Thursday, October 17
Greeley, CO
6 p.m.
Montana State University
at
Northern Colorado
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Cats Head South
10/16/2024 4:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Montana State volleyball team heads back on the Big Sky Conference road when it takes the longest trip of the league season.
NEXT UP: The Montana State volleyball team heads back on the Big Sky Conference road when it takes the longest trip of the league season. The Bobcats face Northern Colorado, Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m., in Greeley, and completes its weekend play at Northern Arizona, Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (MT) in Flagstaff.
QUICK SETS: MSU went 1-1 in Big Sky play last week dropping a 3-2 decision to Eastern Washington in Shroyer Gym on Thursday night. The Bobcats bounced back with a 3-0 sweep of Idaho on Saturday afternoon. Northern Colorado is 13-5 overall in 4-1 in Big Sky action after winning a pair of league road matches at Portland State (3-0) and Sacramento State (3-2), last week. Northern Arizona is 7-9 overall and 0-5 in Big Sky games. NAU dropped a pair of road matches at Sacramento State (3-1) and Portland State (3-0), last weekend.
TWTWTW: After a disappointing loss to Eastern Washington on Thursday night that saw Montana State commit a season-high 29 hitting errors, the Bobcats bounced back on Saturday afternoon with 12 miscues en route to a season best .386 attack mark and a 25-17, 25-19, 27-17 sweep of Idaho in front of 1,347 fans in Shroyer Gym. Jourdain Kamps and Madilyn Siebler led MSU with nine kills apiece, while Camryn Greenwald added seven. Nellie Stevenson and Audrey Hofer dished out 27 and 11 assists, respectively. Defensively, Lauren Lindseth tallied a match-high 13 digs, while Kamps and Jordan Radick recorded five blocks each. Despite a career-high 17 kills from sophomore middle blocker Joelie Spelts, it was not enough as Eastern Washington handed Montana State a 25-27, 25-23, 25-22, 18-25, 15-13 setback on Thursday. Spelts, a product of Gillette, Wyo., paced four Montana State players in double figure kills. Siebler 16, Greenwald 14, and Kamps 12 paced MSU offensively, as well. Spelts finished the contest hitting a match-high .557, committing just two errors on 26 swings. Defensively, the Bobcats were led by Lindseth with 23 digs. Siebler, Hofer, and Courtney Weatherby each added 11 saves, while Stevenson chipped in ten. Kamps, Spelts, and Radick all recorded six blocks for the Bobcats.
BOBCAT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Joelie Spelts was Montana State's offensive player of the week. The middle blocker from Gillette, Wyo., 2.75 kills and 1.13 blocks per set against Eastern Washington and Idaho. She also recorded a team-best .543 attack mark on 22 kills, three errors and 35 swings. Spelts also chipped in six digs. She had her best outing of the weekend against EWU with a career-high 17 kills, a .577 attack mark six digs, and seven blocks. Junior libero Lauren Lindseth was MSU's defensive player of the week. The Great Falls CMR product averaged 4.50 digs and 1.13 assists per set. Lindseth had her best outing against Eastern Washington registering 23 digs.
SCOUTING REPORT: Northern Colorado is 13-5 overall and 4-1 in Big Sky Conference play after capturing two road matches at Portland State (3-0) and Sacramento State (3-2) on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. The Bears were paced by sophomore outside hitter Gabi Placide, who averaged 4.13 kills per set with a .259 attack mark in eight sets. She recorded a career-high 18 kills in UNC's win at Sacramento State. On the season, the Bears have been led by Placide and Maddie Davis, who average 3.26 and 2.81 kills per set, respectively. Syd Cole, a 5-10 graduate student from Parker, Colo., and the 2022 Big Sky Conference player of the Year, is averaging 9.99 assists per contest and is UNC's top server with 24 aces. Northern Arizona is 7-9 overall and 0-5 in Big Sky play after dropping a pair of matches last week at Sacramento State (3-1) and Portland State (3-0). NAU hosts Montana on Thursday before meeting the Bobcats. MSU defeated the Lumberjacks 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 on Sept. 28 in Bozeman. NAU was led by Savannah Bloom and Hanah Stoddard with eight kills apiece.
AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE: As a team Montana State ranks 15th in the nation with 183.5 total blocks and 22nd in blocks per set at 2.70. Last weekend, the Cats were outblocked by its opponents 3.13 to 2.88 per set. The nation's top blocking program to date is Idaho State at 3.14 bps. Individually, Jordan Radick leads MSU averaging 1.23 bps, while Jourdain Kamps averages 1.17 per contest. Camryn Greenwald .90, Joelie Spelts .90, and Erika Gustafson .83 also rank among the top blockers in the Big Sky. Radick and Kamps rank 71st and 100th in the nation, respectively.
ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE: According to the NCAA rankings, Montana State's 2024 schedule is the 67th toughest slate in the nation and tops in the Big Sky Conference. The Bobcats have faced three teams that have been ranked in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I Women's Volleyball Top 25 poll - #2 Nebraska, #13 Arizona State, and Washington.
PACKING THE PLACE: Montana State is averaging 1,011 fans this season (three matches). Last Saturday afternoon against Idaho, the Bobcats saw 1,347 fans pack Shroyer Gym. MSU is currently ranked 71st in the nation for attendance, ahead of programs such as Clemson, Cal, and Florida State. Last fall, MSU finished 65th in the nation averaging 1,115 fans per game. On Sept. 30, 2022, Montana State set a Big Sky and State of Montana record when 6,457 fans jammed Worthington Arena.
HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES: Ten of Montana State's 68 sets played have gone to extra points. The Bobcats are 6-4 in those matches. MSU's last extra point set (27-25) came in the first set against Eastern Washington on Thursday night.
THE MENACE FROM ENNIS: Jourdain Kamps, who was a First-Team All-Big Sky in 2023, is averaging 2.70 kills per set with a .257 attack mark. In addition, she is chipping in 1.17 blocks and 0.71 digs per contest. Kamps had her best match of the year at Weber State on Oct. 5 recording a career-high 26 kills, while hitting .382 and adding a career-best 10 blocks. For her efforts, she was named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for the second team in her career. Kamps also became the 18th member of MSU's 1,000-kill club. Her current total of 1,040 kills ranks 15th all-time. Last fall, Kamps averaged 2.57 kills, while hitting .263. In addition, she averaged 1.90 digs and .91 blocks and chipped in 24 aces. The product of Ennis, Mont., was in double-figure kills in twenty matches, including 18 kills on two occasions, the last coming at Weber State on Nov. 11, 2023. Kamps, who has been part of the Bobcat program since redshirting in 2019, moved into fifth on MSU's all-time block assists chart with 422, while her 446 total blocks are fifth all-time. Kamps was a Second Team All-Big Sky pick in the spring of 2021 after averaging 1.49 kills and .97 blocks in the shortened 15-match season.
GOTTA DIG IT: Lauren Lindseth has totaled 290 digs in 68 sets this season. Last weekend, she averaged 4.50 digs per set and had her best outing against Eastern Washington averaging 4.60 dps. Lindseth became the 11th member of MSU's 1,000-Dig Club against Denver on Sept. 5. Her current total of 1,259 career digs is sixth all-time. Last fall, Lindseth ranked seventh in Big Sky play averaging 3.77 per game. On Aug. 31, 2023, she recorded a career-high 34 digs against St. Thomas (MN). For the season, Lindseth recorded 28 matches in double-digit digs. Lindseth's 494 digs last were the fifth best single season mark in MSU history, while her freshman total of 475 digs ranks sixth. As a sophomore, she was in double-digit digs in 22 matches, including a streak of 13 consecutive matches. Lindseth has earned All-Big Sky Tournament honors the last two seasons, and she is a four-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honoree.
