DILLON, MONT. – The Valley City State University volleyball team makes it two in a row and six straight set victories after sweeping Montana Western University on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Vikings took down the Bulldogs 25-20, 25-9, and 25-16.

The Vikings move to 8-10 overall and 6-7 in Frontier Conference games. The Bulldogs fall to 9-12 overall and 7-7 in Frontier Conference games.

The Vikings took the first set 25-20, after jumping out to an early 6-1 lead, scoring two aces on a Gracie Schumacher serve. Montana Western closed the gap to 18-17 after a VCSU error. They then scored three straight points after a timeout with a kill and block by Danielle Hagler. The Vikings closed the set with a kill by Morgan Freije assisted by Madden Bogenreif.

The Vikings dominated the second set 25-9, outscoring the Bulldogs 14-3 in the second half of the set. They scored three on blocks by Macy Fridgen, Morgan Freije, Emma Lucas, and Danielle Hagler.

Montana Western had an early one-point lead for the start of the third set, leading 5-4. They tied 5-5 after a Bulldog attack error; the Vikings went on to grow a 12-7 lead after a Molly Bjorneby ace and Fridgen kill.

Fridgen led the Vikings with nine kills in the contest. Hagler followed with 7 kills. On defense, the Vikings had Hagler and Lucas both record six assisted blocks. Freije had two assisted blocks and one solo in the match. JayCee Richter tallied a team-leading 23 digs and was followed by Delani Clarke with 13.

UP NEXT: The Vikings are headed to Mayville, N.D., to take on the Comets on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m.