Volleyball bests Montana State Billings

By: Burke De Boer
Sports Editor

Volleyball won their last home game of the season, picking off Montana State Billings in four sets.

The win ended a two-game losing skid and elevated the 2016 home record to 5-5.
volleyball-2-colorA loss to Concordia earlier in the week had the Wolves looking to rebound. After picking up a win with the first 25-17 set, the Wolves dropped three in a row: 19-25, 17-25 and 21-25.

The match against Montana State Billings began similarly, with Wolves dropping yet another set, this one tied for their worst set loss of the season at 13-25.

But the Thursday night game against Montana was Senior Night, and after the first set the Wolves rallied to fire off three dominant sets on the road to victory.

Alisha Bettinson led the team in kills with 19 and also had 9 digs. Christie Colasurdo led on digs with 21.

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