LINDSETH LEGACY: Lauren Lindseth is part of Bobcat history as one-half of the first mother/daughter duo to play at MSU. Lindseth's mother - Kelly Modrow (MOD-row) - played at MSU from 1992-1996. The native of Minnetonka, Minn., (Hopkins HS) played in 110 matches and 359 sets. In all, Modrow's recorded 889 kills, 733 digs, 128 blocks and 87 aces wearing the No. 2 jersey, as well.
A LENDING HAND: Senior Nellie Stevenson has played all 17 matches as MSU's setter. The 5-11 senior from San Leandro, Calif., dished out 6.75 assists per set last weekend against Eastern Washington and Idaho. Her current 6.65 assists average ranks sixth in Big Sky play. Stevenson, who comes to MSU via Feather River Junior College, dished out 1,049 assists last fall, averaging 8.53 per set. That mark ranked fifth in Big Sky action.
CAMMER TIME: Montana State junior middle blocker Camryn Greenwald is having a strong season. The product of Woodbury, Minn., averaged 2.63 kills and .75 blocks per set against Eastern Washington and Idaho. Greenwald had her best match against EWU with 14 kills, while hitting .238 and adding four blocks. At Weber State on Oct. 5, Greenwald had a career-best 16 kills. She had a career-high nine blocks against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 1. Last fall, she averaged 1.62 kills and .96 blocks, while hitting a team-high .268. Greenwald recorded five matches in double-figure kills.
JO KNOWS: Bozeman product and senior middle blocker Jordan Radick posted 12 total blocks, averaging a 1.50 bps against Eastern Washington and Idaho, last week. Two weeks ago, she was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 1.70 blocks. On the season, Radick averages 1.18 kills and 1.23 blocks per game, while hitting .287.
JUST A BLUR: Madilyn Siebler has averaged 2.54 kills and 2.53 digs per set this season. The junior outside hitter from Omaha, Neb., had a season-high 16 kills against Eastern Washington last Thursday night. Last weekend she averaged 3.13 kills and 2.00 saves per set. Siebler had one double-double last week giving her eight on the season- tops on the team.
STORM WARNING: Courtney Weatherby has started the last three matches and had totaled 13 kills and 23 digs. The product of Kuna, Idaho had a season-best 13 kills at Idaho State on Oct. 3.
HIDE AND SEEK: Redshirt freshman Karli Heidemann had a season-high 16 kills in MSU's match against Denver at the Husker Invite on Sept. 5. For the season, the product of Diller, Neb., is averaging 2.29 kills and 2.49 points per set. Heidemann came off the bench to deliver two kills against Eastern Washington on Thursday. Heidemann had 15 kills in MSU's first meeting with Northern Arizona.
AUDREY'S ASSISTS: Senior setter Audrey Hofer played in all eight sets last week. She averaged 5.25 assists and 1.88 digs per set. Hofer had a season-best 31 assists in MSU's win over Weber State.
CASTING SPELTS: Sophomore Joelie Spelts has played in 17 matches, including the last ten as a starter. The native of Gillette, Wyo., is averaging 1.43 kills and .90 blocks per set. Spelts had a career-best 17 kills and hit .577 against Eastern Washington, last Thursday night.
MAKING A DENT: Freshman-redshirt Erika Gustafson, a product of Denton, Texas, has played in 12 matches, including five starts. She is currently averaging 1.24 kills and .83 blocks per game. Gustafson had a season-high 13 kills and hit .611 vs. Prairie View A&M on Sept. 20.
LOOK FAMILIAR: Freshman Afton Thomsen may look familiar. She is the sister of former Bobcat standout Kira Thomsen. On the season, Afton has played in 12 sets and has recorded six total digs. Kira finished her tenure as MSU's all-time career leader in kills (1,688) and attacks (4,827). Kira is currently playing professionally in Germany.
