2004-2005 Headlines

Jackets Sign Huntley Volleyball Player (May 6, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball coach Pa’ulasi Matavao announced this week that Jessica Lechner of Pompeys Pillar, Mont., has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Yellowjackets....more.
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MSU Billings Hands Out Athletics Awards (Apr. 29, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings seniors Joey Ehnes, Justin Hassell and Thomas Pertuit topped the annual awards handed out Friday night at the department’s student-athlete awards ceremony....more.
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Jacket Volleyball Inks JC Transfer (Apr. 21, 2005)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball coach Pa’ulasi Matavao announced Thursday that Alyssa Watson has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Yellowjackets....more.
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Lady Jackets Sign West High Volleyball Standout (Dec. 3, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings head volleyball coach Pa’ulasi Matavao has announced that Taylor Faught of Billings West High School has signed a national letter of intent to play for the Yellowjackets next season....more.
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Bills and Donahue Remain among NCAA Stats Leaders (Dec. 1, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball players Natalie Bills and Andrea Donahue were each ranked in the top 30 in the NCAA’s statistical rankings released Wednesday....more.
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Yellowjackets Place Four on Volleyball All-Conference Teams (Nov. 15, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Following the first winning season in school history, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team had three players earn all-conference honors in voting by Pacific West Conference coaches on Monday....more.
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Mustangs Down Yellowjackets in Five (Nov. 13, 2004)
SILVER CITY, NM – The Montana State University-Billings volleyball team finished its season falling to Western New Mexico University 3-2.  The Jackets finish their season with the first winning record in school history, ending 14-11 on the season and 4-6 in PacWest Conference play....more.
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Bratton’s Big Night Not Enough for Jackets in Loss (Nov. 12, 2004)
SILVER CITY, NM – MSU Billings sophomore Jessica Bratton had a career night, but Western New Mexico prevailed 3-1 in PacWest Conference volleyball action....more.
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Yellowjacket Volleyball Ends Season Against Mustangs (Nov. 11, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University volleyball team will wrap up its season against the Mustangs of Western New Mexico University Friday and Saturday in Silver City, NM....more. 
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Yellowjackets Roll to Senior Night Win over Hilo (Nov. 2, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – A night after battling to a long five-game win, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team downed Hawaii-Hilo in convincing fashion Tuesday night, 3-1....more.
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Munro Named PacWest Player of the Week (Nov. 2, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball player Olivia Munro was named the Pacific West Conference player of the week....more.
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Lady Jackets Hang on for Five Game Win Over Hilo (Nov. 1, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After a quick 30-19 game-one win, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team had to battle to a 3-2 win over visiting Hawaii-Hilo....more.
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Photos of Yellowjacket volleyball vs. Hawaii-Hilo
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Lady Jackets Face Hawaii-Hilo in Final Home Games (Oct. 30, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State University-Billings volleyball team meets University of Hawaii-Hilo for its final two homes games this season.  Monday’s match is a PacWest Conference game and Tuesday’s match will be MSUB Senior Day....more. 
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Lady Jackets Upset No. 21-ranked Chaminade, 3-1 (Oct. 26, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – On Tuesday evening, Montana State-Billings dominated play at the net to knock off 21st-ranked Chaminade, 3-1....more.
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Chaminade Downs Yellowjackets in Four (Oct. 25, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – First place Chaminade moved one match closer to clinching a share of the PacWest Conference volleyball title Monday night, defeating MSU Billings 3-1....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Host Chaminade Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 24, 2004) 
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team returns to PacWest Conference play Monday and Tuesday when the Yellowjackets host league leader Chaminade....more.
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Lady Yellowjackets Sweep Rocky Again (Oct. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team completed the season sweep of cross-town rival Rocky Mountain College in convincing fashion on Wednesday night....more.
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Bills, Cazemier and Donahue Ranked by NCAA (Oct. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Three Montana State-Billings volleyball players were ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings released on Wednesday....more.
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Lady Jackets meet Rocky for Second Time (Oct. 19, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT - The Montana State University-Billings Volleyball team will host the Lady Bears of Rocky Mountain College Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. at Alterowitz Gym....more. 
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Yellowjackets Fall to Sea Warriors (Oct. 16, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The PacWest Conference co-leaders kept up the heat on the Yellowjackets for the second night in a row, winning 3-0....more. 
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Sea Warriors Down Yellowjackets in Four (Oct. 15, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Hawaii Pacific moved into a first place tie in the Pacific West Conference with a 3-1 (30-27, 29-31, 30-21, 30-26) win over MSU Billings on Friday night....more.
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Photos of Volleyball vs. Hawaii Pacific (October 15)
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Lady Jackets Host Hawaii Pacific October 15 & 16  (Oct. 14, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – After splitting wins with BYU-Hawaii last weekend, the Yellowjackets will host Hawaii-Pacific at Alterowitz Gym Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m...more. 
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Yellowjackets Fall to Seasiders in Three (Oct. 9, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Just a night after a quick sweep of BYU-Hawaii, the Montana State-Yellowjackets suffered a 3-0 loss of its own on Saturday....more.
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Lady Jackets Sweep Seasiders for Second Time (Oct. 8, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team evened its PacWest Conference record with a three-game sweep of BYU-Hawaii Friday night....more.
