stretch this weekend in Great Falls and Havre to take on the University of Providence and MSU-Northern.
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