SUU volleyball hosts Montana State tonight in rematch
The Bobcats won the first meeting 3-1 in Bozeman on Oct. 17.
CEDAR CITY - Southern Utah University's volleyball team hosts Montana State at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the America First Event Center in a rematch of an Oct. 17 match the Bobcats won in Bozeman, according to an SUU Athletics release.
Montana State won that first meeting 3-1 (25-16, 26-28, 25-16, 33-31), though the Thunderbirds put up 57 kills, their second-best total of the season, the release said. The Bobcats arrive at 14-7 overall and 7-3 in Big Sky play, tied for second in the conference after three straight wins.
SUU has at least 30 kills in six straight matches, including 40 in its last outing at Idaho. Junior Audrey Atwood led the team with 12 kills against Idaho, her fourth double-digit kill match in five. Junior Ryen Smith passed 100 kills for the season, and junior Natalie Moore is two kills from 100 and has 55 blocks. Freshman setter Talea Berry has six straight matches with at least 15 assists.
Source: Southern Utah University Athletics, "Thunderbirds Eye Payback Against Visiting Bobcats," Oct. 28, 2026; SUU Athletics 2026 volleyball schedule