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Lady Jacket Volleyball Hosts BYU-Hawaii Friday and Saturday (Oct. 7, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Fresh off its best trip to Hawaii ever, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team returns to Alterowitz Gym on Friday and Saturday to host BYU-Hawaii....more.
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Yellowjackets’ Donahue Ranked Fifth in NCAA Stats (Oct. 6, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings middle blocker Andrea Donahue is ranked fifth in the nation this week for individual hitting percentage....more.
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Yellowjackets Win at Hilo to Earn Hawaii Split (Oct. 2, 2004)
HILO, HI – For the first time in the program’s history, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team earned a four-match split on its annual trip to Hawaii....more.
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Yellowjackets Fall in Four at Chaminade (Oct. 1, 2004)
Honolulu, HI – Montana State-Billings lost in four games to Chaminade Friday night, dropping the Yellowjackets to 1-3 in the PacWest volleyball standings....more.
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No. 8 Hawaii Pacific Sweeps Lady Jackets (Sept. 28, 2004)
HONOLULU, HI – The eighth-ranked Hawaii Pacific volleyball team swept MSU Billings Tuesday night...more.
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Balanced Effort Carries Lady Jackets over BYU-Hawaii (Sept. 27, 2004)
LAIE, HI – Four players reached double figures for kills Monday night as MSU Billings defeated BYU-Hawaii in PacWest Conference volleyball action....more.
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Bills, Donahue Still Ranked in NCAA Volleyball Stats (Sept. 23, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball players Natalie Bills and Andrea Donahue are each ranked in the NCAA statistical rankings....more.
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Munro’s School Record Highlights Easy Win over Rocky (Sept. 21, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The new school record for career kills at MSU Billings is 1,045…and counting....more.
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Lady Jackets and Bears Set to Tangle for the First Time Tuesday (Sept. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The first match of this year’s home-and-home series between the MSU Billings and Rocky Mountain volleyball teams will take place Tuesday night at the Fortin Center in Billings....more.
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Mustangs Outlast Lady Jackets in Five Again (Sept. 18, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – For the second time in as many nights, Western New Mexico prevailed in five games over the Montana State-Billings volleyball team....more.
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Munro Eclipses 1000 Kills, Jackets Fall in Five (Sept. 17, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Olivia Munro became the second Yellowjacket ever to reach 1,000 career kills Friday night, but Montana State-Billings fell in five games to Western New Mexico....more.
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Click HERE for photos of Yellowjacket Volleyball vs. Western New Mexico
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Yellowjacket Volleyball Team Faces First PacWest Test Friday (Sept. 16, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – At 6-1, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team is off to one of its best starts ever....more.
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Bills Leads Five Yellowjackets in NCAA Volleyball Stats Rankings (Sept. 13, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Sophomore setter Natalie Bills was ranked eighth in the nation for assists in the first NCAA II volleyball statistical rankings....more.
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Yellowjackets Sweep Minot for Fourth Straight Win (Sept. 11, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team kept rolling with one of its best starts ever, improving to 6-1 with a sweep of visiting Minot State on Saturday....more.
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Photos of Yellowjacket volleyball vs. Minot State
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Yellowjackets Sweep Pair from Northern and Minot (Sept. 10, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team improved to 5-1 with a pair of three game sweeps on Friday....more.
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Photos of Yellowjacket volleyball vs. Minot State
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Lady Yellowjackets Home Opener Set for This Weekend (Sept. 9, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team opens the home portion of its schedule this weekend with a three team tournament at Alterowitz Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday....more.
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Yellowjackets’ Bratton Named PacWest Player of the Week (Sept. 7, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings sophomore outside hitter Jessica Bratton was named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Week after leading the Yellowjackets to the title at the Aspen Hotels Invitational in Anchorage....more.
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Yellowjackets Surprise Seawolves for Title in Alaska (Sept. 4, 2004)
ANCHORAGE, AK – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team won the Aspen Hotels Invitational with a 3-0 sweep of host Alaska-Anchorage in Saturday’s championship match....more.
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Split Gives Jackets Berth in Alaska Final (Sept. 3, 2004) 
ANCHORAGE, AK – The Montana State-Billings women’s volleyball team earned a spot in the championship match of the Aspen Hills Invitational after splitting a pair of matches on Friday....more.
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Lady Yellowjacket Volleyball Team Starts with Win (Sept. 2, 2004)
ANCHORAGE, AK – The Montana State-Billings women’s volleyball team started the 2004 season on the right foot Thursday night, sweeping Harding University, 3-0...more.
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Lady Jacket Volleyball Ready to Start ’04 Season (Aug. 31, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings women’s volleyball team has spent the last half of August practicing and scrimmaging....more
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Lady Jackets Picked to Finish Sixth in PacWest (Aug. 20, 2004)
BILLINGS, MT – The Pacific West Conference volleyball coaches picked Hawaii Pacific as the favorite to win the 2004 PWC volleyball title in a recent poll....more.
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Volleyball Preview:  Yellowjackets Look to Experience for Boost in 2004
BILLINGS, MT – Eight of the eleven players on the 2004 Montana State-Billings volleyball roster are returnees from last year, and head coach Pa’ulasi Matavao is counting on that experience and a heavy home schedule....more.