Box Score

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Montana State University Billings' volleyball team dropped its fourth straight match at Alaska-Anchorage in three sets Saturday, 25-22, 25-15, 25-8.

The Seawolves (8-6, 2-0 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) polished off a sweep of the opening weekend of conference play with the victory. UAA finished with a .437 attack percentage against MSU Billings, a new program record for highest in a GNAC match and best for a Seawolf team since hitting .448 against St. Cloud State on Aug. 25, 2000. It also marked the first time a Yellowjacket opponent over .400 since Seattle Pacific did on Nov. 13, 2010.

Julia Mackey led Alaska-Anchorage with 13 kills and a .650 attack percentage. Katelynn Zanders added 12 terminations with a .550 percentage. Siobhan Johansen had a match-high 24 assist total, while Quinn Barker led all players with 21 digs.

Alaska-Anchorage had a 44-30 edge in kills, along with a 7-3 total block advantage. The Seawolves controlled the tempo in a match featured seven ties and two lead changes. The third set had no ties or lead changes, and UAA hit .500 and went 8-for-8 in sideouts.

Montana State Billings (2-8, 0-2) was led by Chelsey Walter's nine kills. Sydney Oberstein had nine digs. Kyndal Williams dished out 20 assists.

The Yellowjackets welcome No. 13 Western Washington (7-1, 0-0) in the home opener Thursday at 7 p.m. The Vikings will be playing their first conference match of the season. MSUB is asking Yellowjacket fans to wear their beach attire for Beach Night in Alterowitz. Live video and stats will be available on MSUBSports.com.