BILLINGS, Mont. –The Montana State University Billings volleyball team welcomes cross town rival Rocky Mountain College for a special match Tuesday, but not just because of city bragging rights for the next year. Both teams will be playing for a special cause in Alterowitz Gymnasium.

The national movement of Think Pink will be taking place at the match. It's a breast cancer awareness night unique to volleyball. Matches across the country at all levels join the cause in October. It is also the second meeting between MSUB and Rocky this season. Rocky swept MSUB their first meeting at Rocky in an exhibition match earlier in the fall so MSUB will be looking for a shot at redemption and it's all in support of a good cause.

"Our players always get excited to play for the Think Pink night," MSUB volleyball head coach Lisa Axel said. "It is a great way for us to raise money for a great cause. We are hoping to get a huge crowd to see some very good volleyball and we are looking forward to the rivalry between MSUB and Rocky."
 
Tuesday, October 28 – 7 p.m. Alterowitz Gymnasium
Live stats/video: msubsports.com
Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears
2014 Record: 22-2, 11-0 Frontier
Head Coach: Laurie Kelly
2013 Finish: 25-9
 
Montana State University Billings is 10-11 and 5-8 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Rocky Mountain College is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA. The Battlin' Bears are 22-2 overall and 11-0 in the Frontier Conference. RMC is on a 21-match win streak and has only dropped a single set in its last 37 sets played.
 
Senior Yang Yang is leading Rocky in blocks per match (1.54), kills (4.78), and hitting percentage (.373). Tori Bertsch is averaging 9.580 assists per game and Jennifer Donaldson has 4.98 digs per match.
 
The Yellowjackets are being led by seniors middle Chelsey Walter and outside hitter Monica Grimsrud. Walter is hitting .340 and has a team-high 3.00 kills per set. Grimsrud is averaging 2.96 kills and has 225 kills so far this season.
 
At the net freshman Alaina Gentili is leading MSUB with .73 blocks per set. Junior setter Kyndal Williams is averaging 10.46 assists per set while libero Haley Wells has a 4.18 digs per set average.
 
Last Match: MSUB beat Rocky 3-1 on Oct. 29, 2013. MSUB: Stormy Siemion had 22 kills and 17 digs across the four sets. Ashlynn Ward had 16 kills. Grimsrud had 13 and Walter 11. The team had 64 kills in the match and 73 total digs. Krista Norris had a team-high 18 digs. Kyndal Williams finished with 51 total assists. Rocky: Yang Yang led the Battlin' Bears with 17 kills. Donaldson had 11 digs and Bertsch ended up with 37 assists and 10 digs. Rocky had a total of 48 kills and 57 digs. The team was limited to a .195 hitting percentage.
 
The Series: MSU Billings is 36-16 all-time against Rocky. At home MSUB is 25-5 against RMC. The Yellowjackets won the match last year 3-1. Last season's match was the first the two teams had played since 2010.

MSU Billings volleyball is working with the EVA Project that is run through St. Vincent Healthcare. The EVA Project provides free mammograms to women over the age of 40 who are uninsured and in need of their yearly screening. The mammograms are provided at the Yellowstone Breast Center and on the Mobile Digital Mammography Coach. The Coach travels to rural areas that do not have the abilities to provide mammograms.

During Tuesday's match there will be a free drawing with the winner receiving a floral bouquet donated by St. Vincent's Healthcare. Before the match survivors and their families will be honored and food will be provided in the 'Jackets Nest during the match.

Shirts will be given away during the match, and St. Vincent Healthcare will have a table and information in the lobby of the P.E. Building. Tuesday's match begins at 7 P.M. with live video and stats available at MSUBsports.com.