The Miles CC Volleyball Team defeated Williston State in a 5-set thriller at the Centra in Miles City to advance to the Region XIII Semifinals this weekend in Bismarck. 

Williston State got off to a fast start and grabbed a 25-17 game 1 lead. MCC rallied for the next 2 and looked on its way to a convincing victory but Williston rallied for a 25-21 4th game win to force game 5. 

The two teams went back and forth early until MCC seized contral and finally win 15-11. Samantha Bonenberger (Billings, MT) led the charge with 39 assists and 3 aces. Mariah Simmons (Hardin, MT) had a big night at the net with 25 kills. Matilda Dietz (Manhattan, MT) chipped in 12 digs while Olivia Easton (Billings, MT) had 5 blocks. 

MCC will face top seeded Bismarck State in the semifinals on Saturday at 1:00 PM MST at the Armory on Bismarck State Campus. The Pioneers moved to 17-14 on the season. The Mystics won the regular season MonDak title and have a 25-7 record.