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VB Game Notes vs CC

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

GAME NOTES: Rocky Volleyball Opens Conference Play Hosting Carroll College

BILLINGS, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears host the Fighting Saints Friday evening to open the 2023 Frontier Conference schedule. 

Matchup
#23 Rocky Mountain College (10-6) vs Carroll College (5-11)
Friday, September 22nd | 7:00pm | Fortin Education Center

Quick Links
Watch - https://gobattlinbears.com/watch
Live Stats - https://gobattlinbears.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary 
Tickets - https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/2022/2/25/Ticketing
Rocky Volleyball Roster - https://gobattlinbears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster
Carroll College Volleyball Roster - https://carrollathletics.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster

Quick Notes
- The Battlin' Bears begin conference play with their matchup against Carroll, who they beat in both conference matchups last season. 
- The Battlin' Bears hold a 19-11 series lead over Carroll College since 2012. 
- Junior Brooke Ark was named Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Defender of the Week this week for the third time this season. 

2023 Stat Leaders
Kills per Set- Makenna Bushman - 3.27
Assists per Set - Blythe Sealey - 9.69*
Service Aces - Makenna Bushman & Grace Zeier  - 15
Digs per Set - Brooke Ark - 6.55
Blocks per Set - Rhiannon Nez - 1.06
*-Frontier Conference Leader

Offensive Notes
- Makenna Bushman leads the Frontier Conference with 206 kills this season, which also ranks her 17th in the NAIA. 
- Blythe Sealey continues to lead the Frontier Conference with 9.69 assists per set, while she also ranks 9th in total assists in the NAIA (591) and 10th in the conference in digs per set (2.98). 
- The Battlin' Bears spiked a season high 61 kills in their win over MSU-Northern on Saturday, led by Bella Bryan (18), Rhiannon Nez (14), Paige Sawyer (11) and Makenna Bushman (10) all finishing with double digit kills. 

Defensive Notes
- Brooke Ark set a new career high 38 digs in last week's win over Providence. She currently ranks second in the NAIA in digs per set. 
- Rhiannon Nez finished the Preseason Tournament with 20 total blocks, bringing her season average up to 1.06 blocks per set, which ranks second in the Frontier Conference. 
- Five Battlin' Bears have totaled more than twenty blocks so far this season. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Brooke Ark

#1 Brooke Ark

DS
5' 5"
Junior
Bella Bryan

#3 Bella Bryan

RS
5' 9"
Junior
Makenna Bushman

#6 Makenna Bushman

OH
5' 11"
Junior
Rhiannon Nez

#22 Rhiannon Nez

MB/RS
5' 11"
Senior
Paige Sawyer

#14 Paige Sawyer

S/RS
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Blythe Sealey

#2 Blythe Sealey

S
5' 8"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Brooke Ark

#1 Brooke Ark

5' 5"
Junior
DS
Bella Bryan

#3 Bella Bryan

5' 9"
Junior
RS
Makenna Bushman

#6 Makenna Bushman

5' 11"
Junior
OH
Rhiannon Nez

#22 Rhiannon Nez

5' 11"
Senior
MB/RS
Paige Sawyer

#14 Paige Sawyer

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
S/RS
Blythe Sealey

#2 Blythe Sealey

5' 8"
Junior
S