Mustangs Down Yellowjackets in Five in Season Finale (Nov. 13, 2004)
Box Score

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.  The Mustangs improved to 22-10 after rallying from a 2-1 deficit to win 30-26, 25-30, 28-30, 30-27, 15-10.

Sophomore Jessica Bratton (So., OH, Casper, WY) had a blistering night with a team leading 25 kills and a .265 hitting percentage.  Bratton had 33 kills Friday against the Mustangs and 102 kills in the last four matches.  This ranks Bratton third in the PacWest Conference with an average of 4.65 kills per game.  Bratton also tied her own record with five blocks in a single match.

Teammate Olivia Munro (Sr., OH, Toronto, Canada) had 23 kills in the match with a team high 30 digs.  Munro ends her career with 1,348 digs ranking her second in school history.  Munro also holds the school record for kills finishing her career with 1,288. 

Andrea Donahue (Sr., MB, Whitefish, MT) had a .333 hitting percentage for the night with 14 kills.  The Yellowjackets had a .206 team hitting percentage beating out the Mustangs .187 hitting percentage.  Donahue led the Jackets with six blocks in the match.

Sophomore Natalie Bills (So., S, Provo, UT) had a double-double with 63 assists and 16 digs in Saturday’s game.

The Mustangs were led by Liz Narkon with 24 kills.  Teammate Jennifer Snowbarger had 20 kills on the evening with a .241 hitting percentage.  Lauren Annicker led the team with 32 digs.