BELLEVUE, Neb. -- It took five sets, but the 24th-ranked Montana Tech volleyball team's 10-match win streak came to an end.
The Orediggers suffered their first Frontier Conference loss of the season, 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 21-25, 17-15, Thursday evening at No. 16 Bellevue.
Payton Treadwell led Montana Tech (10-2, 5-1 Frontier) statistically with 14 kills, seven blocks, and seven digs, and
Halle Moomaw added 12 kills and five blocks to the visitors' cause. Libero
Brooklynn Hayes had a match-best 33 digs.
After the Orediggers took the opening set, Bellevue (9-2, 5-0) won the second handily.
Despite four kills by Treadwell, the Bruins took the third to put Tech on the brink of defeat.
Moomaw and Treadwell both put down four kills in the fourth as the Orediggers opened up a late lead in the set that kept the match alive.
In the fifth, the Orediggers built a 9-6 lead before Bellevue punched back. Out of a timeout, BU ripped off a 4-0 run to make things interesting down the stretch. The Bruins took a 14-13 lead to force match point, but Tech responded to stay alive.
Kennedy Oman and Moomaw added set-tying kills. Finally, the Bruins' Kamryn Scheib and Chloe Cloud converted the match-clinching block.
Montana Tech will look to begin a new winning streak Saturday when the Orediggers head to Dakota State as they continue Frontier Conference play.
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