Bobcats Sweep Vandals - Montana State University Athletics

Thursday, October 27

Moscow, ID

7 p.m. (MT)

Montana State University

9-13,5-5Big Sky

Idaho

4-17,1-8Big Sky

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Montana St.	25	25	25	3
Idaho	22	16	22	0

Emma Pence (12) and Nellie Reese celebrate at point at Idaho on Thursday night.

Photo by: Idaho Sports Information

10/27/2022 9:59:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The sweep was Montana State’s (9-13, 5-5) third in its last four matches.

By: Tom Schulz

Montana State rallied from a 10-point third set deficit rattling off a 16-3 run, capped by three consecutive kills by Jordan Radick to post a 25-22, 25-16, 25-22 victory over Idaho on Thursday night in Memorial Gym.

The sweep was Montana State's (9-13, 5-5) third in its last four matches.

Radick, who had six of her team-leading 11 kills in the third set, finished with a match-high .688 attack mark. Senior Kira Thomsen, who also added six kills in the final frame, finished with 10 overall, while adding nine digs.

The Bobcats rolled Idaho (4-17, 1-8) in the opening two sets which mirrored each other. MSU got out to 12-5 advantages in both contests, with Emma Pence ending the first set and Radick the second to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead heading into intermission.

The Vandals grabbed the momentum early in the third set getting out to a 10-3 lead before building a 19-9 cushion. Behind the serving of Delaney Shearan and Madilyn Siebler and sparked by the setting of Nellie Reese, MSU slowly chipped away at the deficit taking it first lead at 23-22 on a Radick kill.

"It was a great team effort," said MSU acting head coach Cole Aiazzi. "We played the first two sets like ourselves- passing well and serving aggressively. We slowed down in the third, but we had players step into their roles, and I really thought Delaney's serving ignited the come back."

Defensively, MSU was guided by Lauren Lindseth with 12 digs. At the net, Pence posted a match-best four blocks to go along with seven kills.

For the match, the Bobcats out-hit the Vandals .217 to .149, while also holding advantages in kills, assists, service aces and digs.

Montana State plays at Eastern Washington on Friday night.