Montana Western earns four-set victory over in Frontier Volleyball quarterfinals

November 12, 2026

HELENA, Mont. - No. 5 seed Montana Western (16-14 overall record) defeated No. 4 seed Providence (Mont.) in four sets Thursday, Nov. 12, at the CC PE Center in the Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Postseason Tournament. Montana Western won 25-22, 17-25, 25-12, 25-20.

The Bulldogs move on to the semifinal action versus top-seed Bellevue (Neb.) Friday at 5 p.m. (Mountain Time). The Argos ended their season at 20-10 overall record.

Providence opened a 7-1 lead in the first set behind two Bree MacDonald aces, but Montana Western erased the deficit. Dani Brown's solo block against Cabry Badley tied the score at 20, and a Martyna Fiedler attack error gave Montana Western its first lead at 22-21. After Providence tied it again, kills by Brown and Maxine Hoagland preceded a Providence attack error that completed a three-point closing run.

Providence answered in the second set, hitting .225 while holding Montana Western to a minus-.020 mark. Brooklyn Hillman and Kya Stanley combined to block Savana Warburton for a 24-14 lead. Montana Western saved three set points before Hillman finished the set with a kill off an assist from Kyra Saiers, evening the match at one set apiece.

Consecutive Warburton aces capped a four-point run that moved Montana Western ahead 12-7 in the third. A seven-point surge then extended a 13-9 advantage to 20-9, with two Jaiden Perez kills and a Hoagland solo block contributing before Jayda Ward capped the run with an ace. Montana Western hit .269 and held Providence to .000 in the set, which ended on a Stanley attack error.

Madisyn Frazier, the Frontier Conference Women's Volleyball Defender of the Year, delivered consecutive aces to push Montana Western's fourth-set lead to 13-8, and an Araleigh Arnold setting error later made it 17-11. Providence rallied, cutting the deficit to 19-17 on MacDonald's kill from Saiers. Lilia Kahalepo answered with a kill, and Antonia Duncan's solo block against Kendall Picolet restored a four-point cushion. A Fiedler attack error created match point before Brown converted Warburton's set for the winning kill.

Kennedy Lingenfelter led Montana Western with 12 kills and a .435 hitting percentage, committing two attack errors in 23 attempts. Brown added 11 kills and Perez had nine. Sophie Worden distributed 23 assists, Ward supplied 19 and Frazier collected 21 digs. Warburton and Clea Rapson each added 11 digs, while Taylor Ketchum had 10.

Fiedler paced Providence with 10 kills, followed by Badley with eight. MacDonald contributed seven kills, 11 digs and three aces, while Saiers led the defense with 22 digs. Arnold finished with 20 assists and Marli Lopeman added 12. Providence held an 8-7 edge in team blocks, but Montana Western finished ahead in kills, 46-42, and aces, 9-4. Montana Western hit .132 for the match to Providence's .125.