MISSOULA — The Montana volleyball program is beginning to enter rarefied air. In the matter of about five hours on Friday morning and early afternoon, the Grizzlies swept both Indiana State and Butler on the opening day of the Pepsi Sycamores Invite in Terre Haute, Ind.

The Grizzlies have now won five straight matches, a feat that has happened just once previously (2022) under head coach Allison Lawrence. But it’s not just the five straight wins, it’s the manner by which Montana has been winning that is impressive.

Montana has swept four of its previous five opponents, dropping just a single set during the current winning streak. The last time a Montana team won five straight matches in 16 or fewer sets came back in 1992 when the Grizzlies were Big Sky Conference regular-season champions

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