2006 Headlines

Jacket Volleyball Adds DI Transfer (5/10/07)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball coach Sara Schaub announced Thursday that Devon Croutteau will join the Yellowjackets for the 2007 season....more.

Casper VB Standout Signs with MSUB (4/27/07)
BILLINGS, MT – New Montana State-Billings volleyball coach Sara Schaub announced her first national letter of intent signing on Friday....more.

MSUB Volleyball at HuHot Thursday (4/16/07)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team will be serving up more than aces this coming Thursday....more.

MSU Billings Hires Volleyball Coach (2/12/07)
BILLINGS, MT – Dr. Gary Gray, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Montana State University-Billings, announced Monday that Sara Schaub has been hired as the school’s new head volleyball coach....more.

2006 Volleyball Wrap-Up
BILLINGS, MT – With every player from last year’s Montana State-Billings volleyball team returning for the 2006 campaign, the Yellowjackets were poised for another very successful season....more.

MSUB Volleyball Coach Pa’ulasi Matavao Resigns (11/17/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Citing personal and family reasons, Pa’ulasi Matavao has announced his resignation as the Montana State University-Billings head volleyball coach....more.

Jackets’ Ride Ends in Regional Semifinals (11/10/06)
CANYON, TX – They made school history at every turn this year....more.

Lady Jackets Sweep First Tourney Win (11/9/06)
CANYON, TX – The glass slipper on Montana State-Billings’ Cinderella volleyball season fit for at least one more night....more.

Sandru, Cazemier Named to Academic Team (11/9/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball players Alexis Sandru and Alicia Cazemier have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII....more.

Cazemier Named to All-Region Team (11/7/06)
BILLINGS, MT – For the second year in a row, Montana State-Billings volleyball player Alicia Cazemier has been named to the Daktronics All-Southwest Region Volleyball Team....more.

Jackets Draw Familiar Foe at NCAA Tourney (11/5/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team was selected to its first-ever NCAA Tournament on Sunday....more.

Lady Jackets Sweep Heartland Crown (11/4/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team hit on all cylinders Saturday night to capture its first-ever conference championship....more.

Jackets and Rattlers to Meet for HLC Title (11/3/06)
BILLINGS, MT – They’ve been talking about this opportunity for almost a year....more.

Jackets Garner Top Heartland VB Honors (11/1/06)
BILLINGS, MT – On the eve of the Heartland Conference Championship Volleyball Tournament, the league has released its 2006 all-conference teams....more.

MSUB Volleyball Slides Three Spots in NCAA Poll (11/1/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Since the last poll released, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team has won every match to no avail....more.

Heartland Conference Update for the week of 10/30/06

HLC VB Championship Set for Billings this Weekend (Nov. 1, 2006)
BILLINGS, MT – The most meaningful volleyball matches ever played at Alterowitz Gymnasium will take place this weekend....more.

Jackets Trio Sweeps HLC Honors (10/31/06)
BILLINGS, MT – On the final week of the regular season, three Montana State-Billings volleyball players swept Heartland Conference player of the week honors....more.

MSUB Volleyball Sweeps Finale (10/28/06)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team earned its fourth-straight sweep to finish the regular season unbeaten in the Heartland Conference....more.

Lady Jackets Notch Road Sweep (10/27/06)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team continued its hot play Friday evening....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #9 (10/25/06)

MSUB Volleyball Falls in NCAA Poll (10/25/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite winning all five of its matches since the last poll, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team plummeted from No. 1 to No. 7 in this week’s NCAA Southwest Region volleyball poll....more.

Heartland Conference Update for the week of 10/23/06

Lady Jackets End Home Schedule with Sweep (10/21/06)
BILLINGS, MT – For the second-straight day, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team swept Oklahoma Panhandle State....more.

Jacket VB Crushes Aggies on Senior Night (10/20/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball needed just 55 minutes Friday night to wrap up a three-game sweep of visiting Oklahoma Panhandle State....more.

Jackets Drop Bears, Bratton Breaks Record (10/17/06)
BILLINGS, MT – On a night when history was made at Alterowitz Gym, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team dominated all phases of a 3-1 win over visiting Rocky Mountain College....more.

Heartland Conference Weekly Update for the week of (10/16/06)

Volleyball Weekly Release #8 (10/16/06)

Lady Jackets Sweep Hilltoppers (10/14/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team posted a dominating 3-0 sweep of visiting St. Edward’s University on Saturday....more.

Jackets Stay Unbeaten in HLC (10/13/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over visiting St. Edward’s University on Friday to hold onto the top spot in the Heartland Conference standings....more.

