Yellowjackets Begin Five Game Homestand

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THIS WEEK: Montana State Billings begins a five-game homestand, Tuesday, Sept. 23. The Yellowjackets will take on crosstown rival, Rocky Mountain College. On Saturday, Sept 27, MSUB is back in GNAC action playing Western Oregon. Both matches are scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE: The Battlin Bears are currently 8-3 with a three match winning streak. Jessica Eliasson leads the offense with 118 kills (3.11 per game) and is hitting .322. She is aslo strong on the defensive end with 31 total blocks for 0.82 per game. The Yellowjackets lead the series 27-9 and have won the last eight meetings.

WESTERN OREGON: The Wolves are 8-1 with their only loss to NCAA Division I North Dakota. Stacey Bennett is averaging 3.56 kills per game while Danielle English is collecting 5.46 digs per game. The Wolves lead the series 5-1.

LAST WEEK: The Yellowjackets had an up-and-down week. On Thursday, Sept. 18, Central Washington controlled the action in a 3-0 (25-8, 25-20, 25-9) win.

Undefeated and No. 6 Western Washington had their hands full in a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-18) win over the Jackets on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Western Washington controlled the tempo in the early stages of game one jumping to an 18-11 lead. Montana State Billings then came charging back with a 6-1 run to close the gap to 19-17. The Vikings reeled off three straight points to appear to be on the verge of winning. Those pesky Yellowjackets though kept attacking. Hillary Morrison made two straight nice sets that MSUB converted to make it 24-23. WWU came back with a kill to take the game.

The Vikings could never really pull away from the Jackets in the final two games until near the end of both. In the second game, MSUB fought off game point three times before finally falling. In the third game, they forced WWU into two errors to stave off match point before Tiana Roma finally connected to end the battle.