Columbia, Mo. – The No. 19-ranked Columbia College volleyball team fell in a five-set battle against Montana Tech in the 2021 Grand View Women's Volleyball Tournament this evening. With the loss, the Cougars saw their 14-game win streak come to an end.

*Play-by-play was not available for this match*
Columbia (21-5; 3-0 AMC) vs. Montana Tech (17-5; 3-2 FC)
Set 1: Columbia 25 | Montana Tech 19
The Cougars hit .333 in the opening set with 15 kills on 33 attacks.

Set 2: Columbia 26 | Montana Tech 24
Columbia held the Orediggers to a .214 hitting percentage and had 17 kills themselves to take the 2-0 set lead.

Set 3: Columbia 21 | Montana Tech 25
Montana Tech hit a team-best .313 to take set three.
 
Set 4: Columbia 21 | Montana Tech 25
In set four, Montana Tech held Columbia to 13 kills on 44 attacks with ten errors and a 0.068 hitting percentage.
 
Set 5: Columbia 13 | Montana Tech 15
The final set went to Montana Tech who had 11 kills and held the Cougars to just six.
 
LEADERS - 
DIGS: Jaqueline Silva (CC) - 30
ASSISTS: Luisa Ferreira (CC) - 58
KILLS: Karina Mickelson (MT) - 17
SERVICE ACES: Sude Gundogan (CC), Maureen Jeesop (MT), Karina Mickelson (MT) - 3
BLOCKS: Taylor Henley (MT), Sydney Parks (MT) - 7

Up Next: 
The Cougars will compete in two more games in the 2021 Grand View Women's Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, October 16 at 10 AM and 4 PM. Columbia will take on No.2 Viterbo (Wis.) and Trinity Christian (Ill.) in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Orediggers