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Game Notes at Preseason Tournament

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

GAME NOTES: Rocky Volleyball Takes on Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament

DILLON, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears travel to Dillon to face four Frontier Conference opponents beginning Thursday evening. 

Matchups
#23 Rocky Mountain College (8-4) 

vs (RV) University of Providence (7-4) | Thursday, Sept. 14th | 7:00pm
vs #11 Montana Tech (7-2) | Friday, Sept. 15th | 11:00am
vs Montana Western (10-0) | Saturday, Sept. 16th | 11:00am
vs MSU-Northern (6-5) | Saturday, Sept. 16th | 4:00pm

All games will be played in Straugh Gymnasium | Dillon, Montana

Quick Links
Watch - https://www.youtube.com/@MontanaWesternAthletics
Live Stats - https://gobattlinbears.com/sidearmstats/msoc/summary 
Rocky Volleyball Roster - https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Tournament Page - https://umwbulldogs.com/sports/2023/4/4/preseason-frontier-conference-tournament.aspx

Quick Notes
- The Battlin' Bears enter the Frontier Conference Preseason Tournament ranked in the NAIA top-25 for the first time since August of 2021. 
- Early in the season, Rocky has already earned seven Frontier Conference Player of the Week awards.  
- The Battlin' Bears excelled in conference play last season, finishing the season 8-2 in conference matchups on their way to a Frontier Conference Tournament Championship. 

2023 Stat Leaders
Kills per Set- Makenna Bushman - 3.39
Assists per Set - Blythe Sealey - 9.60*
Service Aces - Makenna Bushman - 15
Digs per Set - Brooke Ark - 6.56*
Blocks per Set - Rhiannon Nez - 1.06
*Frontier Conference Leader

Offensive Notes
- Makenna Bushman and Blythe Sealey have been the conference's top 1-2 punches, as Bushman leads the conference in total kills (149; 2nd in k/s with 3.39), while Sealey leads in total assists (403) and assists per set (9.60).
- The Battlin' Bears lead the Frontier Conference with 78 service aces.
- Rocky has three players averaging two or more kills per set so far this season (M. Bushman, B. Bryan, & R. Nez). 

Defensive Notes
- Junior Brooke Ark currently leads all of the NAIA in digs per set this season (6.56). 
- After leading the conference a season ago, Rhiannon Nez sits third in the conference averaging 1.06 blocks per set. 
- The Battlin' Bears have held their opponents to .170% hitting percentage this season, highlighted in their last matchup versus Indiana East, where they held the Red Wolves to just a .018 hitting percentage. 

 
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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