GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence women's volleyball program swept Dickinson State Friday night.
In the first set the Argos (19-5) jumped out to a 9-3 lead behind kills from freshman
Bree MacDonald, junior
Kendall Picolet, and an ace from senior
Ellie Carlson. The Argos continued their momentum, pushing the lead out to 11, and following a kill from the Blue Hawks (6-18), the Argos scored eight of the last 10 points of the set with a kill from Picolet securing the first for UP 25-9.
In set two the Argos scored seven of the first 10 points off kills from MacDonald and sophomore
Kya Stanley, but the Blue Hawks slowly cut into the lead shortening the Argo advantage to 18-15. Both sides traded points the rest of the way with a kill from senior
Cabry Badley securing the second for UP 25-21.
In the third set the Argos took control early getting out to a 12-4 lead behind kills from sophomore
Brooklyn Hillman and MacDonald but the Blue Hawks came storming back down the stretch to bring the set within two. The Argos responded, scoring three of the last five points of the set behind a kill from Hillman securing the third for UP 25-22, and the match 3-0.
Bree MacDonald led the way for the Argos with 11 kills and 10 digs while
Martyna Fiedler and
Kendall Picolet added 10 kills apiece. Defensively, Cabry Taylor and
Brooklyn Hillman tallied six blocks each and
Kyra Saiers added 19 digs.
The Argos will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 30 when they head to Madison, S.D. for a matchup with Dakota State at 4:00 p.m. (MST).
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