HELENA, Mont. - The Carroll College Volleyball team fell to Montana Western Thursday night on pink night at the PE Center.

A valiant comeback from the Fighting Saints after falling behind 2-0 wasn't quite enough and the Bulldogs came out on top three sets to two.

Western won the first set 25-22. The Bulldogs had 15 kills in the set.

The Bulldogs took a commanding 2-0 lead with a 25-19 win in set number two, with Carroll struggling to get anything going. 

The Fighting Saints bounced back in set three with a 25-20 win. As a team, Carroll hit an impressive .386 in the set.
 

Carroll evened out the match in set four, racing out to a sizable lead. The Bulldogs came fighting back at the end, but the Saints held on for a 25-22 win in the frame. It was a clean set from the Saints as they only recorded two errors.

A hard fought fifth set from both sides required more than 15 points for the win, but ultimately resulted in Western winning 18-16.

Elizabeth Heuiser (Helena, Mont. / SR) led the Saints in kills again ,finishing her night with 17. Her sister Lauren (Helena, Mont. / SO) was second on the team with 11 kills in the match.

Julia Carr (Portland, Ore. / GR) posted a game-high in digs, finishing with 37, while Hannah Schweikert (Colombia Falls, Mont. / SR) dished out 43 assists in the match.

Jazi Smith led the Bulldogs with 21 kills.  

The Saints will now hit the road this weekend as they will take on Montana State Northern in Havre, Mont. Saturday night.

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