BUTTE -- Montana Tech's 24th-ranked volleyball team played a near-flawless first set en route to a 25-11, 25-14, 25-20 sweep of MSU-Northern Saturday afternoon inside Valley Bank Arena.
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Rhys Layton led the way for Tech with 29 assists, six digs, and five blocks, while
Halle Moomaw powered the offense with a team-high nine kills.
Things could not have started better for Montana Tech (12-3, 7-2 Frontier Conference). The Orediggers put down nine kills without an attack error in the opening frame.
In the second, Montana Tech rushed out to a 9-1 lead and held a large lead until late in the set. The Skylights closed the gap to 18-12 in the late going, but Tech finished the set on a 4-0 run to push the visitors to the brink.
MSU-Northern found some spark early in the third, jumping to a 5-1 lead before the Orediggers got back on track. Tech stormed back to tie the set at 7 on a
Payton Treadwell kill and then assumed the lead with a 6-2 run. The Orediggers never trailed again.
Montana Tech kept up its hot hitting throughout the match, swinging to a .292 average over the three sets.
The Orediggers will look to make it two Frontier wins in a row Wednesday when they head to Carroll for a 6 p.m. match.
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