The Lady Bulldog volleyball team came up short in a pair of non-conference matches in the Bitterroot last weekend.

Hamilton defeated Whitefish 3-2, while the defending state champions from Corvallis took their match with the Lady Dogs 3-1.

Myndi Holbrook led Whitefish in both matches with 13 kills against Hamilton and 17 against Corvallis. She also tallied three blocks in each match.

Whitefish coach Sarah Scott said Maura Kalbfleisch stepped up, serving five aces and snagging a dozen digs against Hamilton.

Allie Schulz put up 25 assists against Hamilton and 32 against Corvallis.

Whitefish next plays in the Northwest-Southwest Tournament in Frenchtown on Friday and Saturday.

Hamilton def. Whitefish

13-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-9, 15-13

Kills — Hamilton 54 (Shannon Casale 23), Whitefish 30 (Myndi Holbrook 13); Blocks — Hamilton 6 (Enarie Majors 3), Whitefish 7 (Holbrook 3); Assists — Hamilton 51 (Makalya Horvath 46), Whitefish 29 (Allie Schulz 25); Digs — Hamilton 54 (Kloie Nye 18), Whitefish 42 (Maura Kalbfleisch 12); Aces — Hamilton 11 (Nye 5), Whitefish 13 (Kalbfleisch 5).

Corvallis def. Whitefish

26-24, 25-7, 19-25, 25-14

Kills — Corvallis 33 (Jane Booth 10), Whitefish 37 (Holbrook 17); Blocks — Corvallis 7 (Kelsey Irwin 3), Whitefish 9 (Holbrook 3); Assists — Corvallis 19 (Holly Wilson 18), Whitefish 37 (Schulz 32); Digs — Corvallis 35 (Wilson 12), Whitefish 25 (Kate Doorn 9); Aces — Corvallis 7 (Irwin 3, Taia Tury 3), Whitefish 5 (Kalbfleisch 2).