GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Argo volleyball defeated the University of Montana Western Bulldogs in four sets on senior night, 3-1 (25-17, 20-25, 25-12, 25-11)
 
University of Providence 3 – Montana Western 1
 
The Argos opened up the match to a 5-3 lead following three kills from Kelsey Shaver, one kill from Sydney Andersen, and a service error. The Bulldogs responded to take the lead, 7-5, but it was short-lived as the Argos would tie things up at 7 all. The Bulldogs would tally two more, but six unanswered from the Argos would help them retake the advantage and lead by four, 13-9. Providence maintained their four-point advantage to a 20-16 lead before tallying a 4-0 run to push the set to set point. The Bulldogs tallied one final kill, but a kill from Shaver sealed the Argos 25-17 victory.
 
The Bulldogs took command early in the second set as they took the early lead, 3-1. The Argos would then tie things up at 3-3, but that was the last time the Argos would get close to taking a lead in the set as the Bulldogs maintained their advantage to eventually outscore the Argos 5-2 to tie the match up at 1-1.
 
Providence kicked it into gear in the third set, as they took a 9-3 lead to open things up. Western eventually brought the deficit down to four, 13-9, but a Andersen kill sparked a 9-1 Argo run to give the Argos their first double-digit lead of the match, 22-10. A service error and attack error would give the Bulldogs two more, but the Argos tallied their final three to take back the advantage, 2-1.
 
The final set was a battle on both sides as the Argos took a 4-1 lead, but the Bulldogs wouldn't let the Argos take it that easy as they battled to a 11-7 Argo lead. Providence broke free in the later part of the set as they tallied 11 straight points to push their lead to 22-9. The Argos would outscore Western 3-2 to close out the set and take the four-set victory, 25-11.
 
Shaver led things offensively for the Argos as she tallied 14 kills, while hitting a .263. Andersen was the other Argo in double-digits as she tallied 12 kills with a .286 hitting percentage. Averi Dyer held the back line with 16 digs, while Cydney Finberg also tallied 14. Paige Jensen led the team in assists as she collected 26.
 
Up Next
The Argos will host the Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears for their final game of the regular season on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the McLaughlin Center.