BUTTE, Mont. — Dickinson State fell in four sets to No. 21 Montana Tech (25-20, 13-25, 25-20, 25-22) in Frontier Conference action Saturday evening at Valley Bank Arena.

The Blue Hawks (7-3, 3-2 Frontier) responded with a dominant second set, hitting .400 to even the match, but were unable to maintain momentum. Dickinson State was held to a .098 hitting percentage in the third and committed seven attack errors in the fourth.

Aubrey Allison led DSU with 10 kills and eight digs. Carmen Pallone added 12 kills on a .391 hitting percentage and tallied three blocks. Rylee Kogolshak directed the offense with 37 assists and chipped in nine kills and seven digs. Samantha Oase finished with six kills and two solo blocks.

Geraldyne Fernandez led the defense with 15 digs. Abigail Beddes and Ashtynn Egan added eight digs each as Dickinson State out-dug Montana Tech, 55-38.

Despite the advantage in digs and five service aces, the Blue Hawks were out-hit .308 to .242 and committed 22 attack errors to the Orediggers' 13. Montana Tech improved to 9-2 overall and 5-0 in conference play.

Despite the loss head coach Stormy Siemion was pleased with the progress her team is making. "It was a challenging weekend away but we ended on a high note," she said. "Coming off a tough loss Friday night, I was anxious to see how the girls responded. They showed up and competed against Tech and fought to the end. I am excited to build off of this momentum."