Montana vs Utah Tech Volleyball: Utah Tech Wins 3-0 (Oct 29)

FinalThu, Oct 29, 2026ESPN+

0:3

RallyIQ pre-match: Utah Tech 94.8% · favorite wonLocked before first serve (Oct 29, 6:55 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Utah Tech beat visiting Montana 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-21) on Thu, Oct 29, 2026. Utah Tech's Kennedi Knudsen led with 12 kills, and Marley Roe added 12 digs.

Data through Nov 3, 9:15 PM CT · final Oct 29

Set	1	2	3	Sets
MONT	20	19	21	0
UTTECH	25	25	25	3

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Utah Tech made it look easy: 45 kills, just 7 errors.

The biggest single-rally swing was 1.0 points, and Montana's high was 7% in Set 1. The gap came from these numbers. Utah Tech went in as RallyIQ's 95% pick.

MontanaUtah Tech

Break %+14.2 pts
24.238.4
Points won on own serve: 28 of 73 vs 15 of 62. Montana sided out 61.6% of the time.
Hitting+.138
.224.362
45 K / 7 E against 44 K / 18 E.
Longest run+4
37
Utah Tech scored 7 straight in the third set to turn a 6–8 deficit into a 13–8 lead. That set ended 25–21.

Utah Tech above 50Montana belowMax swing 1.0%

MontanaUtah Tech

Aces: Montana 2·Utah Tech 5
Serve err: Montana 7·Utah Tech 7
Blocks: Montana 2·Utah Tech 92 BS · 0 BA vs 5 BS · 8 BA
Digs: Montana 39·Utah Tech 42

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Utah Tech above 50 · Montana below

No single rally moved win probability by a full point: Utah Tech stayed the heavy favorite throughout.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MONT 4.8%95.2% UTTECH

Montana wins

3-0

0.5%

3-1

1.4%

3-2

2.9%

Utah Tech wins

3-0

55.9%

3-1

29.6%

3-2

9.7%

MONT break %: 35.6% vs this opp
UTTECH break %: 48.2% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Box score

Official NCAA box

Montanaaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BLK	PTS
5Alex StoneOH	3	11	2	22	.409	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	12
10Delaney RussellOH	3	8	2	26	.231	2	1	2	6	0	0	0	9
4Josie BlazinaOH	3	8	3	16	.313	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9
9Gracie CagleS	3	6	4	20	.100	21	0	3	8	0	0	0	6
16Mylee BlakeOH	3	6	5	14	.071	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	6
13Sydney PierceMB	3	4	2	11	.182	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5
6Annika WrightS	3	1	0	3	.333	12	0	0	7	0	0	0	1
14Isabel TaylorOH	3	0	0	2	.000	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0
12Madeline SandersonDS	3	0	0	0	–	6	0	0	9	0	0	0	0
20Kaylee PaulsonOH	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
17Elle McCandlessMB	1	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		44	18	116	.224	42	2	7	39	5	2	2	60

Utah Techhome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
23Kennedi KnudsenOH	3	12	3	32	.281	2	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	14
3Tessa TreanorOH	3	9	1	20	.400	0	3	2	8	2	0	1	0.5	12.5
22Casidy FriedMB	3	3	0	8	.375	1	1	2	1	0	1	3	2.5	6.5
7Lusia LangiMB	3	3	1	7	.286	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3.5	6.5
4Nana AsiataOPP	3	6	2	18	.222	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6
5Marley RoeS	3	3	0	4	.750	11	0	2	12	0	0	0	0	3
15Sydney ReeseOPP	3	9	0	15	.600	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	1.5	10.5
2Tehanie WatersS	3	0	0	1	.000	18	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
12Mya LaufisoL/DS	3	0	0	0	–	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
1Kaleinani WatsonL/DS	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		45	7	105	.362	41	5	7	42	2	5	8	9	75

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Montana vs Utah Tech

Season series · Utah Tech leads 2-0

Sat, Oct 17, 2026Utah Tech at Montana · Utah Tech won 3-0Result →
Thu, Oct 29, 2026Montana at Utah Tech · Utah Tech won 3-0This match

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 3 MONT · UTTECH 7

Set 1

20-25

Longest run 3 MONTUTTECH 4

Set 2

19-25

Longest run 3 MONTUTTECH 3

Set 3

21-25

Longest run 2 MONTUTTECH 7

Bars above the line = Utah Tech leads, below = Montana leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Montana

