Jacket Volleyball Wins in Three (9/12/06)
Box Score

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, 34-32, 30-17, and 30-19.  This marks the sixth straight win for the Jackets, improving them to 10-3 overall while the Falcons fall to 4-11.

The Jackets’ Ali Watson (Calgary, Alberta) pounded out a game-high 17 kills and had a blistering .516 attack percentage.  Watson also served up three aces.  Jessica Bratton (Casper, WY) continues her pursuit of the No. 1 spot in school history for career kills adding 15 to her total.  Teammate Alicia Cazemier (Vauxhall, Alberta) posted 11 kills for a .231 attack percentage and had three blocks on the night.  Alexis Sandru (Twin Bridges, MT) and Nicole Kruse (Huntley, MT) had 10 digs apiece. 

The Falcons were led by Krystal Polk who had 14 kills with a .357 attack percentage.  Polk also had three solo blocks.  Amithy Henry added 11 kills while teammate Amber Zant had 10 digs.

As a team the Yellowjackets posted a .367 attack percentage, hitting a scorching .472 in the third game.  In total, the Lady Jackets had 58 kills on 120 attempts with six service aces.

The Yellowjackets return to Billings to meet cross-town rival Rocky Mountain College Tuesday, September 19 at Rocky before opening Heartland Conference play against Dallas Baptist University September 22 and 23 at Alterowitz Gymnasium.  Match time is 7:00 p.m.