The Montana State University-Northern Skylights volleyball team fell to Bellevue University in straight sets Friday evening, dropping a 3-0 decision to the Bruins by scores of 25-11, 25-16 and 25-20.
Northern faced a tough Bellevue attack throughout the match, as the Bruins finished with 49 kills and a .248 hitting percentage. The Skylights recorded 22 kills and seven team blocks while continuing to compete defensively.
Addison Falls Down and Caleigh Case led the Northern offense with six kills apiece. Falls Down also contributed seven assists and 10 digs, while Case added two blocks.
Macy Uffelman finished with five kills, two service aces and 13 digs. Kambria Maloy paced the Skylights defensively with a team-high 24 digs, while Emily Bird distributed 10 assists and added a service ace.
At the net, Kendall Scheffelmear led Northern with four total blocks, while Falls Down contributed three.
Bellevue established control early, taking the opening set 25-11 behind 15 kills and a .333 hitting percentage. The Bruins continued their offensive pressure in the second set, recording 17 kills to secure a 25-16 victory.
Northern showed improvement in the third set, recording 10 kills and hitting .143, but Bellevue maintained its momentum to close out the match with a 25-20 win.
The Bruins were led by Bentlee Kollbaum with 13 kills, while Ella Eymann recorded 19 assists and Zoie Roghair paced the defense with 19 digs.
Despite the result, Northern finished with 62 digs and seven blocks, compared to Bellevue's 71 digs and four blocks.
The Skylights move to 10-15 overall and 6-13 in Frontier Conference play
