Bobcats Spikers Don't Pay Attention to Details
11/7/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
“We passed well enough to win the match,” said first-year head coach Miya Malauulu. “However, we didn’t pay attention to details. And, I don’t care who you play, if you let the ball drop or a diggable ball goes errant, you’re not going to win.”
Montana (7-17, 2-10) jumped out to an early 13-8 lead in the opening stanza, before a 7-0 Bobcat run gave Montana State (16-9, 6-6) a 15-13 advantage following a Meggie Malyurek and Angela Wiebe block. The score was tied ten times down the stretch and Montana broke away from a 28-all score to win the game on an EvaLyn Whitehead kill.
“We hit very well in the opening game,” Malauulu said. “However, we weren’t very clean defensively.”
In the second game, the Grizzlies opened with an 18-12 lead before the ‘Cats closed to within 23-20 on a LeAnn Kinvig kill. UM out-scored the Bobcats 7-1 down the stretch, winning the game on a Malyurek ball-handling error.
In the final stanza, MSU rallied from an early 12-8 deficit to go ahead 19-17 on a Megan Zanto kill. MSU held a two-point cushion at 28-26, but two straight Montana winners tied the score at 28-all. A Wertz kill gave the Grizzlies match point, but the Bobcats held off two match points before a Wiebe serving and a Montana block gave UM the match.
“Give Montana credit,” Malauulu said. “They had nothing to lose. We played tentative at times, but we’ll learn from this experience and move on. It’s time to gain some momentum heading into the Big Sky tournament.”
Montana State was paced in the loss by Malyurek and Zanto with 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Freshman Angela Wiebe finished the night with a match-high eight blocks, while Kandice Kelly paced MSU defensively with a team-high 15 digs.
MSU will be at Big Sky leading Eastern Washington next Thursday.
Montana (7-17, 2-10) jumped out to an early 13-8 lead in the opening stanza, before a 7-0 Bobcat run gave Montana State (16-9, 6-6) a 15-13 advantage following a Meggie Malyurek and Angela Wiebe block. The score was tied ten times down the stretch and Montana broke away from a 28-all score to win the game on an EvaLyn Whitehead kill.
“We hit very well in the opening game,” Malauulu said. “However, we weren’t very clean defensively.”
In the second game, the Grizzlies opened with an 18-12 lead before the ‘Cats closed to within 23-20 on a LeAnn Kinvig kill. UM out-scored the Bobcats 7-1 down the stretch, winning the game on a Malyurek ball-handling error.
In the final stanza, MSU rallied from an early 12-8 deficit to go ahead 19-17 on a Megan Zanto kill. MSU held a two-point cushion at 28-26, but two straight Montana winners tied the score at 28-all. A Wertz kill gave the Grizzlies match point, but the Bobcats held off two match points before a Wiebe serving and a Montana block gave UM the match.
“Give Montana credit,” Malauulu said. “They had nothing to lose. We played tentative at times, but we’ll learn from this experience and move on. It’s time to gain some momentum heading into the Big Sky tournament.”
Montana State was paced in the loss by Malyurek and Zanto with 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Freshman Angela Wiebe finished the night with a match-high eight blocks, while Kandice Kelly paced MSU defensively with a team-high 15 digs.
MSU will be at Big Sky leading Eastern Washington next Thursday.
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