Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The no. 13 ranked Montana Western women's volleyball team (9-4, 1-2) fell this afternoon to the no. 15 ranked University of Providence Argos (12-2, 3-0) in a 3-1 matchup by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
How It Happened
The Argos held a slim 18-17 lead in the first set before the Bulldogs were able to use a 5-1 run to pull away from UP late in the set. Jordan Olson nailed back to back kills and Peyton Vogl and Olson paired for a block to clean up the first set and win 25-21.
Trailing 10-9 early, the Argos found momentum and ran on to claim a 15-9 lead and force the Bulldogs to use both timeouts early. A 4-1 run brought UMW back within three, but UP would run away with the set to win 25-16.
Providence carried the momentum into the final two sets and rolled to 25-15 and 25-16 set wins to close out the game.
Notables
The Bulldogs totaled 12 blocks in the matchup for their third straight double-digit total block game in a row.
Jazi Smith and Olson each led the Bulldogs with 11 kills apiece. Smith added 14 digs in the back row and Olson added four blocks.
Kelsey Goddard tallied 30 digs in the back row for the Bulldogs, giving her 6.1 digs per set across the weekend.
Taylor Ketchum served up a pair of serving aces in the game.
Up Next
Western will return to Dillon next week for a home conference match with RV Rocky Mountain College on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7pm in the Straugh Gymnasium.
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