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Game Notes vs UP

Women's Volleyball Brandon Stinson | Sports Information & Media Coordinator

GAME NOTES: Rocky Volleyball Takes on University of Providence Thursday Evening

BILLINGS, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears will head to Great Falls as they look for a sixth consecutive victory over the Argos. 

Matchup
(RV) Rocky Mountain College (13-7) at University of Providence (10-8)
Thursday, October 5th | 7:00pm | Great Falls, Mont.

Quick Links
Watch - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=upargos
Live Stats - https://gobattlinbears.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary 
Rocky Volleyball Roster - https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
University of Providence Volleyball Roster - https://upargos.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster

Quick Notes
- The Battlin' Bears hold a 22-14 all-time series lead over the Argos. 
- The Battlin' Bears have won five straight matches against Providence dating back to the start of last season. 
- This will be the second matchup between these two teams in 2023, after the Battlin' Bears took a five set victory a month ago during the Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament. 

2023 Stat Leaders
Kills per Set - Makenna Bushman - 3.29
Assists per Set - Blythe Sealey - 9.84*
Service Aces - Grace Zeier - 21
Digs per Set - Brooke Ark - 6.59
Blocks per Set - Rhiannon Nez - 1.10*
*- Frontier Conference leader

Offensive Notes
- The Battlin' Bears will look to bounce back after a four set loss to Montana Tech that saw Rocky hit a season low .061. 
- Despite their attacking struggles, the Battlin' Bears didn't record a single service error in their loss, the first time they've done so since October 12th, 2018 in a three set win over Cardinal Stritch University. 
- The Battlin' Bears lead the conference with 104 service aces. 
- Blythe Sealey recorded her second 50+ assist match of 2023 and the sixth of her career in a five set win over UMW. 

Defensive Notes
- The Battlin' Bears lead the NAIA as a team averaging 20.76 digs per set this season. 
- Rhiannon Nez has recorded at least five blocks in seven of her last nine matches. 
- The Battlin' Bears have four players averaging more than two digs per set and four players that averaged more than 0.5 blocks per set so far this season. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Brooke Ark

#1 Brooke Ark

DS
5' 5"
Junior
Makenna Bushman

#6 Makenna Bushman

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Rhiannon Nez

#22 Rhiannon Nez

MB/RS
5' 11"
Senior
Blythe Sealey

#2 Blythe Sealey

S
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Brooke Ark

#1 Brooke Ark

5' 5"
Junior
DS
Makenna Bushman

#6 Makenna Bushman

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Rhiannon Nez

#22 Rhiannon Nez

5' 11"
Senior
MB/RS
Blythe Sealey

#2 Blythe Sealey

5' 8"
Junior
S