BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Montana State University Billings' volleyball team has reached the midway point of its season, and travels to Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington for matches Thursday and Saturday.
MSUB REACHES MIDWAY POINT
* This will be the 14th match of the Yellowjackets' 27-match schedule.
* Montana State University Billings has lost the last three of four matches against Northwest Nazarene.
* MSUB last win was at NNU was on Oct. 16, 2010 in three sets.
* The Yellowjackets are 5-12 all-time against the Crusaders.
* Montana State Billings' dropped a four-set match in Nampa last season.
* Northwest Nazarene won seven in a row over MSU Billings from 2007-10.
* Central Washington has won 12 of the 15 all-time meetings with MSUB.
* The Yellowjackets won the last meeting between the schools on Oct. 25, 2012, in five sets.
* The victory snapped a five-match losing streak to Central Washington.
* The Wildcats were ranked No. 25 at the time.
* MSU Billings has won two of the seven all-time matches in Ellensburg.
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.
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Monica Grimsrud is currently fourth the conference in kills per set at 3.62.
* Her 1,316 assists is seventh on the MSUB all-time list.
