Friday, November 7
BOZEMAN
7 p.m.
Montana State University
vs
Montana
Photo by: Northern Arizona Sports Information
Cats Begin Three-Match Homestand with Griz
11/4/2025 4:26:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Montana State plays its final three home matches of the regular season beginning Friday, Nov. 7 when it hosts rival Montana at 7 p.m. in Worthington Arena.
NEXT UP: Montana State plays its final three home matches of the regular season beginning Friday, Nov. 7 when it hosts rival Montana at 7 p.m. in Worthington Arena. Following its match against the Grizzlies, the Bobcats host Eastern Washington (Nov. 13) and Idaho (Nov. 15) to close out play on the home hardwood.
CAT-GRIZ: Montana State has won five straight from its rival, including a 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10 decision over the Grizzlies on Oct. 11 in Missoula. Last fall, the Bobcats swept the Griz 3-0 in both contests. MSU defeated UM (3-0) on Nov. 22, 2023, in the opening round of the Big Sky Tournament. The Cats downed the Griz (3-1) in Bozeman on Oct. 27, 2023. Montana's last win in the series was Sept. 29, 2023, in Dahlberg Arena. UM's last win in Bozeman was a 3-1 decision on Sept. 30, 2022.
MAIN LINE TROPHY: The Main Line Trophy is up for grabs on Saturday night as well as state bragging rights. The Main Line Trophy is a symbol of longevity, resilience, and strength. It is a whimsical throwback to the early mining boom and the railroad that brought only the hardiest citizenry to the Treasure State. It was a time when you could hear the railway bells resonating from Hellgate to Gateway. Throughout history, railroads have connected regions and states, but they have also connected time and eras. It is no different with the annual Cat-Griz volleyball rivalry. Since the inception of the Main Line Trophy on Feb. 14, 2021, the bell has resided in Bozeman on seven of eleven occasions.
THE MIDDLE: Despite dropping a pair of Big Sky Conference road matches at Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona last weekend, Montana State's middle blocking duo of Camryn Greenwald and Joelie Spelts played phenomenally over the course of eight sets. Greenwald, a 6-2 senior from Woodbury, Minn., averaged a team-best 3.38 kills per set, while registering a team-high .469 attack mark. Against Northern Colorado on Thursday, Greenwald recorded 13 kills and hit .571. She followed that effort with 14 kills, a .393 attack mark and three blocks in MSU's 3-2 loss to the Lumberjacks. Spelts, a 6-3 junior from Gillette, Wyo., finished the weekend averaging 2.25 kills per set with a .359 attack mark. Spelts posted nine kills in both matches and chipped in a team-high eight blocks.
MOVIN' ON UP: Lauren Lindseth moved into second on MSU's all-time career digs chart against Northern Arizona on Oct. 2 in Shroyer Gym. Last weekend against Weber State and Idaho State, she totaled 39 digs, averaging 5.57 per contest. Lindseth's career total stands at 1,843 digs. The native of Great Falls moved into ninth on MSU's all-time service ace chart with 122, last weekend.
BOBCAT NOTEBOOK:
CAT-GRIZ: Montana State has won five straight from its rival, including a 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 17-25, 15-10 decision over the Grizzlies on Oct. 11 in Missoula. Last fall, the Bobcats swept the Griz 3-0 in both contests. MSU defeated UM (3-0) on Nov. 22, 2023, in the opening round of the Big Sky Tournament. The Cats downed the Griz (3-1) in Bozeman on Oct. 27, 2023. Montana's last win in the series was Sept. 29, 2023, in Dahlberg Arena. UM's last win in Bozeman was a 3-1 decision on Sept. 30, 2022.
MAIN LINE TROPHY: The Main Line Trophy is up for grabs on Saturday night as well as state bragging rights. The Main Line Trophy is a symbol of longevity, resilience, and strength. It is a whimsical throwback to the early mining boom and the railroad that brought only the hardiest citizenry to the Treasure State. It was a time when you could hear the railway bells resonating from Hellgate to Gateway. Throughout history, railroads have connected regions and states, but they have also connected time and eras. It is no different with the annual Cat-Griz volleyball rivalry. Since the inception of the Main Line Trophy on Feb. 14, 2021, the bell has resided in Bozeman on seven of eleven occasions.
THE MIDDLE: Despite dropping a pair of Big Sky Conference road matches at Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona last weekend, Montana State's middle blocking duo of Camryn Greenwald and Joelie Spelts played phenomenally over the course of eight sets. Greenwald, a 6-2 senior from Woodbury, Minn., averaged a team-best 3.38 kills per set, while registering a team-high .469 attack mark. Against Northern Colorado on Thursday, Greenwald recorded 13 kills and hit .571. She followed that effort with 14 kills, a .393 attack mark and three blocks in MSU's 3-2 loss to the Lumberjacks. Spelts, a 6-3 junior from Gillette, Wyo., finished the weekend averaging 2.25 kills per set with a .359 attack mark. Spelts posted nine kills in both matches and chipped in a team-high eight blocks.
MOVIN' ON UP: Lauren Lindseth moved into second on MSU's all-time career digs chart against Northern Arizona on Oct. 2 in Shroyer Gym. Last weekend against Weber State and Idaho State, she totaled 39 digs, averaging 5.57 per contest. Lindseth's career total stands at 1,843 digs. The native of Great Falls moved into ninth on MSU's all-time service ace chart with 122, last weekend.
BOBCAT NOTEBOOK:
- Senior libero Lauren Lindseth averaged 5.25 digs per set as the Bobcats dropped matches to Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona, last week. Lindseth recorded a weekend-high 26 digs in MSU's 3-2 loss at NAU. On the season, Lindseth is averaging 4.74 digs per set, which is first in the Big Sky Conference and ranks 27th in the nation. Lindseth's current total of 406 digs is first in the Big Sky and ranks 41st in the country. She has 19 double-digit dig matches this season, including 11 with 20 or more saves.
- Senior outside hitter Madilyn Siebler recorded 22 kills in eight sets, last week. Siebler also registered 14 digs (1.75 dps). She registered a weekend-best 15 kills against Northern Arizona on Saturday afternoon. At Montana on Oct. 11, she set a career-high with 21 kills and added 15 digs at the Cats beat the Griz 3-2.
- Senior middle blocker Camryn Greenwald is averaging 1.92 kills per set, while hitting a team-best .349 from the field. Greenwald's .365 attack mark is fifth best in the Big Sky. The Woodbury, Minn., product had a career-high 17 kills in MSU's win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sept. 4. Greenwald has eight matches this season hitting .400 or better.
- Junior Joelie Spelts has been MSU's top blocker this season. The Gillette, Wyo., product averages 1.05 blocks per set, which includes a season-best seven blocks as the Bobcats dispatched Idaho State on Oct. 25. Her current 1.05 bps ranks seventh in the Big Sky.
- Montana State freshmen Teagan Jaynes and Elli Tufto returned to the Bobcat starting rotation after missing several matches due to injuries in mid-September. The duo's return made an immediate impact as the Bobcats have won seven of its last 12 matches with the twosome back in the lineup. Jaynes, a setter from Northfield, Minn., is averaging 9.84 assists per set in Big Sky action. She is also averaging .68 kps while hitting .224. In addition, Jaynes has tallied 27 aces and is averaging 1.66 digs per set. Tufto, an outside hitter from Prior Lake, Minn., is second on the squad averaging 2.28 kills per set, while hitting .165. She has been in double figure kills on seven occasions, including a season-best 16 kills against Santa Clara.
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