BUTTE, Mont. -- The Carroll Volleyball team lost to Montana Tech in Butte on Thursday night in five sets.
The Saints and the Orediggers split the first two sets, both of which ended in scores of 25-19.
With the match even at 1-1, both teams had a shot at the lead. 25 points wasn't enough to settle the third set, as Carroll came out on top 28-26.
Carroll had Tech on the ropes heading into the fourth set, but the Orediggers fought back to force a fifth set, winning the fourth set 25-18.
In the fifth set, Montana Tech kept the momentum going to seal the victory at home, winning the set 15-11.
Taelyr Krantz, a junior from Helena, Mont., totaled 17 kills to lead the Saints attack.
Karina Mickelson, a senior from Laguna Niguel, Calif., had a game-high 21 kills to help lead Montana Tech to victory.
Carroll (10-7) will play at Montana Tech (7-10) once more on Friday night at 7 p.m. to wrap up the Frontier Conference regular season schedule. The game will be streamed online at https://godiggers.com/watch/?Live=177&type=Live