GREAT FALLS, Mont. – The University of Providence women's volleyball program fell to Dakota State in five sets Friday night.
In the first set both sides went back-and-forth with neither team gaining a lead by more than two until a 5-1 run from the Trojans (16-9) put Dakota State in front 18-13. The Argos (19-7) answered with kills from senior
Martyna Fiedler and sophomore
Kya Stanley, but the Trojans scored five of the last seven points of the set to take the first 25-17.
In set two neither side could take control until a 5-1 run from the Argos behind kills from senior
Cabry Badley and sophomore
Brooklyn Hillman put UP ahead 13-9. Dakota State responded to tie the set at 14, and following ties at 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20, the Argos used kills from junior
Kendall Picolet and Fiedler to secure the second for UP 25-22.
In the third set the Argos scored seven of the first 10 points off kills from Fiedler and Picolet, but the Trojans slowly cut into the lead to tie the set at 13. Dakota State continued their momentum, extending the lead out to five, and despite a late kill from freshman
Bree MacDonald, Dakota State scored three of the last four points to take the third 25-20.
In set four both sides traded points until a 3-1 stretch from the Argos off kills from Badley and Fiedler put UP in front 14-10. Dakota State responded to bring the set within two, but the Argos scored four of the last five points behind an ace from senior
Ellie Carlson and a kill from Fiedler securing the fourth for UP 25-19.
In the deciding set, both teams went back-and-forth culminating in a tie at eight, but the Trojans quickly took control from there, ending the fifth on a 7-1 run to secure the fifth set 15-9, and the match 3-2.
The Argos will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 31 when they head to Bellevue, Neb. for a matchup with #12 Bellevue University at 2:00 p.m. (MST).
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