Battling one of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s top programs at Alterowitz Gymnasium, the Montana State University Billings volleyball team fell in three sets to Alaska Anchorage on Thursday night.
The Seawolves secured the sweep with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, and 25-23, pushing the visiting Yellowjackets to their 27th match of the season. Montana State University Billings Athletics reported that the squad finished the contest with 29 kills on 123 attacks, posting a .122 team hitting percentage alongside 24 assists, four service aces, 16 block assists, and 43 digs.
“The girls played hard through a tough match tonight,” Dawn Hedstrom told Montana State University Billings Athletics.
Hedstrom added that the team showed notable resilience despite the physical toll of a late-season schedule. “It’s just great to see how much they’ve improved this year. In game 27 of the season, players tend to get banged up and tired, but they kept going each and every play tonight. They had some adversity but did a phenomenal job of pushing through.”
Alaska Anchorage asserted control early, taking the opening set 25-17 as the Yellowjackets notched 10 kills against five attack errors. The second frame followed a similar trajectory, with the Seawolves extending their lead via a 25-15 decision while limiting MSUB to a .094 hitting percentage.
Facing a potential sweep, the Yellowjackets engineered their most cohesive offensive rhythm of the evening in the third set. MSUB matched its opening-set output with 10 kills while paring its errors down to three, raising its frame hitting percentage to .171 and forcing Anchorage into the match’s final points before the hosts closed out the 25-23 victory.
Offensively, Allie Dorman paced the Yellowjackets with seven kills on 21 attacks, complemented by five digs and a block assist. Emma Fairbairn and Laina Whitney each contributed five kills, with Whitney anchoring the net presence by adding four block assists. Izzy Ping recorded four kills and three block assists, while Addyson Quandt chipped in three kills and four block assists.
On the defensive side, Avarey Stuff tallied a team-high 13 digs to go with two service aces. Aaliyah Gaylord distributed eight assists and collected nine digs, Avery Starr added nine assists and five digs, and Adrienne Magdaleno recorded two service aces.
The Yellowjackets will return to Alterowitz Gymnasium on Saturday, Nov. 14, for their final match of the regular season, hosting University of Alaska Fairbanks at 1 p.m. in conjunction with Senior Day festivities.
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