Cats Tame Bengals - Montana State University Athletics

Thursday, October 20

BOZEMAN

7 p.m.

Montana State University

8-12,4-4Big Sky

Idaho State

10-11,2-6Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Idaho St.	20	22	20	0
Montana St.	25	25	25	3

Audrey Hofer gets one of her four kills against Idaho State.

Photo by: Thomas Anderson

10/20/2022 9:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Montana State’s middle blocking tandem of Emma Pence and Jordan Radick combined for 20 kills and a .447 attack percentage, while freshman libero Lauren Lindseth guided the Bobcats defensively with 20 digs as MSU posted its second consecutive sweep with a 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 decision over Idaho State on Thursday night in Shroyer Gym.

By: Tom Schulz

Montana State's middle blocking tandem of Emma Pence and Jordan Radick combined for 20 kills and a .447 attack percentage, while freshman libero Lauren Lindseth guided the Bobcats defensively with 20 digs as MSU posted its second consecutive sweep with a 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 decision over Idaho State on Thursday night in Shroyer Gym.

Montana State (8-12, 4-4) broke away at 18-17 with a 5-1 run and captured the opening set on a kill by Jourdain Klein. The Bobcats out-hit Idaho State (10-11, 2-6) .405 to .290 in the first frame.

"Our middles were very productive and worked hard all night," said acting head coach Cole Aiazzi. "(Setter) Audrey (Hofer) did a great job finding them and making them part of the offense."

With the score tied 22-all in the second set, the Bobcats closed out the contest on a 3-0 run behind kills from Hofer and Pence. An ISU ball-handling error put MSU up 2-0 heading into intermission.

MSU jumped out to an early 10-3 lead in the final set, before the Bengals closed to within 21-20 in the waning moments. The Bobcats responded to the Bengal surge with four points closing out the contest on a Radick kill.

"I thought our serving put some added pressure on them," Aiazzi said. The Bobcats out-aced the Bengals 7-1.

Lindseth, a product of Great Falls, averaged 6.67 digs per set, while Kira Thomsen also reached double-digit digs with 10.

"Lauren, with her serve-receive and defense, allowed us to run our offense and transition very well," Aiazzi said. "We still need to become more consistent as a group and we'll continue to work toward that goal."

Hofer finished with 40 assists, four kills and four digs, while Klein added 10 kills and two blocks.

Idaho State was led by Jamie Streit with eight kills and five digs.

Montana State hosts Weber State on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Shroyer Gym.