Pioneers 0... NDSCS Wildcats 3 (25-27, 21-25, 19-25)
Playing their 4th match in 3 days on the road, the MCC Pioneer volleyball team got their MonDak Conference season started with a tough 0-3 loss to perennial power North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND. The Pioneers held their own in game 1 and had 2 game points in hand and were on the verge of taking a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately the Wildcats scored the next 2 points to tie the score at 24-24 and momentum went the way of NDSCS from there with a 27-25 win. That momentum went in to the next 2 games as the Wildcats won 25-21 and 25-19.
MCC got 13 kills at the net from Kodiann Lynn (Simms, MT) and another 8 from Skyla Pierson (Deer Lodge, MT). Maria Stewart (Billings, MT) had 25 assists and the Pioneers got a service ace from Lynn, Stewart, Pierson, and Jayda Southworth (Winifred, MT).
Bree Swanson (Chinook, MT) had 12 digs while Bailey Nowicki (Miles City, MT) and Lynn had 9 each. Lynn also had 4 blocks to lead the Pioneers at the net.
The Pioneers are now 4-5 on the season and 0-1 in MonDak Conference play. MCC will play at Lake Region State College Wednesday night at 6:00 PM MST in another conference match.