GREAT FALLS, Mont. – No. 20 Argo volleyball (19-9, 8-4) closed out their regular season in a three-set loss to the No. 8 Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears (27-3, 12-0) on Saturday.
 
No. 20 University of Providence 0 – Rocky Mountain College 3
 
The Battlin' Bears began the match with a 7-1 run to take the early lead. Both teams battled evenly to a 17-9 Battlin' Bears advantage. The Argos cut the lead to four following a 7-4 lead that was sparked by a kill from Ember Schwindt to bring the match to 20-16. Both squads tallied five more points to close out the opening set in Rocky's favor, 25-21.
 
Rocky took the lead again in the second, but the Argos battled to a 6-4 match early in the second. The Battlin' Bears garnered a 13-4 run to push their lead to 11, 19-8. The Argos outscored Rocky 7-6 in the later part of the set, but the Battlin' Bears were able to take a 2-0 advantage, 25-16.
 
The Battlin'Bears opened the first set with two points, but the Argos followed with three of their own to take a 3-2 lead. Rocky would retake the lead on a 4-1 run, but the Argos tallied two more to tie the match up at 6 all. The Argos continued their momentum with a 9-5 to take their largest lead of the match, 15-11. The Battlin' Bears responded with a 6-1 run to retake the lead, 17-16. Rocky outscored the Argos 8-3 to finish out the match and take the final set, 25-19.
 
Lauren Brown led the Argos offensively with a match-high 12 kills. Averi Dyer garnered 15 digs for the Argos, in addition to tallying two blocks. Paige Jensen collected 17 assists and Schwindt commanded the net with three blocks.
 
Up Next
The Argos have their eyes set on the Frontier Conference Tournament that begins on Friday, November 9.