MISSOULA — The Montana volleyball workforce moved to 2-0 in Huge Sky Convention play with house sweep over Idaho on Saturday night time, 25-21, 25-14, 25-16.
The Grizzlies out-hit the Vandals .302 to .110 and have been by no means critically challenged within the three-set match.
“Griz Nation turned out in an enormous means, and it was so enjoyable to play in entrance of a energetic crowd like that,” UM coach Allison Lawrence mentioned. “Being house for the primary time in a very long time, you do not know the workforce goes to reply, however we have been so unfastened and fired as much as present how we have developed, even since our final house match.”
Throughout a 25-year span from 1992-2019, Montana received simply three of 29 conferences with the Vandals. Since then, nevertheless, the Grizzlies have received 5 of the previous six contests, together with three in a row. Regardless of being lower than a month into the season, the Grizzlies have already earned six three-set victories, their most in a season since 2013 (eight).
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As she has been all season, sophomore exterior hitter Paige Clark was once more dominant on Saturday, totaling a match-high 15 kills on .462 hitting (15-3-26). She additionally added three service aces and a block. Junior center blocker Ellie Scherffius was additionally a risk offensively, recording 9 kills on 15 swings (.467 hitting), with 5 of her kills coming within the closing set.
Organising the offense was junior setter Carly Anderson, who totaled 33 assists – plus eight digs, two blocks and an ace – as Montana hit above .300 for the fourth time this season.
Montana began the match sluggish, falling behind 11-5 and requiring an early timeout. Issues started to instantly shift, although, as Montana bought kills from Catie Semadeni, Elise Jolly and Clark, taking three of the following 4 factors popping out of the timeout.
“Paige’s first six swings, I believed, actually set the tone for us,” Lawrence mentioned. “The moments the place we have been actually bodily and bought up and bought huge kills, I feel it put stress on (Idaho) in ways in which gave us a ton of momentum.”
Montana by no means trailed by greater than a single level in Set 2, and blew the body open with a 6-0 run with junior defensive specialist Sarah Ashley on the service line. An Ashley ace made the rating 13-7 after it as soon as was tied at 7-7.
By then, Montana had full management of the set and was solely gaining extra momentum. The Grizzlies used a 7-0 run with Anderson serving to open up a 22-10 hole, on an emphatic kill from senior center blocker Alicia Wallingford.
Being in full management, Lawrence was in a position to empty her bench within the third set.
“When individuals got here off the bench, they contributed,” Lawrence mentioned. “Maddie (Pyles) bought some large kills, Alicia pounded that ball to the ground. Our bench went completely loopy. Regardless of whose flip it’s, they get the job performed and also you see the workforce celebrating one another. I feel that is a testomony to the tradition and the help that they offer one another.”
The Grizzlies recorded 16 extra kills and three fewer errors than the Vandals, as Idaho was restricted to simply 28 whole kills. Montana additionally was plus-five on the service line and out-dug the Vandals.
“We put a whole lot of strain on them to attain in moments the place it wasn’t straightforward to attain in opposition to us,” Lawrence mentioned. “There’s an actual pleasure in the best way we’re enjoying proper now, and also you noticed that come out tonight.”
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