Bulldog Volleyball Brings Out The Brooms Against Bismarck State With 3-0 Victory

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | September 13, 2025 | Claire Gay

DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western volleyball team (6-6, 4-1 FC) turned in a strong all-around performance to earn its second consecutive sweep (25-17, 25-17, 25-21) against Bismarck State (2-7, 0-5 FC) Saturday afternoon.

"Today was an awesome way to finish off this weekend," Head Coach Katie Lovett said. "The team worked together and executed out game plan efficiently. Bismarck State had a great defensive team and they are very scrappy, so it was fun to play against a team with that energy."

NOTABLES

Maxine Hoagland shined again with a game best .583 hitting percentage while Jaiden Perez (.412), Dani Brown (.400), and Kennedy Lingenfelter (.385) also did their part offensively.

UMW reached at least 60 digs (65) for the second straight contest and sixth time in the last seven.

Western hit a season-best .298 clip as a team.

MATCH SUMMARY

The opening set saw five tied in the first 10 points before an 11-2 scoring spree by the Bulldogs helped give them the 1-0 lead. The second frame continued in a very similar manner, with a 10-3 run by UMW. BSU never got closer than five in the rest of the set. The visitors were not giving up without a fight, and used long rallies and tough defense to keep the final set close until Western managed to pull away and complete the sweep.

LEADERBOARD

• Hoagland, Jaiden Perez, and Jordan shared the team lead with eight kills apiece.

• Megan Hardman registered a double-double with a team-best 18 assists and a career-high matching 13 digs.

• Taylor Ketchum earned a team-best 18 digs.

• Perez tallied a game-high 5.0 blocks.

SPLIT BOX

Montana Western held the statistical advantage in nearly every category, including kills (47-31), assists (42-26), digs (65-58), blocks (8-4). The two sides tied in service aces with three each.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Bulldogs are back on the road for four-straight road contests. Up first they travel to Madison, S.D., to take on Dakota State (9/19) before heading to Nebraska to face off against #3 Bellevue.