BILLINGS, Mont. - Rocky volleyball battled through a hard-fought four-set match at home on Wednesday evening, ultimately falling to Montana Western.
How it happened
Despite the Bulldogs out-killing Rocky 15-12 in the opening frame, Montana Western's nine attack errors and three service errors handed the Battlin' Bears an early advantage. Josie West's fourth kill on as many attempts put Rocky up 24-22, before Amelia Kisiel capped a long rally with a kill to seal the first set and give the Battlin' Bears a 1-0 match lead.
Montana Western responded strongly in the second set, hitting .357 as a team to claim a 25-21 victory. Rocky struggled with efficiency in the third frame, where eight Battlin' Bear attack errors allowed the Bulldogs to cruise to a 25-18 win.
Trailing 16-12 in the fourth set, the Battlin' Bears mounted a 6-2 run to knot the score at 18-18. The teams traded points to a 23-23 deadlock before Montana Western broke through to capture the set, 25-23, and clinch the four-set victory.
Notable statistics
Sadie Meier led Rocky's attack with a team-high nine kills and 12 digs. Josie West, Ella Kincaid, and Kaitlyn Wood each contributed six kills. Defensively, Zoey Albert paced the team with 20 digs, while setter Kristyn Mentink secured her fifth double-double of the season with 16 assists and 11 digs.
Overall, the Bulldogs outhit the Battlin' Bears .179 to .100, recording 60 kills to Rocky's 39.
Kennedy Lingenfelter led Montana Western with a game-high 14 kills while hitting .300.
Up next
The Battlin' Bears (3-12, 1-9 Frontier) wrap up their homestand on Saturday, Oct. 3, with a matchup against No. 24-ranked Montana Tech at 6:00 p.m.
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