September 2007
Bulldogs Host MSU-Northern, UGF
Thursday, September 27 2007
The University of Montana Western volleyball team hosts their first home matches of the current season when they host a pair of Frontier Conference matches on Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29.
The Bulldogs are hoping the home court will be the difference as Montana Western is still looking for their first win of the season.
Montana Western is 0-13 on the season and 0-3 in conference play after last week’s 3-0 loss at Montana Tech.
On Friday, the Bulldogs host MSU-Northern with the first serve beginning at 7 p.m. in the Straugh Gymnasium.
Northern is 1-3 in league play and 2-10 overall. The Skylights conference win came against Carroll when they beat the Saints 3-2.
Last year, the Bulldogs scored their lone win of the season against MSU-Northern. Montana Western won 3-2 in Dillon.
On Saturday afternoon, Montana Western hosts the University of Great Falls in a match that begins at 2 p.m. in the Straugh gym.
Great Falls is 1-3 in the conference and 7-8 and like the Bulldogs, have been bit by the injury bug. Two of their starters, both all-conference players have been sidelined for an indefinite period of time.
The Bulldogs lost three players to season ending injuries, but got a boost this week when 6’1” Becky O’Neil was cleared to play. O’Neil, an all-american basketball player for Montana Western, last played volleyball at Flathead High School in Kalispell.
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Bulldogs Fall at Montana Tech
Monday, September 24 2007
The Bulldogs lost 0-3 to Montana Tech in a Frontier Conference volleyball match from Butte. The loss dropped Montana Western to 0-12 and 0-3 in league play
The Bulldogs fell 15-30, 21-30 and 18-30.
Freshman Courtney Nichols led the Bulldog attack with seven kills. Defensively, Kiley Myers led the team with eight digs followed by Nicole Mertens with six digs.
The Bulldogs play their first home match of the season on Friday, Sept. 28 when they host MSU-Northern and on Saturday, Sept. 29 when they host the University of Great Falls.
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Bulldogs at Montana Tech in Conference Action
Wednesday, September 19 2007
The University of Montana Western volleyball team travels to Butte, Mont. to face Montana Tech in a Frontier Conference volleyball match, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007. The first serve is at 7 p.m. from HPER P.E. Complex on the Tech campus.
The Bulldogs are still searching for their first victory of the season after losing two on the road in the first weekend of conference play. Montana Western is 0-2 in conference and 0-12 overall.
Montana Tech is 2-0 in the Frontier and 10-4 overall. The Orediggers opened the season with four losses and have since won ten in a row, including a non-conference win over the Bulldogs earlier this month.
Tech didn’t crack the latest top-25 rankings, but they received votes in the balloting. The Orediggers are ranked fifth in the Region I rankings.
Not only will the Bulldogs be facing a nationally ranked opponent on their home court, but will be undermanned as well.
Coach Katie Howells has lost four players to injury in the past three weeks. Lindsey Nichols, Aisha Snyder and Kyla Rasmussen suffered season ending injuries while Kirby Myers is expected to be ready to go for the conference match at Tech.
The Bulldogs will play their first home match of the season on Friday, Sept. 28 when they host MSU-Northern and on Saturday, Sept. 29 when they host the University of Great Falls.
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Volleyball Drops Conference Matches to Carroll and Rocky
Monday, September 17 2007
Bulldogs dropped to 0-12 overall and 0-2 in Frontier Conference action after losses at Carroll 3-0 and Rocky 3-0.
If the losses didn't hurt enough, coach Katie Howells lost her fourth player to injury in the past three weeks. Injuries to Lindsey Nichols, Aisha Snyder and Kyla Rasmussen were season ending injuries while Kirby Myers is expected to be ready to go for Thursday's conference match at Montana Tech.
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Bulldog Volleyball Opens Conference Season
Wednesday, September 12 2007
The University of Montana Western volleyball team will be searching for their first win of the season as they open conference play.
The Bulldogs face Carroll College on Thursday, Sept. 13 in Helena, Mont. and Rocky Mountain College on Friday, Sept. 14 in Billings, Mont.
Montana Western is 0-10 on the season after going 0-4 at the Whitworth Tournament last weekend.
The Bulldogs dropped close matches to Whitworth and Williamette University and were swept by conference rival Lewis-Clark.
Carroll College is 6-6 on the season after winning three at the UGF-Carroll Invitational tournament they hosted last weekend. One of the Saints victories was over nationally ranked Lee College.
Rocky Mountain is 4-6 on the season and also competed in the UGF-Carroll tournament.
Freshman Aisha Snyder leads the Bulldogs in kills with 2.20 a game followed by sophomore Ashley Johnson with 1.97 and freshman Courtney Nichols with 1.18
Sophomore Kiley Myers leads the team in digs with 4.58 per game.
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Bulldogs Drop Four At Whitworth Tournament
Saturday, September 8 2007
On Friday, the Bulldogs lost to Whitworth 1-3 and Willamette University 1-3
In the match against Whitworth, the Bulldogs led 28-25 in the first two games only to see Whitworth rally for wins. the Bulldogs won the third game 30-25 before falling in the final game 26-30. Aisha Snyder had 19 kills for Western to lead all players.
In their second match on Friday, the Bulldogs won the first game against Willamette 30-24, and then dropped the next three. The fourth game was a 29-31 thriller. Brianna Ternes had 14 for the Bulldogs.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs lost to Frontier Conference rival Lewis-Clark State 3-0 and they fell to Whitworth College 1-3 in the tournament's consolation round.
The Bulldogs sophomore setter Stephanie Coutre was named to the all tournament team.
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Bulldogs at Spokane Tournament
Friday, September 7 2007
The Bulldog volleyball team will be looking for their first win when they compete at the Whitworth College Invitational in Spokane, Wash., Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8.
The Bulldogs are 0-6 on the season after losing to Frontier Conference rival Montana Tech 1-3 in a non-conference match on Wednesday night.
The Bulldogs face Whitworth and Willamette University on Saturday and Lewis-Clark State on Saturday. Montana Western will play a second match on Saturday, and their opponent will be determined by the results of three previous matches.
The Bulldogs open Frontier Conference play on Thursday, Sept. 13 when they travel to Helena, Mont. to face Carroll College.
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Bulldogs Play Montana Tech in Non-Conference Match
Tuesday, September 4 2007
The Bulldogs travel to Montana Tech for a non-conference match on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The first serve is at 7 p.m. from Tech's HPER Complex.
Montana Western is 0-5 on the season after losing at Division I Idaho State last Tuesday.
Montana Tech is 4-4 on the season after winning four matches at the Concordia Classic in California.
"We have been working hard to prepare for this match," said Bulldog coach Katie Howells. "We didn't play any tournaments this past weekend and that gave us a chance to focus on a few aspects of our game at practice. I think both teams will come out fired up and hopefully it will be a great match to watch."
The Bulldogs travel to Spokane this Friday and Saturday for a tournament hosted by Whitworth College.
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