YO TEYA: Freshman Teya Yeomans made her first appearance in the Blue and Gold against Idaho last Saturday. The native on Mancos, Colo., posted two kills and had one block assist. Her second kill vs. the Vandals was match point.
QUICK SETS: MSU went 1-1 in Big Sky play last week dropping a 3-2 decision to Eastern Washington in Shroyer Gym on Thursday night. The Bobcats bounced back with a 3-0 sweep of Idaho on Saturday afternoon. Northern Colorado is 13-5 overall in 4-1 in Big Sky action after winning a pair of league road matches at Portland State (3-0) and Sacramento State (3-2), last week. Northern Arizona is 7-9 overall and 0-5 in Big Sky games. NAU dropped a pair of road matches at Sacramento State (3-1) and Portland State (3-0), last weekend.
TWTWTW: After a disappointing loss to Eastern Washington on Thursday night that saw Montana State commit a season-high 29 hitting errors, the Bobcats bounced back on Saturday afternoon with 12 miscues en route to a season best .386 attack mark and a 25-17, 25-19, 27-17 sweep of Idaho in front of 1,347 fans in Shroyer Gym. Jourdain Kamps and Madilyn Siebler led MSU with nine kills apiece, while Camryn Greenwald added seven. Nellie Stevenson and Audrey Hofer dished out 27 and 11 assists, respectively. Defensively, Lauren Lindseth tallied a match-high 13 digs, while Kamps and Jordan Radick recorded five blocks each. Despite a career-high 17 kills from sophomore middle blocker Joelie Spelts, it was not enough as Eastern Washington handed Montana State a 25-27, 25-23, 25-22, 18-25, 15-13 setback on Thursday. Spelts, a product of Gillette, Wyo., paced four Montana State players in double figure kills. Siebler 16, Greenwald 14, and Kamps 12 paced MSU offensively, as well. Spelts finished the contest hitting a match-high .557, committing just two errors on 26 swings. Defensively, the Bobcats were led by Lindseth with 23 digs. Siebler, Hofer, and Courtney Weatherby each added 11 saves, while Stevenson chipped in ten. Kamps, Spelts, and Radick all recorded six blocks for the Bobcats.
BOBCAT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Joelie Spelts was Montana State's offensive player of the week. The middle blocker from Gillette, Wyo., 2.75 kills and 1.13 blocks per set against Eastern Washington and Idaho. She also recorded a team-best .543 attack mark on 22 kills, three errors and 35 swings. Spelts also chipped in six digs. She had her best outing of the weekend against EWU with a career-high 17 kills, a .577 attack mark six digs, and seven blocks. Junior libero Lauren Lindseth was MSU's defensive player of the week. The Great Falls CMR product averaged 4.50 digs and 1.13 assists per set. Lindseth had her best outing against Eastern Washington registering 23 digs.
SCOUTING REPORT: Northern Colorado is 13-5 overall and 4-1 in Big Sky Conference play after capturing two road matches at Portland State (3-0) and Sacramento State (3-2) on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. The Bears were paced by sophomore outside hitter Gabi Placide, who averaged 4.13 kills per set with a .259 attack mark in eight sets. She recorded a career-high 18 kills in UNC's win at Sacramento State. On the season, the Bears have been led by Placide and Maddie Davis, who average 3.26 and 2.81 kills per set, respectively. Syd Cole, a 5-10 graduate student from Parker, Colo., and the 2022 Big Sky Conference player of the Year, is averaging 9.99 assists per contest and is UNC's top server with 24 aces. Northern Arizona is 7-9 overall and 0-5 in Big Sky play after dropping a pair of matches last week at Sacramento State (3-1) and Portland State (3-0). NAU hosts Montana on Thursday before meeting the Bobcats. MSU defeated the Lumberjacks 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 on Sept. 28 in Bozeman. NAU was led by Savannah Bloom and Hanah Stoddard with eight kills apiece.
AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE: As a team Montana State ranks 15th in the nation with 183.5 total blocks and 22nd in blocks per set at 2.70. Last weekend, the Cats were outblocked by its opponents 3.13 to 2.88 per set. The nation's top blocking program to date is Idaho State at 3.14 bps. Individually, Jordan Radick leads MSU averaging 1.23 bps, while Jourdain Kamps averages 1.17 per contest. Camryn Greenwald .90, Joelie Spelts .90, and Erika Gustafson .83 also rank among the top blockers in the Big Sky. Radick and Kamps rank 71st and 100th in the nation, respectively.
ANYONE, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE: According to the NCAA rankings, Montana State's 2024 schedule is the 67th toughest slate in the nation and tops in the Big Sky Conference. The Bobcats have faced three teams that have been ranked in the AVCA/TARAFLEX Division I Women's Volleyball Top 25 poll - #2 Nebraska, #13 Arizona State, and Washington.
PACKING THE PLACE: Montana State is averaging 1,011 fans this season (three matches). Last Saturday afternoon against Idaho, the Bobcats saw 1,347 fans pack Shroyer Gym. MSU is currently ranked 71st in the nation for attendance, ahead of programs such as Clemson, Cal, and Florida State. Last fall, MSU finished 65th in the nation averaging 1,115 fans per game. On Sept. 30, 2022, Montana State set a Big Sky and State of Montana record when 6,457 fans jammed Worthington Arena.
HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES: Ten of Montana State's 68 sets played have gone to extra points. The Bobcats are 6-4 in those matches. MSU's last extra point set (27-25) came in the first set against Eastern Washington on Thursday night.
THE MENACE FROM ENNIS: Jourdain Kamps, who was a First-Team All-Big Sky in 2023, is averaging 2.70 kills per set with a .257 attack mark. In addition, she is chipping in 1.17 blocks and 0.71 digs per contest. Kamps had her best match of the year at Weber State on Oct. 5 recording a career-high 26 kills, while hitting .382 and adding a career-best 10 blocks. For her efforts, she was named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week for the second team in her career. Kamps also became the 18th member of MSU's 1,000-kill club. Her current total of 1,040 kills ranks 15th all-time. Last fall, Kamps averaged 2.57 kills, while hitting .263. In addition, she averaged 1.90 digs and .91 blocks and chipped in 24 aces. The product of Ennis, Mont., was in double-figure kills in twenty matches, including 18 kills on two occasions, the last coming at Weber State on Nov. 11, 2023. Kamps, who has been part of the Bobcat program since redshirting in 2019, moved into fifth on MSU's all-time block assists chart with 422, while her 446 total blocks are fifth all-time. Kamps was a Second Team All-Big Sky pick in the spring of 2021 after averaging 1.49 kills and .97 blocks in the shortened 15-match season.
GOTTA DIG IT: Lauren Lindseth has totaled 290 digs in 68 sets this season. Last weekend, she averaged 4.50 digs per set and had her best outing against Eastern Washington averaging 4.60 dps. Lindseth became the 11th member of MSU's 1,000-Dig Club against Denver on Sept. 5. Her current total of 1,259 career digs is sixth all-time. Last fall, Lindseth ranked seventh in Big Sky play averaging 3.77 per game. On Aug. 31, 2023, she recorded a career-high 34 digs against St. Thomas (MN). For the season, Lindseth recorded 28 matches in double-digit digs. Lindseth's 494 digs last were the fifth best single season mark in MSU history, while her freshman total of 475 digs ranks sixth. As a sophomore, she was in double-digit digs in 22 matches, including a streak of 13 consecutive matches. Lindseth has earned All-Big Sky Tournament honors the last two seasons, and she is a four-time Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year honoree.
