{"id":295742,"date":"2025-09-19T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=295742"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:11:14","slug":"vikings-volleyball-close-out-road-trip-with-loss-at-carroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=295742","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Volleyball Close Out Road Trip with Loss at Carroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vcsu-volley91825.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vcsu-volley91825.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295743\" style=\"width:456px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vcsu-volley91825.jpg 600w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vcsu-volley91825-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vcsu-volley91825-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Helena MT &#8211; Valley City wrapped up its long Montana road trip on Thursday night with a 3-0 loss to Carroll College. The Fighting Saints won 25-17, 25-19, 25-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valley City State is now 4-8 overall and 2-5 in the conference. Carroll is 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carroll led most of the way in the first set. Valley City tied it at 2-2 with a block from&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/molly-bjorneby\/4897\">Molly Bjorneby<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/danielle-hagler\/4030\">Danielle Hagler<\/a><\/dfn>. The Saints would go on a 6-0 run to take the lead 8-2. A kill by&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/rosie-anderson\/4046\">Rosie Anderson<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;got the Vikings to within five at 11-6. Carroll College came back with a 6-1 run to lead 17-7. The Vikings would battle back with a 9-2 run capped off by Bjorneby kill that made the score 19-16. An&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/emma-lucas\/4033\">Emma Lucas<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;kill made it 20-17, but the Saints would score the last five point of the set to win 25-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set two was close most of the way. Carroll College jumped out to a 4-1 lead, only to see the Vikings go on a 6-1 run to take a two-point lead. Back-to-back unforced errors by the Saints gave Valley City State a 7-5 lead. Valley City State would take the lead at 9-8 but the Saints answered again with a 7-1 run capped off by a Lauren Heuiser service ace. Valley City State would again comeback, this time with a 5-2 run to cut the lead to two. A block by&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/macy-fridgen\/4045\">Macy Fridgen<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/morgan-freije\/4028\">Morgan Freije<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;would make it 17-15 Carroll College. The Saints would end the set on a 7-3 run, including four straight points to take the set 25-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrol led from beginning to end in the third set. The Saints started the set on a 5-1 run. Kills by&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/macy-fridgen\/4045\">Macy Fridgen<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/morgan-freije\/4028\">Morgan Freije<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;made the score 5-4 and 6-5 respectively. A kill by Bjorneby made it 9-7 Carroll College. The Saints would go on a 7-2 run to take a 16-9 lead. Valley City State would go on a 6-1 run to make it 17-15 Carroll College. A 5-1 run by the Saints would give them a 24-18 lead. A couple unforced errors by Carroll College made it 24-20. A kill by the Saints&#8217; Elizabeth Heuiser ended the 25-20 and the match 3-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/macy-fridgen\/4045\">Macy Fridgen<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;led VCSU with 13 kills and two blocks.&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/molly-bjorneby\/4897\">Molly Bjorneby<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had a career high seven kills.&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/morgan-freije\/4028\">Morgan Freije<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had six kills and&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/emma-lucas\/4033\">Emma Lucas<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had five.&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/madden-bogenreif\/4901\">Madden Bogenreif<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had 16 assists while&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/gracie-schumacher\/4037\">Gracie Schumacher<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;added eleven. The defense was led by&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/jaycee-richter\/4035\">JayCee Richter<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;with 18 digs,&nbsp;<dfn><a href=\"https:\/\/vcsuvikings.com\/sports\/volleyball\/roster\/delani-clarke\/4027\">Delani Clarke<\/a><\/dfn>&nbsp;had 13, and Bogenreif had seven. Freije had three blocks (1 solo, 2 assist), Fridgen had two (1 solo, 1 assist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UP NEXT:&nbsp;<\/strong>Valley City State will host two matches during homecoming. Bismarck State College on Thursday and Dickinson State on Friday. Both matches start at 7:00 p.m. at the Bubble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helena MT &#8211; Valley City wrapped up its long Montana road trip on Thursday night with a 3-0 loss to Carroll College. The Fighting Saints won 25-17, 25-19, 25-20. Valley City State is now 4-8 overall and 2-5 in the conference. Carroll is 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference. 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