BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana State University Billings women's volleyball team returns home this week after two weeks on the road. 
 
Montana State Billings is 1-1 at home this season, and will look to capitalize on their home field advantage as they take on conference opponents St. Martin's and Western Oregon in a two-game bid to snap a three-game losing streak.
 
Saint Martin's (6-13, 2-6 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) is coming off a win against conference opponent Simon Fraser University.  SMU swept the Clan in three sets as they had 46 attacks on the night and limited SFU to a .107 hitting percent.  The Saint's are being led on the attack by Kristyn Ross who has 237 on the season for a .186 attack percent.  Kyra Davidson had a good game against Simon Fraser.  She came up with 12 kills and three block assists.  Ross had 11 kills in the win.
 
Western Oregon (5-12, 2-5 GNAC) is riding a four game losing streak, losing to Simon Fraser in four and nationally ranked Western Washington in three sets last week.  Cherene O'Hara had a team high eight kills in the loss to WWU.  Jordin Ramos had 13 assists.
 
Montana State University Billings takes on Saint Martin's on Thursday Oct. 17 and Western Oregon on Saturday Oct. 19.  Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.  Live video and live stats can be found at MSUBSports.com
 
Two Game Home Stand
* This will be the 15th and 16^th match of the Yellowjackets' 27-match schedule.
 
Against St. Martin's
* Montana State Billings is 11-3 all-time against Saint Martin's.
* MSUB is 7-0 all-time at home against the Saint's.
* Last season the Yellowjackets won both contests against SMU.
* Montana State Billings has won six of the last eight sets against the Saints.
* From 2008-2011, MSUB won five in a row against SMU.
 
Against Western Oregon
* MSU Billings is 4-12 all time against WOU.
* Montana State Billings is 3-3 at home against the Wolves.
* In their last meeting, MSUB lost in 3 sets at home.
* The Yellowjackets last win at home against the Wolves was a 5 set match in 2011.

THE FIRST SERVE
* This is the 34th season of Yellowjacket volleyball.
* Montana State Billings begins its seventh season in the GNAC.
* MSU Billings finished tied for sixth in the GNAC with an 8-10 record.
* Montana State Billings was selected sixth in the GNAC preseason poll.
* The Yellowjackets' 40 points in the preseason poll was the second most since MSUB joined the GNAC in 2007.
* Montana State Billings lost six letterwinners, but return seven.
* MSUB welcomes back four starters, while losing two and a libero.
* Last season, the Yellowjackets were 3-0 in five-set matches.
* MSUB is 7-3 in its last 10 five-set matches.
* Monica Grimsrud has 160 kills on the season. 
* This total of 880 places her on the MSUB all-time list at eighth.
* Kyndal Williams has 428 assists this season. 
* This total of 1389 places her in seventh place career all-time at MSUB.