Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the results of the NAIA Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Poll No. 5. Montana Western Volleyball remained in the top 25, moving up two spots to the no. 15 spot.
This week’s poll features three Frontier teams in the top 25 with one Frontier team knocking at the door with receiving votes nationally.
The no. 17 ranked Montana Western Volleyball team (18-6, 8-3) continued their hot streak, pushing out to a five-game win streak after last week. UMW first won a five-set battle against RV Carroll College. Senior Kelsey Goddard broke the UMW career digs record in the match, a record previously held by Bulldog alumni Dylan Fowler. She totaled 26 digs in the game, putting her at a career total of 2,098.
They then went on to win their third straight five-set game with a 3-2 reverse sweep over the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears (12-15, 2-9) to cap the weekend. Saturday’s five-set win marks their ninth five-set win this season, going 9-0 in games that have gone the full five frames.
With just four conference games remaining in the regular season, the Bulldogs will be on the road to face the no. 13 ranked Providence in Great Falls, Mont. on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. They will then return on Nov. 2 for a home matchup with MSU-Northern on Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.Â
FRONTIER IN THE TOP 25
No. 14 University of Providence Argos
No. 15 Montana Western Bulldogs
No. 19 Montana Tech OrediggersÂ
OUTSIDE THE POLLRV Carroll College Fighting Saints
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