Friday, August 27
Boise, ID
5:30 p.m.
Montana State University
1-1,0-0Big Sky
3
vs
0
Dixie State
0-2,0-0WAC
1
2
3
F
Montana St.
25
25
25
3
Dixie St.
18
19
17
0
Freshman Jordan Radick (Bozeman) celebrates a kill against Dixie State on Friday night in Bronco Gym.
Photo by: Jack Murrey
Cats Stop Trailblazers
8/27/2021 7:50:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Behind 13 kills from Kira Thomsen and 12 via Hannah Scott, Montana State cruised to its first victory of the season, sweeping Dixie State 25-18, 25-19, 25-17 at the Boise State Invitational, Friday night in Bronco Gym.
Behind 13 kills from Kira Thomsen and 12 via Hannah Scott, Montana State cruised to its first victory of the season, sweeping Dixie State 25-18, 25-19, 25-17 at the Boise State Invitational, Friday night in Bronco Gym.
Montana state (1-1) outhit Dixie State (0-2) .302 to .138. Thomsen, a product of Parker, Colo., posted a team-high .476 attack mark, committing just three errors in the match. Scott, a senior from Hawthorne, Calif., recorded a .348 attack with four errors on 23 swings.
"We took care of business against a tough Dixie State team that was playing short-handed," said MSU head coach Daniel Jones. "We spun the line-up from our match against Long Beach State getting some of our newcomers playing time. I'll say this a lot this season, but if we want to win a championship it's going to take all 17 athletes."
MSU middle blockers Emma Pence and Jordan Radick each knocked down five kills for the Bobcats.
The Bobcats led early in the opening set and never looked back. MSU built a 13-8 advantage on a Thomsen kill and the sophomore outside hitter added her third winner on set point.
MSU broke away from a 14-13 lead midway through the second set with four consecutive points capped by a Scott kill. The Bobcats won the set as Scott's roll shot found the hardwood.
In the final game, Montana State rallied from an early deficit with a 6-2 run and built a 17-12 cushion on back-to-back aces by true freshman Audrey Hofer. MSU cruised down the stretch as Scott recorded her fourth ace of the match – a career-high – to give the Bobcats the sweep.
Hofer dished out 17 assists in her debut as a Bobcat, while Allie Lynch added 14 assists. Defensively, MSU was paced by Lynch and Thomsen with eight digs, apiece.
"I thought Audrey, Jordan and Maci (Abshier) played well in their debuts," Jones added. "And, Kira and Hannah really stepped-up when the moment called for it. We were able to put our foot on the gas and we closed out the match, nicely."
Montana State finishes its opening weekend against Boise State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Montana state (1-1) outhit Dixie State (0-2) .302 to .138. Thomsen, a product of Parker, Colo., posted a team-high .476 attack mark, committing just three errors in the match. Scott, a senior from Hawthorne, Calif., recorded a .348 attack with four errors on 23 swings.
"We took care of business against a tough Dixie State team that was playing short-handed," said MSU head coach Daniel Jones. "We spun the line-up from our match against Long Beach State getting some of our newcomers playing time. I'll say this a lot this season, but if we want to win a championship it's going to take all 17 athletes."
MSU middle blockers Emma Pence and Jordan Radick each knocked down five kills for the Bobcats.
The Bobcats led early in the opening set and never looked back. MSU built a 13-8 advantage on a Thomsen kill and the sophomore outside hitter added her third winner on set point.
MSU broke away from a 14-13 lead midway through the second set with four consecutive points capped by a Scott kill. The Bobcats won the set as Scott's roll shot found the hardwood.
In the final game, Montana State rallied from an early deficit with a 6-2 run and built a 17-12 cushion on back-to-back aces by true freshman Audrey Hofer. MSU cruised down the stretch as Scott recorded her fourth ace of the match – a career-high – to give the Bobcats the sweep.
Hofer dished out 17 assists in her debut as a Bobcat, while Allie Lynch added 14 assists. Defensively, MSU was paced by Lynch and Thomsen with eight digs, apiece.
"I thought Audrey, Jordan and Maci (Abshier) played well in their debuts," Jones added. "And, Kira and Hannah really stepped-up when the moment called for it. We were able to put our foot on the gas and we closed out the match, nicely."
Montana State finishes its opening weekend against Boise State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Team Stats
MSU
Dixie
Kills
43
26
Errors
14
14
Attempts
96
87
Hitting %
.302
.138
Points
60
34
Assists
40
23
Aces
13
3
Blocks
4
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
4
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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