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Events and Results

Events and Results

Team Huddle vs MSUB '24
Finn Rolseth
3
Winner Montana State Univer MSUB 7-10, 0-7
1
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY 12-11, 2-5
Winner
Montana State Univer MSUB
7-10, 0-7
3
Final
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Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY
12-11, 2-5
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Montana State Univer MSUB 20 25 25 25 (3)
Rocky Mountain (MT) ROCKY 25 22 20 20 (1)

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

Rocky Volleyball Falls in Four Sets to MSU Billings in Rimrock Rivalry Matchup

BILLINGS, Mont.—Makenna Bushman reached 1,400 kills in her career, and Blythe Sealey tallied her 4,000th assist, but the Battlin' Bears dropped their Tuesday night match in four sets. 

How it Happened
It was all Rocky to begin in the Fortin Education Center, as the Battlin' Bears compiled a team-hitting percentage of .227 in the first set, led by five early kills from Bella Bryan. 

The Yellowjackets were hungry to snap their seven-game losing skid and seized the momentum, thanks to a team-hitting percentage of .233 and a trio of service aces that led them to a 25-20 second set win. 

The run for MSU Billings continued into the third set, as they hopped to an early 9-2 lead. The Battlin' Bears fought back, putting together an 8-3 run of their own thanks to a pair of kills from Liddia Fontaine. The set continued to swing back and forth as the Yellowjackets extended their lead again with an 8-2 run that gave them a substantial lead in the third set. Kaitlyn Wood spiked a pair of kills that brought Rocky within fighting distance, but MSUB would eventually seal the set, 25-20. 

The fourth set was the closest throughout, as Makenna Bushman spiked a kill to bring the score to 6-5 early in the set. The Yellowjackets were able to extinguish any runs the Rocky women started and would whittle away to eventually take the fourth set and the match to earn a Rimrock Rivalry season sweep. 

Notable Statistics
Makenna Bushman would lead the charge in the loss, totaling 14 kills and ten digs. Her fifth kill of the evening was the 1,300th of her Battlin' Bear career, the second most all time. Blythe Sealey totaled 41 assists in the evening, bringing the senior over 4,000 assists in her career, the fourth most in program history. Sealey also added four blocks and 11 digs on the evening. 

Liddia Fontaine totaled 14 kills, and Kaitlyn Wood added 11. Gabriella Panzetta totaled five blocks on the evening. 

Rocky totaled 49 kills on the evening with 19 attack errors. 

The Yellowjackets were led by Bailey Nichols' 16 kills and Addie Allen's 43 assists and 14 digs in the victory.  

Up Next
The Battlin' Bears (12-11, 2-5 conference) return to their Frontier Conference schedule with a pair of road matches. They visit Carroll College on Thursday evening before a trip to Havre to take on MSU-Northern on Saturday. 
 
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