UMW Volleyball Falls 3-0 To Valley City State Saturday
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DILLON, Mont. – The Montana Western volleyball team (9-12, 7-7 FC) was clipped by Valley City State (8-10, 6-7 FC) 3-0 (20-25, 9-25, 16-25) Saturday morning.
NOTABLES
Kennedy Lingenfelter hit .316 (8-2-19).
Megan Hardman earned her fifth straight double-double with 18 assists and 10 digs).
Three Bulldogs hit double figures in digs (Taylor Ketchum-13, Morgyn Harrison-12, Hardman-10).
MATCH SUMMARY
The opening set was back-and-forth between the two sets, but the Vikings managed to pull away at the end and take the 25-20 win to go up 1-0. The Bulldog offense stalled in the second frame, allowing the visitors to win set two 25-9 for the 2-0 lead. In the final set UMW showed more determination but couldn't overcome the strong defensive showing from Valley City and the Vikings completed the sweep 25-16.
LEADERBOARD
Lingenfelter led the Bulldogs with eight kills.
Hardman paced the team with 18 assists.
Taylor Ketchum recorded a team-best 13 digs.
Maxine Hoagland, Avery Look, Nora Dominick, and Olivia Rosborough each tallied 1.0 block each.
Jayda Ward, Harrison, and Ketchum each landed one ace.
SPLIT BOX
Western was outperformed in kills (26-34), assists (26-33), digs (62-68), blocks (2-9), and aces (3-10).
LOOKING AHEAD
The Bulldogs head out on the road next week, traveling to Bismarck State (10/17) and #8 Bellevue (10/18)
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