Cat Comeback Falls Short

Friday, August 26

BOZEMAN

7 p.m.

Montana State University

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Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon

Montana St.

Jordan Radick records one of her 10 kills against Grand Canyon.

Photo by: Bobcat Creative Services

8/26/2022 10:24:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Grand Canyon posted its second win of the day 19-25, 25-20, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11 as the Bobcats dropped its second straight 3-2 decision.

By: Tom Schulz

After getting down 2-1 to Grand Canyon in Friday's night cap of the Bobcat Classic, Montana State evened the match going extra points in the fourth frame before falling to the Lopes in the deciding fifth set. Grand Canyon posted its second win of the day 19-25, 25-20, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11 as the Bobcats dropped its second straight 3-2 decision.

MSU (0-2) outhit Grand Canyon (2-0) .440 to .212 in the opening set as the Bobcats committed just three hitting errors. The second frame featured nine ties and five lead changes as the Lopes pulled away at 20-all with five consecutive points.

GCU maintained its momentum in the third game as the Bobcats hit a paltry -.107 from the field. The Bobcats picked-up its offensive prowess in the fourth frame hitting .219. The fourth set saw eleven ties, but just two lead changes. With the score knotted at 24-all a GCU service error followed by a hitting miscue forced a fifth set.

Trailing 8-7 following a Courtney Weatherby kill midway through the final stanza, the Lopes outscored MSU 5-2 to give it the room it needed to secure the match.

Weatherby, a sophomore outside hitter from Kuna, Idaho led the Bobcats with a career-high 13 kills, while registering a .360 hitting percentage. She also paced MSU with 17 digs for her second double-double of the day.

Also in double-digit kills were Avery Turnage 11 and Jordan Radick 10. Audrey Hofer dished out 42 assists to go along with seven digs and five blocks.

Defensively, Lauren Lindseth also hit double-figure digs with 14 saves. Radick and Emma Pence paced the Cats at the net with eight and five blocks, respectively.

GCU's Megan Taflinger led all hitters with 24 kills.

Montana State closes out the Bobcat Classic on Saturday against St. Thomas at 1 p.m. in Shroyer Gym. Grand Canyon will face San Francisco for the Bobcat Classic title at 10 a.m.