Lady Jackets Breeze through Dallas Baptist (9/30/05)
Box Score

DALLAS, TX – The Montana State-Billings volleyball team had little trouble winning its first Heartland Conference road match Friday, defeating Dallas Baptist 30-27, 30-7, 30-27.  The win improved the Yellowjackets to 14-4 overall on the season and 3-2 in the Heartland Conference.

The Jackets out-hit the Patriots .272 to .055 in the match.  Much of the difference came in the second game, which MSU Billings dominated.  The Yellowjackets had 12 kills without an error for a .444 team attack percentage in that game while forcing the Patriots into 12 errors to go with their five kills (-.189).

Middle blocker Alicia Cazemier (So., Vauxhall, Alberta) led all players with a dozen kills on a .476 attack percentage.  She also had a match-high three blocks.  Ali Watson (Jr., Calgary, Alberta) added 11 kills and five digs.  Jessica Lechner (Fr., Huntley, MT) had an efficient match with nine kills on a .533 attack percentage.  Jessica Bratton (Jr., Casper, WY) finished with seven kills.

Defensively, Nicole Kruse (So., Huntley, MT) led all players with 17 digs.  Alexis Sandru (Jr., Twin Bridges, MT) finished with 13 digs.  Setter Natalie Bills (Jr., Provo, UT) handed out 35 assists to go with nine digs.  Freshman Taylor Faught (Billings, MT) had eight digs.

Dallas Baptist (5-16, 0-3) was led by 10 kills from Lauren Ashlock.  Jenna Pry added nine kills and nine digs.

The same teams meet again Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.  After wrapping up in Dallas Saturday, the Yellowjackets will continue their first conference road trip with a pair of matches at Oklahoma Panhandle State next Monday and Tuesday.