Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
HELENA, Mont. – The no. 13 ranked Montana Western women's volleyball team (9-3, 1-1) dropped their first conference game of the season tonight in a 3-0 loss to RV Carroll College (11-2, 1-1).
How It Happened
After falling to an 11-8 early deficit, the Bulldogs utilized a 6-2 scoring run that featured a pair of aces from Taylor Petersen and Jazi Smith to get the Bulldogs back on top at 14-12. The narrow lead was short-lived as errors on the Bulldog's side of the net led the Saints to an 8-1 scoring run of their own. Despite racking up six blocks in the set, the Bulldogs were unable to recover and dropped the first set 25-20.
Carroll continued their roll into the second set, leaving little room for the Bulldogs to find momentum. The Saints racked up 14 kills and just two errors on their way to a quick 25-10 set victory.
The Saints once more jumped out early to a 11-8 lead. A kill from Kara Pospisil broke the Carroll run and fueled a 4-0 Bulldog push to flip the score in favor of UMW at 12-11. The two teams continued to battle it out down the stretch but the Saints ultimately remained on top with a closing set 25-21 win.
Notables
The Bulldog's set two loss was the first set they have lost by 15 points or more since their matchup with the no. 2 ranked Eastern Oregon back on Aug. 17.
UMW hit .000 in the game, the first time the Bulldogs have hit at or below zero since the 2021 season.
Jordan Olson led with seven kills and five blocks.
Petersen served up three service aces in the game while also added 10 assists and seven digs.
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