Jackets Climb to Top of NCAA Volleyball Poll (10/11/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team is ranked first in this week’s NCAA Southwest Region poll....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #7 (10/11/06)

MSUB Volleyball Sweeps Heartland Awards (10/11/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball players Ali Watson, Natalie Bills, and Nicole Kruse swept the Heartland Conference Player of the Week....more.

Heartland Conference Weekly Update for the week of (10/9/06)

Jackets Stay Unbeaten in HLC Play (10/7/06)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – For the second time in as many days, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team swept University of the Incarnate Word....more.

Jacket Volleyball Earns Road Sweep (10/6/06)
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team trailed for only a handful of points Friday night in posting a 3-0 sweep of University of the Incarnate Word....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #6 (10/4/06)

Heartland Conference Weekly Update for the week of (10/2/06)

Jacket Volleyball’s Streak Ended (9/30/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The 10-match winning streak that the Yellowjacket volleyball team put together in the last three weeks finally came to an end...more.

Lady Jackets’ Streak at 10 (9/29/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Despite another slow start, the Montana State-Billings volleyball team swept Texas A&M-International for the Jackets’ school record tenth-straight win....more.

MSUB Volleyball Ranked 2nd in Region (9/27/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The NCAA Women’s Volleyball Committee released its first Division II regional polls of the year on Wednesday....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #5 (9/27/06)

Heartland Conference Weekly Update for the week of (9/25/06)

Jackets Extend Win Streak to Nine (9/23/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Four players recorded double-digit kills to lift the Montana State-Billings volleyball team to its ninth-straight victory Saturday afternoon....more.

Lady Jackets Cruise, 3-0 (9/22/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team posted a 3-0 win in its season home opener against Heartland Conference opponent Dallas Baptist....more.

Lady Jackets Rally for Seventh-Straight Win (9/19/06)
BILLINGS, MT – It may not have been jetlag, but the Montana State-Billings volleyball team got off to a slow start Tuesday night....more.

Heartland Conference Update for the week of (9/18/06)

Volleyball Weekly Release #4, 9/18/06

Heartland Conference Update for the week of (9/12/06)

Jacket Volleyball Wins in Three (9/12/06)
ODESSA, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team downed Texas A&M – Permian Basin for the second night in a row winning in three straight games...more.

Hot Streak Continues for MSUB Volleyball (9/11/06)
ODESSA, TX - The Montana State-Billings volleyball team downed Texas - Permian Basin 3-0 Monday to win their fourth straight match.  The Jackets are 9-3 overall...more.

Lady Jackets Sweep at LSC/HLC Crossover (9/09/06)
WICHITA FALLS, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball swept all three matches at the Lonestar/Heartland Crossover Tournament....more.

Jackets Come Away with Two (9/8/06)
WICHITA FALLS, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team was a perfect 2-0 after the first day of matches at the Lone Star/Heartland Conference....more.

Bills Honored by Heartland Conference (9/6/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball player Natalie Bills has been named the Heartland Conference setter of the week....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #3 (9/6/06)

Heartland Conference Update for week of (9/4/06)

MSUB Volleyball Splits at FLC Tourney (9/2/06)
DURANGO, CO – The Montana State-Billings volleyball wrapped up a successful Hampton Inn Classic on Saturday, splitting two matches....more.

Lady Jackets Fly at FLC Tourney (9/1/06)
DURANGO, CO – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team cruised through the first day of the Hampton Inn Classic....more.

Jackets’ Kruse Named Heartland POTW (8/30/06)
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball player Nicole Kruse has been named the Heartland Conference defensive player of the week....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #2 (8/29/06)

Heartland Conference Update for the week of 8/28/06

Watson, Cazemier Named to All-Tourney Team (8/27/06)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Montana State-Billings volleyball players Ali Watson and Alicia Cazemier have been named to the Mountain Lion Invitational All-Tournament Team....more.

MSUB Volleyball Splits at UCCS Tourney (8/26/06)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team salvaged a tourney split at the Mountain Lion Invitational on Saturday by knocking off host UC-Colorado Springs....more.

Lady Jacket VB Splits on Opening Day (8/25/06)
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team won its opening match of the season Friday morning....more.

Volleyball Weekly Release #1 (8/23/06)

Jackets Picked Atop HLC Volleyball Poll (8/14/06)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team has been picked to win the 2006 Heartland Conference championship in a preseason poll of league coaches and sports information directors....more.

2006 Volleyball Preview
BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings volleyball players and coaches believe that 2006 will be their year....more.