MISSOULA, Mont.— Eastern wrapped up their road stretch with a 3–0 loss to Montana, moving to 2–24 on the season and 0–14 in conference play.
Kalista Lukovich led the Eagles with 11 kills, while
Jailyn Davenport paced the offense with 16 assists. Defensively, Eastern tallied 12 blocks, but Montana countered with 18 of their own.
The opening set saw both teams trading points early, tied at 8–8 before the Griz surged ahead with a 14–0 run to take control at 21–8. Despite matching Montana point-for-point after their final timeout, the Eagles dropped the set 11–25.
Eastern opened the second set with energy, jumping out to a 4–2 lead behind strong blocking from
Alyssa Radke and
Sidney Gray. Montana responded with a 5–0 run to move ahead 12–11 and carried a 15–12 advantage into the media timeout. The Griz maintained momentum the rest of the way, taking the set 25–16.
Montana continued their strong play in the third, building leads of 6–0 and 11–2. The Eagles clawed back, cutting the deficit to one at 15–14 following back-to-back aces from Davenport, forcing a Griz timeout. Eastern stayed within reach, but Montana closed out the set 25–22 to secure the sweep.
Up next, Eastern returns to Cheney for the final home matches of the season. The Eagles host Sacramento State on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., followed by Portland State for Senior Night on Friday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m.
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