Lady Jackets Fall to Hawaii-Hilo in Non-Conference Match (Nov. 4, 2003) 
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BILLINGS, MT – A night after battling to a five-game win, the MSU Billings volleyball team ran out of gas Tuesday night in a 3-1 loss to Hawaii-Hilo (30-20, 25-30, 30-26, 30-23).  With two matches left in the season, the Yellowjackets fall to 6-18 overall.  Hawaii-Hilo improved to 7-15 with the win, which counted as a non-conference match.

“I don’t think we showed up at all tonight,” said Yellowjacket coach Pa’ulasi Matavao.  “We looked really slow and missed a lot of digs.  Whoever could get going first was going to win.  Even if we were tired, we shouldn’t be more tired than they were because they’re the ones on the road.” 

Five Vulcans reached double-digit kills, led by Emily Hutchinson’s 17.  Tiffanie Ollison added 15 kills, Cori Sutter added 13, and Sara Pilgreen and Christina Cooley each had 10.  Pilgreen, Ollison and Silva Kahealani all picked up at least 20 digs as UH-Hilo held the Jackets to a .098 team hitting percentage.

“Their kids did a good job of keeping the ball in play tonight and letting us be the ones making the mistakes,” said Matavao.  “Offensively, we couldn’t get anything going and we were predictable.  We went to the outside too much, and our offense needs the middle to work.”

Cortney Metzler (Jr., Roundup, MT) led MSU Billings with 15 kills on 36 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage.  Olivia Munro (Jr., Toronto, Ontario) added 14 kills, but also had 16 errors for a -.029 hitting percentage.  Libero Alberta Letoa (Fr., Laie, HI) led the Yellowjackets with 20 digs while Katrina Dahlgren (Sr., Missoula, MT) had four total blocks.

The Yellowjackets will close the season on November 13 and 14 when they host Western New Mexico.  The Mustangs swept Chaminade on Monday and Tuesday to extend their winning streak to eight matches.

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