BOZEMAN, Mont. - Seattle U volleyball (3-5, 0-0 WAC) concluded a two match trip at Montana State on Friday afternoon, dropping a matchup with the Bobcats in three sets. The match was played Shroyer Gym on the campus of Montana State in Bozeman, Montana.
SCORING SUMMARY
Set 1: 22-25
Set 2: 13-25
Set 3: 22-25
MATCH NOTES
The Redhawks posted 64 total digs in this contest, putting this performance in a tie with a 64 dig performance against Chicago State back in 2018.
A season-best four Redhawks finished with double digit digs in this one, led by Katlyn Sipes and Merima Smajlovic both recording 16 digs each. Sipes notches her team-leading seventh double figures dig performance, while Smajlovic ties a career-high and logs her fourth double digit contest.
Arianna Bilby (17 kills, 10 digs) and Elif Teksoy (29 assists, 11 digs) both recorded double-doubles on the afternoon, marking the first time multiple Redhawks have recorded double-doubles in the same game. Bilby grabs her fifth double-double of the season and eighth of her career, while Teksoy marks the first of her career.
COACH COLE'S THOUGHTS
"This weekend didn't go as we originally planned," said Head Coach Michelle Cole. "Our staff put together a plan and it just didn't work out as well as we needed it to. We ran into a great Montana State team that is really comfortable playing at home and we could see it in the way they played at each stage of the match. I can tell we are really close as a group and staring at the edge of victory, we are just missing that one more swing. I especially want to shout out Arianna after today, she came out with a purpose and will to win over these two matches. She really leveled up her game out there and took over in a big way with big kills and strong stops on defense. We look forward to getting back into the gym and putting together a plan that will provide us more success next weekend."
UP NEXT
Seattle U will head to its final tournament of the 2023 campaign next weekend, traveling to Fairfax, Va., for the Patriot Invite hosted by George Mason. The Redhawks will matchup against Middle Tennessee on Friday at 1 p.m. pacific time before Saturday contests against George Mason and Albany at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Stay connected with Seattle U volleyball and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.
SCORING SUMMARY
Set 1: 22-25
Set 2: 13-25
Set 3: 22-25
MATCH NOTES
The Redhawks posted 64 total digs in this contest, putting this performance in a tie with a 64 dig performance against Chicago State back in 2018.
A season-best four Redhawks finished with double digit digs in this one, led by Katlyn Sipes and Merima Smajlovic both recording 16 digs each. Sipes notches her team-leading seventh double figures dig performance, while Smajlovic ties a career-high and logs her fourth double digit contest.
Arianna Bilby (17 kills, 10 digs) and Elif Teksoy (29 assists, 11 digs) both recorded double-doubles on the afternoon, marking the first time multiple Redhawks have recorded double-doubles in the same game. Bilby grabs her fifth double-double of the season and eighth of her career, while Teksoy marks the first of her career.
Sipes with the stellar dig and Meri with the even better placement on this kill! pic.twitter.com/SX6MXSh4aj
— Seattle U Volleyball?? (@seattleuvb) September 8, 2023
COACH COLE'S THOUGHTS
"This weekend didn't go as we originally planned," said Head Coach Michelle Cole. "Our staff put together a plan and it just didn't work out as well as we needed it to. We ran into a great Montana State team that is really comfortable playing at home and we could see it in the way they played at each stage of the match. I can tell we are really close as a group and staring at the edge of victory, we are just missing that one more swing. I especially want to shout out Arianna after today, she came out with a purpose and will to win over these two matches. She really leveled up her game out there and took over in a big way with big kills and strong stops on defense. We look forward to getting back into the gym and putting together a plan that will provide us more success next weekend."
UP NEXT
Seattle U will head to its final tournament of the 2023 campaign next weekend, traveling to Fairfax, Va., for the Patriot Invite hosted by George Mason. The Redhawks will matchup against Middle Tennessee on Friday at 1 p.m. pacific time before Saturday contests against George Mason and Albany at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Stay connected with Seattle U volleyball and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.