Tech Hosts Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament

BUTTE, Mont. – Montana Tech and the HPER Complex host the Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament November 12-13. The first and semifinal rounds take place Friday and the championship is Saturday.

The conference tournament champion will receive an automatic bid to the 43^rd annual NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship.

 Regular season champion Montana Tech is the top seed and second-place Rocky Mountain receives the second seed. Both teams receive a bye into the semifinal round playing the winners of the first round. The Orediggers will play in the 5 p.m. match against the lowest remaining seed with the Battlin’ Bears playing in the 7 p.m. match.

 The first session Friday is:

 11 a.m.                 No. 4 MSU-Northern (11-12, 3-7) vs. No. 5 University of Providence (9-19, 2-8).

1 p.m.                   No. 3 Carroll College (14-11, 6-4) vs. No. 6 Montana Western (10-16, 2-8).

 The second session and semifinal round is:

5 p.m.                   No. 1 Montana Tech (24-7, 9-1) vs. lowest remaining seed

7 p.m.                   No. 2 Rocky Mountain (18-14. 8-2) vs. highest remaining seed

 The Frontier Conference Championship is Saturday at 2 p.m.

 Tickets for the tournament are $12 for adults and $8 for student/senior for each session. Tournament passes are $20 for adults and $15 student/senior.