Msu Sweeps Past Eagle Women

College volleyball

Eastern Washington University lost three straight games to Montana State University 15-9, 15-4, 15-12 in a Big Sky Conference volleyball matchup Thursday night in Bozeman, Mont.

Kim Exner finished with 10 kills and two blocks to lead the way for Eastern, which dropped to 7-7 overall and 2-3 in the Big Sky.

Montana State (12-4, 3-2) got 11 kills from Karen Weyler and 34 assists from Brooke Olsen. The Bobcats’ Jennifer Elliott led all players with 11 digs.

Idaho falls

The University of Idaho got another lesson from the upper echelon of the Big West Conference when No. 18 University of the Pacific rolled to a three-game victory in Stockton, Calif.

The Tigers (10-3, 3-0) blistered the Vandals with a season-best .407 hitting percentage in the 15-8, 15-9, 15-9 victory. Idaho (12-2, 2-1) managed to hit just .167.

Nerves again struck the young Vandals as they lost for the second time to a nationally ranked team.

“They were very nervous at first,” Idaho coach Tom Hilbert said. “We never really settled down. Once we got over the nervousness, we were worried about the fact that we were losing.”

The Vandals had moments when they played their game.

“There were times when we played really well,” Hilbert said. “In the third game it was 7-7 then they ran off four straight points. You could just see our confidence go downhill.”

Sophomore Jessica Moore, last week’s Big West Player of the Week, led the Vandals with 12 kills off a .304 hitting percentage. Junior Jeri Hymas added another 11 kills.

, DataTimes