Thursday, October 26
Greeley, CO
7 p.m.
Montana State University
7-13, 3-8
0
at
3
Northern Colorado
12-12, 5-6
1
2
3
F
Montana State
26
19
14
0
NC
28
25
25
3
Photo by: Kelly Gorham
Bears Sweep Cats
10/26/2017 10:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Bobcats were paced by freshman Hannah Scott with 14 kills and a .353 attack mark. She also added seven digs and four blocks. Junior Natalie Passeck also chipped in on the outside with eight kills and a .269 attack mark.
Montana State got the start it wanted and took Northern Colorado to overtime in the opening set, but wasn't able to close-out the frame and the Bears seized the momentum to sweep the Bobcats 28-26, 25-19, 25-14, Thursday night in Butler-Hancock Pavilion.
Montana State (7-13, 3-8) held a 23-19 advantage late in the opening set and held two set points, but Northern Colorado (12-12, 5-6) battled back and evened the frame at 24-all. The Bears then had two set points of its own, before getting back-to-back kills at 26-all for the win.
MSU jumped out early in the second game with a 7-3 run, but again, UNC responded with a 9-4 run to take a 12-11 advantage and never looked back. The Bears out-hit MSU .395 to .125 in the final set to secure the sweep.
The Bobcats were paced by freshman Hannah Scott with 14 kills and a .353 attack mark. She also added seven digs and four blocks. Junior Natalie Passeck also chipped in on the outside with eight kills and a .269 attack mark.
Defensively, the Bobcats were paced by sophomore libero Allyssa Rizzo with 20 digs.
Montana State will play at North Dakota at 6 p.m. (MT) in Grand Forks.
Montana State (7-13, 3-8) held a 23-19 advantage late in the opening set and held two set points, but Northern Colorado (12-12, 5-6) battled back and evened the frame at 24-all. The Bears then had two set points of its own, before getting back-to-back kills at 26-all for the win.
MSU jumped out early in the second game with a 7-3 run, but again, UNC responded with a 9-4 run to take a 12-11 advantage and never looked back. The Bears out-hit MSU .395 to .125 in the final set to secure the sweep.
The Bobcats were paced by freshman Hannah Scott with 14 kills and a .353 attack mark. She also added seven digs and four blocks. Junior Natalie Passeck also chipped in on the outside with eight kills and a .269 attack mark.
Defensively, the Bobcats were paced by sophomore libero Allyssa Rizzo with 20 digs.
Montana State will play at North Dakota at 6 p.m. (MT) in Grand Forks.
Team Stats
MSU
NC
Kills
32
56
Errors
15
17
Attempts
112
119
Hitting %
.152
.328
Points
41.0
67.0
Assists
29
53
Aces
3
3
Blocks
6.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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