LINDSETH LEGACY: Lauren Lindseth is part of Bobcat history as one-half of the first mother/daughter duo to play at MSU. Lindseth's mother - Kelly Modrow (MOD-row) - played at MSU from 1992-1996. The native of Minnetonka, Minn., (Hopkins HS) played in 110 matches and 359 sets. In all, Modrow's recorded 889 kills, 733 digs, 128 blocks and 87 aces wearing the No. 2 jersey, as well.
A LENDING HAND: Senior Nellie Stevenson has played all 17 matches as MSU's setter. The 5-11 senior from San Leandro, Calif., dished out 6.75 assists per set last weekend against Eastern Washington and Idaho. Her current 6.65 assists average ranks sixth in Big Sky play. Stevenson, who comes to MSU via Feather River Junior College, dished out 1,049 assists last fall, averaging 8.53 per set. That mark ranked fifth in Big Sky action.
CAMMER TIME: Montana State junior middle blocker Camryn Greenwald is having a strong season. The product of Woodbury, Minn., averaged 2.63 kills and .75 blocks per set against Eastern Washington and Idaho. Greenwald had her best match against EWU with 14 kills, while hitting .238 and adding four blocks. At Weber State on Oct. 5, Greenwald had a career-best 16 kills. She had a career-high nine blocks against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 1. Last fall, she averaged 1.62 kills and .96 blocks, while hitting a team-high .268. Greenwald recorded five matches in double-figure kills.
JO KNOWS: Bozeman product and senior middle blocker Jordan Radick posted 12 total blocks, averaging a 1.50 bps against Eastern Washington and Idaho, last week. Two weeks ago, she was the Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week after averaging 1.70 blocks. On the season, Radick averages 1.18 kills and 1.23 blocks per game, while hitting .287.
JUST A BLUR: Madilyn Siebler has averaged 2.54 kills and 2.53 digs per set this season. The junior outside hitter from Omaha, Neb., had a season-high 16 kills against Eastern Washington last Thursday night. Last weekend she averaged 3.13 kills and 2.00 saves per set. Siebler had one double-double last week giving her eight on the season- tops on the team.
STORM WARNING: Courtney Weatherby has started the last three matches and had totaled 13 kills and 23 digs. The product of Kuna, Idaho had a season-best 13 kills at Idaho State on Oct. 3.
HIDE AND SEEK: Redshirt freshman Karli Heidemann had a season-high 16 kills in MSU's match against Denver at the Husker Invite on Sept. 5. For the season, the product of Diller, Neb., is averaging 2.29 kills and 2.49 points per set. Heidemann came off the bench to deliver two kills against Eastern Washington on Thursday. Heidemann had 15 kills in MSU's first meeting with Northern Arizona.
AUDREY'S ASSISTS: Senior setter Audrey Hofer played in all eight sets last week. She averaged 5.25 assists and 1.88 digs per set. Hofer had a season-best 31 assists in MSU's win over Weber State.
CASTING SPELTS: Sophomore Joelie Spelts has played in 17 matches, including the last ten as a starter. The native of Gillette, Wyo., is averaging 1.43 kills and .90 blocks per set. Spelts had a career-best 17 kills and hit .577 against Eastern Washington, last Thursday night.
MAKING A DENT: Freshman-redshirt Erika Gustafson, a product of Denton, Texas, has played in 12 matches, including five starts. She is currently averaging 1.24 kills and .83 blocks per game. Gustafson had a season-high 13 kills and hit .611 vs. Prairie View A&M on Sept. 20.
LOOK FAMILIAR: Freshman Afton Thomsen may look familiar. She is the sister of former Bobcat standout Kira Thomsen. On the season, Afton has played in 12 sets and has recorded six total digs. Kira finished her tenure as MSU's all-time career leader in kills (1,688) and attacks (4,827). Kira is currently playing professionally in Germany.
YO TEYA: Freshman Teya Yeomans made her first appearance in the Blue and Gold against Idaho last Saturday. The native on Mancos, Colo., posted two kills and had one block assist. Her second kill vs. the Vandals was match point.
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