Box Score

UMES UMES 2-3,0-0 MEAC

Montana St. MSU 2-2,0-0 Big Sky

UMES UMES

2-3,0-0 MEAC

Final

Sep. 04, 2025

Montana St. MSU

2-2,0-0 Big Sky

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
UMES UMES	23	19	25	25	14	(2)
Montana St. MSU	25	25	23	16	16	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/5/2025 12:36:00 AM

Hawks’ Comeback Effort Falls Short in 3-2 Loss to Montana State

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Summary

SPOKANE, Wa. - Maryland Eastern Shore (2-3) was outlasted by Montana State (2-2) in five sets at Charlotte Y. Martin Centre.

The Score

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 2

Montana State Bobcats - 3

(23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-16, 14-16)

How It Happened

Montana State began the match on a 12-4 run. The Hawks fought back to get within one point, surviving three straight match points to put the score at 24-23. Ultimately, Montana State edged out UMES to take the opening frame.

The Hawks and Bobcats split the first 30 points of set two. Tied 15-15, Montana State pulled away by scoring 10 of the next 14 points to clinch a 25-19 win.

Trailing 12-7 in the third set, the Hawks usurped momentum, tying the match 15-15 by the middle of the frame. The two teams traded the lead three times throughout the rest of the set before the frame culminated in a set-clinching 6-2 run by UMES.

Highlighted by a season-high 11-0 run, Maryland Eastern Shore controlled the fourth set. Jayda Hutchins amassed three service aces and Karielys Melendez, Gabrielle McCoy, and Malaysia Shaw each registered a kill to sustain the scoring surge. After being tied 4-4, the Hawks never trailed in the frame again en route to forcing a fifth set.

Montana State restored their momentum in set five, racing out to a 14-9 advantage. The Hawks then proceeded to stave off five consecutive match points to tie the game. The Bobcats weathered the Hawks' comeback attempt, scoring the final two points to clinch the five-set victory.

The Numbers

The Hawks fall to 12-4 in five-set matches under Coach Vanessa Faircloth
In blocks, UMES finished with 14 to Montana State's nine
On offense, the Hawks outhit the Bobcats .270 to .172
A season-high four different Hawks finished with 10 or more kills
Melendez paced UMES with a season-high 18 kills and attacked at a .395 clip. She also added eight digs
Kate-Linh Eden posted a season-high 29 assists
Hutchins registered her first career double-double, amassing 16 assists and 10 kills on a .321 attack percentage.
Shaw eclipsed double-digit kills for the second time in her career with 10. She also set a new season-high with seven blocks
Valeria Matias finished with 11 digs. She has recorded double-digit digs in every match this season