University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, August 27
Bozeman, Mont.
2:00 p.m. Central
1-2,0-0Summit League
3
at
2
Montana State
0-3,0-0Big Sky
1
2
3
4
5
F
St. Thomas (MN)
28
22
25
19
20
3
Montana St.
26
25
23
25
18
2
Team Stats
UST
MSU
Kills
64
57
Errors
36
26
Attempts
199
181
Hitting %
.141
.171
Points
84
74
Assists
58
54
Aces
8
7
Blocks
12
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
3
Blocks
8
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
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Photo by: Thomas Anderson
Volleyball defeats Montana State in a five-set thriller
8/27/2022 5:20:00 PM | Volleyball
The St. Thomas Volleyball Team closed out its first tournament of the season with a thrilling five-set win over host institution, Montana State, for its first win of the season.
Bozeman, Mont. – The St. Thomas Volleyball Team closed out its first tournament of the season with a thrilling five-set win over host institution, Montana State, for its first win of the season.
"I'm so happy for the program," said Head Coach Thanh Pham. "I couldn't believe how well our freshman stepped up and our upper classmen kept things together. It's a big moment for us and we're not going to let it pass us by. Thank you Tommie Nation for the support."
In the first set, the Tommies found themselves down 21-17, but went on a 5-1 run to tie the set at 22. The set also knotted up at 23-23, 24-24, 25-25, and 26-26, before St. Thomas scored two-straight points to earn the 28-26 win over MSU.
The Bobcats claimed set two, 25-22 to bring tie the match at 1-1. The Tommies never trailed by more than three points in the set.
St. Thomas pushed its lead to 2-1 after claiming the third set 25-23, despite trailing 23-20 before ending the set on a 5-0 run. The Bobcats responded by claiming the fourth set, 25-19 forcing a fifth set.
The Tommies jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the final set before the Bobcats battled back to tie the set at 11-11. The two teams battled back-and-forth through the final points of the match with seven ties in the final six points of the set.
Freshman Emma Goerger led the Tommies offensively with 18 kills and eight blocks and hit .293. Sophomore Lauren Galvin added 12 kills, while junior Ellie Dammann contributed 10 kills in the win. Freshman setter Eva Fitzgerald dished out 25 assists and recorded 13 digs. Defensively, grad student Carrie Rutledge posted 25 digs.
As a team, St. Thomas hit .141 with 64 kills and recorded 12 blocks and eight service aces.
The Tommies return to action on Friday, Sept. 2, as they travel to compete in a three-game tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Billikens. St. Thomas opens the tournament against Central Michigan.
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"I'm so happy for the program," said Head Coach Thanh Pham. "I couldn't believe how well our freshman stepped up and our upper classmen kept things together. It's a big moment for us and we're not going to let it pass us by. Thank you Tommie Nation for the support."
In the first set, the Tommies found themselves down 21-17, but went on a 5-1 run to tie the set at 22. The set also knotted up at 23-23, 24-24, 25-25, and 26-26, before St. Thomas scored two-straight points to earn the 28-26 win over MSU.
The Bobcats claimed set two, 25-22 to bring tie the match at 1-1. The Tommies never trailed by more than three points in the set.
St. Thomas pushed its lead to 2-1 after claiming the third set 25-23, despite trailing 23-20 before ending the set on a 5-0 run. The Bobcats responded by claiming the fourth set, 25-19 forcing a fifth set.
The Tommies jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the final set before the Bobcats battled back to tie the set at 11-11. The two teams battled back-and-forth through the final points of the match with seven ties in the final six points of the set.
Freshman Emma Goerger led the Tommies offensively with 18 kills and eight blocks and hit .293. Sophomore Lauren Galvin added 12 kills, while junior Ellie Dammann contributed 10 kills in the win. Freshman setter Eva Fitzgerald dished out 25 assists and recorded 13 digs. Defensively, grad student Carrie Rutledge posted 25 digs.
As a team, St. Thomas hit .141 with 64 kills and recorded 12 blocks and eight service aces.
The Tommies return to action on Friday, Sept. 2, as they travel to compete in a three-game tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Billikens. St. Thomas opens the tournament against Central Michigan.
Join Us
Volleyball ticket information can be accessed here.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas volleyball, follow along on Twitter at @Tommievball and on Instagram at @ Tommievball.
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