Welcome to the 2025 Big Sky Volleyball Challenge homepage. This year's tournament, hosted by Montana Tech, features 11 of the top NAIA programs in the country on two courts over three days at the Butte Civic Center in Butte, Montana. Tickets for all matches will be available for purchase at the civic center box office. BallerTV will provide live streaming for all 21 for a nominal fee, and live stats will be available free of charge through GoDiggers.com. All times listed are Mountain Daylight Time.

   

Montana Tech athletics would like to thank community partners Best Western Butte Plaza Inn and Advantage Butte for their support of the 2025 Big Sky Volleyball Challenge.
 

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Meet the Teams

Campbellsville University Location: Campbellsville, Ky. Founded: 1906 Nickname: Tigers Conference: Mid-South Conference Enrollment: 15,386 President: Dr. Joseph Hopkins VP for Athletics: Rusty Hollingsworth Director of Athletics: Jim Hardy Head Coach: Peyton Johnston Roster Schedule	(RV) Carroll College Location: Helena, Mont. Founded: 1909 Nickname: Fighting Saints Conference: Frontier Conference Enrollment: 1,121 Interim Presidents: Dr. Jen Glowienka, Bishop Austin Vetter Director of Athletics: Charles Gross Head Coach: Maureen Boyle Roster Schedule	No. 5 Eastern Oregon University Location: La Grande, Ore. Founded: 1929 Nickname: Mountaineers Conference: Cascade Collegiate Conference Enrollment: 3,350 President: Dr. Kelly Ryan Director of Athletics: Angela Weissenfluh Head Coach: Kaki McLean Morehead Roster Schedule
The Evergreen State College Location: Olympia, Wash. Founded: 1967 Nickname: Geoducks Conference: Cascade Collegiate Conference Enrollment: 2,127 President: John Carmichael Director of Athletics: Elizabeth McHugh Head Coach: Carissa Bounds Roster Schedule	Montana State University-Northern Location: Havre, Mont. Founded: 1929 Nickname: Skylights Conference: Frontier Conference Enrollment: 1,140 President: Greg Kegel Director of Athletics: Christian Oberquell Head Coach: Jerry Wagner Roster Schedule	No. 17 Montana Technological University Location: Butte, Mont. Founded: 1900 Nickname: Orediggers Conference: Frontier Conference Enrollment: 2,429 Chancellor:  Dr. Johnny MacLean Director of Athletics: Matt Stepan Head Coach: Brian Solomon Roster Schedule
No. 21 Nelson University Location: Waxahachie, Texas Founded: 1927 Nickname: Lions Conference: Sooner Athletic Conference Enrollment: 2,012 President: Kermit Bridges Director of Athletics: Dr. Jesse Godding Head Coach: Nick Moore Roster Schedule	(RV) Ottawa University (Ariz.) Location: Surprise, Ariz. Founded: 2017 Nickname: Spirit Conference: Great Southwest Athletic Conference Enrollment: 800 Chancellor: Dr. Bill Tsutsui President: Dennis Tyner Director of Athletics: Kevin Steele Head Coach: Liv Afusia Roster Schedule	No. 10 University of Providence Location: Great Falls, Mont. Founded: 1932 Nickname: Argos Conference: Frontier Conference Enrollment: 763 President: Caroline Goulet Director of Athletics: Kylie Carranza Head Coach: Arunas Duda Roster Schedule
(RV) Taylor University Location: Upland, Ind. Founded: 1846 Nickname: Trojans Conference: Crossroads League Enrollment: 2,545 President: Dr. Michael Lindsay Director of Athletics: Kyle Gould Head Coach: Erin Luthy Roster Schedule	No. 24 William Carey University Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Founded: 1892 Nickname: Crusaders Conference: Southern States Athletic Conference Enrollment: 5,641 President: Ben Burnett Director of Athletics: Tracy English Head Coach: Ronda Shirley Roster Schedule

 

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Match Schedule

Thursday, August 21
Campbellsville def. Nelson, 25-10, 25-23, 25-20 | Court 1, 11 a.m. | Video | Box Score
William Carey def. MSU-Northern, 30-28, 25-23, 23-25, 22-25, 15-8 | Court 1, 1 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Montana Tech def. Campbellsville, 25-22, 10-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-8 | Court 1, 4 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Nelson def. William Carey, 25-18, 25-20, 25-21 | Court 1, 6 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Eastern Oregon def. MSU-Northern, 27-25, 25-23, 25-18 | Court 2, 6 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Friday, August 22
Montana Tech def. Evergreen, 25-15, 25-9, 25-15 | Court 1, 9 a.m. | Video |  Box Score
Carroll def. Campbellsville, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22 | Court 2, 9 a.m. | Video | Box Score
Eastern Oregon def. William Carey, 25-12, 25-7, 25-16 | Court 1, 11 a.m. | Video |  Box Score
Providence def. Nelson, 18-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22 | Court 2, 11 a.m. | Video | Box Score
Ottawa def. Campbellsville, 28-26, 21-25, 25-21, 26-28, 16-14 | Court 1, 2 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Taylor def. Evergreen, 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 | Court 2, 2 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Eastern Oregon def. Providence, 32-30, 25-21, 25-20 | Court 1, 4 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Carroll def. Nelson, 25-14, 25-19, 25-15 | Court 2, 4 p.m. | Video |  Box Score
Montana Tech vs. William Carey | Court 1, 6 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
MSU-Northern def. Taylor, 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19 | Court 2, 6 p.m. | Video | Box Score
Saturday, August 23
Providence def. Evergreen, 25-19, 25-11, 25-20 | Court 1, 9 a.m. | Video | Box Score
Carroll def. Ottawa, 28-26, 25-14, 23-25, 25-17 | Court 2, 9 a.m. | Video | Box Score
Taylor vs. Eastern Oregon | Court 1, 11 a.m. | Video | Live Stats
MSU-Northern vs. Ottawa | Court 1, 1 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Evergreen vs. Carroll | Court 2, 1 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats
Providence vs. Taylor | Court 1, 3 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats

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