BILLINGS, Mont. –  It was all clicking on Saturday night for the Yellowjacket volleyball team (6-9, 2-4 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 26-24) win over Saint Martin's (6-8, 1-5 GNAC) in Alterowitz Gym. Maddi Vigil recorded her second straight double-double and seventh of the season by leading the 'Jackets with 13 kills and 15 digs.
 
"It feels good to get the win, we had a tight third set but the girls pushed through and I am proud of them," head coach Casey Williams said.
 
MSUB relied on a great offensive performance though the three-set match as Alexa Smythe delivered her second consecutive 35+ assist performance setting up all of the 'Jacket attackers on her way to 37 assists.
 
"Coming into the season I had a rough start but we've started to connect and I'm feeling more like myself," Smythe said after the win.
 
Williams added "Alexa has been doing well, she is running a faster offense for us right now and has things working."
 
The first set was defined by the 'Jackets .433 hitting percentage as they launched a well balanced attack that saw Miranda McConnell (6), Vigil (5), Bayli Monck (4) and Katie Campbell (2) record multiple kills. McConnell was unstoppable in the frame as she was a perfect 6-for-6 on the attack and added a solo block.
 
MSUB's slowed slightly in the second set but the team still hit .241 while holding the Saints a .135 hitting percentage. Campbell delivered two emphatic kills in the set on three attacks while Vigil and Monck continued to be factors on the outside with four and three kills respectively. Izela Alvarez started to find her spots after only recording two digs in the first set she as she tripled her total with six.
 
Alvarez would continue to step up for the 'Jackets in the third set where she piled on nine more dig to reach her team-best total of 17. Campbell found her grove in the deciding set and landed five kills through the SMU defense and hit .385. Smythe used her creativity to guide three kills into holes in the Saints formation on six attempts in the third set to add to her nine assists. The set featured 11 ties however the 'Jackets never trailed after being behind 4-3.
 
The win snapped a five game losing streak for the 'Jackets as they returned to their early season form. It is their first sweep since beating Humboldt State 3-0 and their first GNAC sweep since beating Seattle Pacific 3-0 in November of last season.
 
UP NEXT: MSUB will be back on the road next week as they will be in Portland, Ore., to face Concordia (6-7, 1-5 GNAC) on Thursday followed by Western Oregon (5-8, 1-5 GNAC) on Saturday. Both games can be watched via the MSUB Stretch Internet Portal.
 
THE BUZZ: Maddi Vigil recorded her team-leading seventh double-double of the season on Saturday…Izela Alvarez led the 'Jackets in digs (17) for the 14th time this season after recording just two more than Vigil…Katie Campbell's nine kills and .350 hitting percentage were both season-bests for the junior.