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	90%9/10	20%2/10
2	64%9/14	36%5/14
3	89%8/9	18%2/11
4	88%7/8	33%4/12
5	46%6/13	13%1/8
6	32%6/19	14%1/7
All	62%45/73	24%15/62

Utah Tech

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	100%9/9	61%11/18
2	64%9/14	10%1/10
3	75%9/12	31%4/13
4	73%8/11	11%1/9
5	86%6/7	45%5/11
6	67%6/9	50%6/12
All	76%47/62	38%28/73

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (3 of 3 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

135 rallies

#	MONT-UTTECH	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer
Set 1
1	0-1	MONT	UTTECH	Serve err	Gracie Cagle
2	1-1	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle
3	2-1	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Nana Asiata
4	2-2	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Marley Roe
5	3-2	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Madeline Sanderson
6	3-3	MONT	UTTECH	Serve err	Sydney Pierce
7	4-3	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Madeline Sanderson
8	5-3	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Kennedi Knudsen
9	5-4	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Casidy Fried	set Sydney Reese
10	5-5	UTTECH	UTTECH	Kill	Lusia Langi
11	6-5	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Madeline Sanderson
12	6-6	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
13	6-7	UTTECH	UTTECH	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Lusia Langi
14	7-7	UTTECH	MONT	Serve err	Marley Roe
15	7-8	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Marley Roe	set Kennedi Knudsen
16	8-8	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Annika Wright
17	8-9	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Mya Laufiso
18	9-9	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Nana Asiata
19	9-10	MONT	UTTECH×3	Serve err	Delaney Russell
20	9-11	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Blocked	Alex Stone	blk Kennedi Knudsen
21	9-12	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Blocked	Mylee Blake	blk Casidy Fried, Sydney Reese
22	10-12	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Gracie Cagle
23	11-12	MONT	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
24	11-13	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
25	12-13	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
26	12-14	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Tehanie Waters
27	13-14	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Annika Wright
28	13-15	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Lusia Langi	set Tehanie Waters
29	13-16	UTTECH	UTTECH	Kill	Nana Asiata	set Annika Wright
30	14-16	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Annika Wright
31	14-17	MONT	UTTECH×4	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Marley Roe
32	14-18	UTTECH	UTTECH×4	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Marley Roe
33	14-19	UTTECH	UTTECH×4	Ace	Tessa Treanor
34	14-20	UTTECH	UTTECH×4	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Marley Roe
35	15-20	UTTECH	MONT	Attack err	Lusia Langi
36	15-21	MONT	UTTECH	Serve err	Gracie Cagle
37	16-21	UTTECH	MONT×3	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
38	17-21	MONT	MONT×3	Blocked	Kennedi Knudsen	blk Alex Stone
39	18-21	MONT	MONT×3	Kill	Alex Stone	set Delaney Russell
40	18-22	MONT	UTTECH×3	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Marley Roe
41	18-23	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Kill	Casidy Fried
42	18-24	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Blocked	Mylee Blake	blk Sydney Reese, Casidy Fried
43	19-24	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
44	20-24	MONT	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
45	20-25	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
Set 2
1	1-0	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Annika Wright
2	1-1	MONT	UTTECH	Attack err	Josie Blazina
3	2-1	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
4	2-2	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Mya Laufiso
5	3-2	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
6	3-3	MONT	UTTECH	Attack err	Sydney Pierce
7	4-3	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Mylee Blake
8	4-4	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Casidy Fried	set Tehanie Waters
9	5-4	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Annika Wright
10	5-5	MONT	UTTECH	Blocked	Gracie Cagle	blk Casidy Fried, Tessa Treanor
11	5-6	UTTECH	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Casidy Fried
12	6-6	UTTECH	MONT×3	Serve err	Casidy Fried
13	7-6	MONT	MONT×3	Blocked	Tessa Treanor	blk Josie Blazina
14	8-6	MONT	MONT×3	Ace	Sydney Pierce	aced Tessa Treanor
15	8-7	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
16	9-7	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Annika Wright
17	9-8	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Marley Roe	set Mya Laufiso
18	9-9	UTTECH	UTTECH	Attack err	Josie Blazina
19	10-9	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle
