(Missoula, Mont. - Oct. 17, 2026) - The Trailblazers extended their winning streak to 12 and remained perfect in Big Sky play on Saturday night with a sweep at Montana in Dahlberg Arena.
Utah Tech (15-3, 8-0 Big Sky) completed their eighth sweep of the season taking sets over Montana (6-13, 2-6), 28-26, 25-17, 25-16.
Senior outside hitter
Tessa Treanor led the Trailblazers with 10 kills adding four digs, three blocks and a pair of assists while hitting .233.
Junior opposite hitter
Sydney Reese added eight kills while the duo of
Kennedi Knudsen and
Nana Asiata chipped in seven kills apiece.
Fifth year middle blocker
Casidy Fried led the Blazers with nine blocks while
Marley Roe tallied a double-double leading UT with 13 assists & 14 digs.
Tehanie Waters added her third double-double of the season adding 12 assists and 13 digs.
How It Happened
A back-and-forth opening set saw the Trailblazers use a 7-0 run to jump ahead 10-4 after a kill by Knudsen.
An 12-8 run for the Grizzlies cut Utah Tech's lead to 18-16 before a 4-0 run for the Trailblazers pushed their lead to 22-16 after a service ace by Knudsen.
Montana answered with five straight points to get within 22-21, then tied the set at 23-23 before the Trailblazers reached set point on a Reese kill.
After the Grizzlies staved off a pair of set points by the Trailblazers and locked up the set at 26, UT closed out the set on consecutive Montana attack errors, with Reese and Fried combining on the final block for a 28-26 win.
With Montana jumping out to 9-7 lead to the second set, the Trailblazers went on a 7-3 run to jump ahead 14-12.
Two points for the Grizzlies tied the set at 14, but UT reeled off a 7-0 run to jump ahead 21-14 and after Montana cut the Blazers lead to five (22-17), UT finished out the set on an attack error, Reese kill and a
Mya Laufiso ace for a 25-17 set win.
After Montana moved ahead 7-5 to start the third set, the Trailblazers used a service error & a Reese kill to pull even and added back-to-back kills by Treanor to make it 11-8.
A 5-1 run pushed UT in front, 16-9 and continued to lead 21-13 on their way to a nine-point win in the third set to complete the sweep of the Grizzlies.
Numbers to Know
- The Trailblazers won their first-ever meeting against Montana.
- The 12-match winning streak continues Utah Tech's longest winning streak in the NCAA era.
- The Trailblazers led the Grizzlies in hitting percentage (.214-.105), kills (41-38), service aces (7-1), blocks (12-4) while Montana led in digs (62-61) and the two tied in assists (37-37).
- The Trailblazers 8-0 start to Big Sky is Utah Tech's best start to conference play since starting PacWest play 8-0 in 2016.
- Treanor led the Trailblazers in kills for the sixth time this season and reached double figures in kills for the 10th time.
Up Next
The Trailblazers return home to host Idaho (11-9, 2-6) for a Pink Out on Thursday night at Burns Arena.
