HELENA, Mont. – The University of Providence women's volleyball program fell 3-1 to Montana Western in the quarterfinals of the Frontier Conference Tournament Thursday afternoon.
In the first set the Argos (20-10) scored seven of the first eight points behind a pair of aces from freshman
Bree MacDonald and a kill from senior
Cabry Badley, but the Bulldogs (16-14) slowly chipped away to force a tie at 20. Following ties at 21, and 22 the Bulldogs scored the final three points of the set to take the first 25-22.
In set two both sides went back-and-forth until a 4-1 stretch from the Argos behind a kill from Badley put UP in front 11-7. The Argos slowly pushed their lead out to eight off a pair of kills from senior
Martyna Fiedler, and despite a late flurry from Montana Western, a kill from sophomore
Brooklyn Hillman secured the second for UP 25-17.
In the third set the Bulldogs got out to a 12-7 lead, and following a kill from junior
Kya Stanley, Montana Western used an 8-1 run to push the Bulldog advantage out to 19-9. The Bulldogs cruised the rest of the set taking the third 25-12.
In set four Montana Western jumped out to an 8-4 lead but three straight from the Argos behind a kill from Badley brought the set within one. The Bulldogs answered with an 8-2 stretch to extend their lead to 17-11, but three straight from the Argos off a kill from Fiedler and an ace from senior
Kyra Saiers shortened the deficit to 17-14. The Argos kept chipping away, bringing the set within two, but the Bulldogs scored the final two points of the set to secure the fourth 25-20, and the match 3-1.
Martyna Fiedler led the way for the Argos with 10 kills while
Araleigh Arnold tallied 20 assists and
Kyra Saiers tallied 22 digs.
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