GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- The University of Providence volleyball program hosts #11 Montana Tech for their first home match of the season on Friday, Sept. 22. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the McLaughlin Center.  

Head Coach Arunas Duda stated, "Last weekend simply confirmed what we already know, that this will be yet another tough year in the Frontier Conference. We saw that we have the ability to play with every team, but as soon as we didn't play to our potential, we quickly lost control of the match. Therefore, we have done quite a bit of reflection and approached practice this week with a renewed energy and focus that will hopefully reflect in consistency and production in our match this weekend. It will truly be a tough test against a very good Tech team, but we are excited to play in our first home match of the year and hope that the energy in our gym will help elevate the excitement and play of our athletes."

Last Time Out
The Argos went 1-3 at the Frontier Conference Preview Tournament in Dillon, Mont. They started off their trip falling to #23 Rocky Mountain College 3-2 but were able to bounce back beating Carroll College 3-1.  UP fell to Montana Western 3-1 and MSU Northern 3-0 in their final two matchups.

Stat Leaders
The Argos lead attacker so far this season has been junior Nina Janjic. Janic has 185 kills so far this season which places her 28^th in the NAIA. UP also has a setter in the top 100 for assists with junior Nati Slazynska with 316 placing her 75^th in the NAIA. Defensively, junior Taylor Christensen has tallied 260 digs placing her 30^th in the NAIA. Redshirt freshman Cabry Taylor and senior Zoe Naugle have 54 and 48 total blocks placing them 30^th and 50^th in the NAIA.

Montana Tech
Montana Tech was ranked #11 in the most recent NAIA coaches top 25 rankings. The Orediggers are coming off a 4-0 weekend at the Frontier Conference Preview Tournament where they defeated #23 Rocky Mountain College, Carroll College, MSU Northern, and Montana Western. Montana Tech currently has two athletes in the top 100 in the NAIA for kills in Maureen Jessop with 163 and Olivia Muir with 162. This places them 73^rd and 76^th in the NAIA, respectively.

Follow the Argos
The first home match of the season begins at 7 p.m. in the McLaughlin Center.
Link to watch: https://bit.ly/3PpAZNA