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GameNotes vs MSUB '23

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

GAME NOTES: Rocky Volleyball Looks for Rimrock Rivalry Sweep Over the Yellowjackets

BILLINGS, Mont.- The Battlin' Bears take on the Yellowjackets for the second time in a week as they look to sweep the season series at home Monday night. 

Matchup
#23 Rocky Mountain College (11-6) vs MSU Billings (2-11)
Monday, September 25th | 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
MSU Billings Volleyball Roster - https://msubsports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster

Quick Notes
- The Battlin' Bears take a break from conference play to host MSUB in a non-conference matchup. 
- The Battlin' Bears look to win their third consecutive match against the Yellowjackets. 
- Rocky has won consecutive matches in three sets, first against MSU Billings, then in their home and conference opener againstCarroll College on Friday. 

2023 Stat Leaders
Kills per Set - Makenna Bushman - 3.32
Assists per Set - Blythe Sealey - 9.78*
Service Aces - Grace Zeier - 19
Digs per Set - Brooke Ark - 6.54
Blocks per Set - Rhiannon Nez - 1.09*
*- Frontier Conference leader

Offensive Notes
- Makenna Bushman (1st) and Bella Bryan (6th) each rank top-10 in the Frontier Conference in total kills this season. 
- Blythe Sealey surpassed 2,500 assists in her career after 35 in Rocky's win over Carroll College, becoming just the 4th Battlin' Bear ever to achieve that mark. 
- Grace Zeier served four service aces in the win over Carroll, jumping up to the third most in the Frontier this season with 19. 

Defensive Notes
- The Rocky defense held Carroll to just .008% hitting in their win on Friday, the lowest an opponent has hit against Rocky since August 28th, 2022 in a three set win over Dickinson State. 
- The Battlin' Bears have held opponents under a .100 hitting percentage seven times this season. 
- Rhiannon Nez tallied five blocks in the winning effort, jumping into the conference lead averaging 1.09 blocks per set this year. 
- 21 kills by Carroll College was the fewest allowed by Rocky since October 2018 in a three set win over Montana Western, when they only allowed the Bulldogs 17 kills. 


 
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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
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
Blythe Sealey

#2 Blythe Sealey

5' 8"
Junior
S