Lady Jackets’ Skid Continues with Sweep at Western N.M. (Oct. 18, 2003)
Box Score

SILVER CITY, NM – The MSU Billings volleyball team continued to struggle against PacWest competition with a 3-0 (30-21, 30-24, 30-20) loss at Western New Mexico Saturday night.  The loss, which counted as a non-conference loss, dropped the Yellowjackets to 3-16 for the season.  The Mustangs improved to 10-13 after back-to-back wins over MSUB.

Jessica Bratton (Fr., Casper, WY) led the Yellowjackets for the second straight night, knocking down 12 kills and picking up 11 digs for a double-double.  Only five Yellowjackets registered at least one kill in the match and MSUB hit just .062 as a team.  Katrina Dahlgren (Sr., Missoula, MT) had eight kills, Olivia Munro (Jr., Toronto, Ontario) finished with seven, and Cortney Metzler (Jr., Roundup, MT) added seven.

Only one Mustang reached double-digit kills as well in the hour and 20-minute match.  Kim Tano registered a double-double with 16 kills and 17 digs.  Four Mustang players finished with double-digit digs to hold the Yellowjacket offense in check. 

MSU Billings will try to put a stop to its ten-match losing streak next Wednesday when the Jackets play at cross-town rival Rocky Mountain.  The Yellowjackets defeated the Bears 3-0 on September 17 for their last win.  Since then seven of their ten matches have been against teams ranked in the Pacific Region’s top ten.