20	10-10	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Nana Asiata	set Marley Roe
21	11-10	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
22	11-11	MONT	UTTECH	Attack err	Alex Stone
23	12-11	UTTECH	MONT	Attack err	Kennedi Knudsen
24	12-12	MONT	UTTECH×3	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Tehanie Waters
25	12-13	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Blocked	Mylee Blake	blk Casidy Fried
26	12-14	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Ace	Kennedi Knudsen	aced Mylee Blake
27	13-14	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Annika Wright
28	13-15	MONT	UTTECH×3	Serve err	Isabel Taylor
29	13-16	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Blocked	Delaney Russell	blk Sydney Reese, Lusia Langi
30	13-17	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Ace	Casidy Fried	aced Isabel Taylor
31	14-17	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright
32	14-18	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Tehanie Waters
33	14-19	UTTECH	UTTECH	Attack err	Gracie Cagle
34	15-19	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright
35	15-20	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Nana Asiata	set Mya Laufiso
36	16-20	UTTECH	MONT	Serve err	Tessa Treanor
37	16-21	MONT	UTTECH	Serve err	Delaney Russell
38	17-21	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
39	18-21	MONT	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle
40	18-22	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Mya Laufiso
41	19-22	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
42	19-23	MONT	UTTECH×3	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Tehanie Waters
43	19-24	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
44	19-25	UTTECH	UTTECH×3	Attack err	Mylee Blake
Set 3
1	0-1	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Nana Asiata	set Marley Roe
2	1-1	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Gracie Cagle	set Madeline Sanderson
3	1-2	MONT	UTTECH	Attack err	Mylee Blake
4	2-2	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
5	2-3	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
6	3-3	UTTECH	MONT	Serve err	Kennedi Knudsen
7	4-3	MONT	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Madeline Sanderson
8	4-4	MONT	UTTECH	Attack err	Gracie Cagle
9	5-4	UTTECH	MONT	Serve err	Casidy Fried
10	6-4	MONT	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Gracie Cagle
11	6-5	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
12	6-6	UTTECH	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Marley Roe
13	7-6	UTTECH	MONT	Serve err	Marley Roe
14	8-6	MONT	MONT	Attack err	Nana Asiata
15	8-7	MONT	UTTECH×7	Kill	Lusia Langi	set Marley Roe
16	8-8	UTTECH	UTTECH×7	Kill	Nana Asiata	set Mya Laufiso
17	8-9	UTTECH	UTTECH×7	Attack err	Gracie Cagle
18	8-10	UTTECH	UTTECH×7	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Mya Laufiso
19	8-11	UTTECH	UTTECH×7	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Marley Roe
20	8-12	UTTECH	UTTECH×7	Ace	Tessa Treanor	aced Kaylee Paulson
21	8-13	UTTECH	UTTECH×7	Kill	Nana Asiata	set Madeline Sanderson
22	9-13	UTTECH	MONT	Serve err	Tessa Treanor
23	9-14	MONT	UTTECH	Blocked	Josie Blazina	blk Lusia Langi
24	10-14	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
25	11-14	MONT	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Madeline Sanderson
26	11-15	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Marley Roe
27	12-15	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Josie Blazina	set Gracie Cagle
28	12-16	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
29	12-17	UTTECH	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Tehanie Waters
30	13-17	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Sydney Pierce	set Gracie Cagle
31	13-18	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Tehanie Waters
32	14-18	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Annika Wright	set Delaney Russell
33	14-19	MONT	UTTECH	Blocked	Sydney Pierce	blk Lusia Langi
34	15-19	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright
35	15-20	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Marley Roe	set Kennedi Knudsen
36	15-21	UTTECH	UTTECH	Ace	Tessa Treanor
37	16-21	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright
38	16-22	MONT	UTTECH	Serve err	Gracie Cagle
39	17-22	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
40	18-22	MONT	MONT	Ace	Delaney Russell	aced Tessa Treanor
41	18-23	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Kennedi Knudsen	set Mya Laufiso
42	19-23	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Mylee Blake	set Gracie Cagle
43	19-24	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Sydney Reese	set Tehanie Waters
44	20-24	UTTECH	MONT	Kill	Alex Stone	set Gracie Cagle
45	21-24	MONT	MONT	Kill	Delaney Russell	set Annika Wright
46	21-25	MONT	UTTECH	Kill	Tessa Treanor	set Tehanie Waters

Score shown after each rally, Montana first.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

Utah Tech def. Montana 3–0

Utah Tech made it look easy: 45 kills, just 7 errors.