Bravettes fall to Hellgate to close out regular season

MISSOULA — Olivia Neva had eight kills for Flathead, but it wasn’t enough as Missoula Hellgate downed the Bravettes Thursday in four sets.

The Knights took set one 25-17, then won sets three and four to take the victory. Flathead won set two 25-22. 

Makenna Aldrich and Emy O’Dell had two aces each for the Bravettes, who still earn a spot in the Western AA play-in games as the No. 6 seed. Flathead will travel to Helena Thursday to battle the Bengals at 6 p.m. for a spot at the State AA Volleyball Tournament Nov. 14-16 in Bozeman. 

Glacier, which lost in straight sets to Missoula Sentinel Thursday, is the No. 5 seed and plays at Missoula Big Sky Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a berth at State. 

Missoula Hellgate defeats Flathead 25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-18. 

Kills — Flathead 32 (Olivia Neva 8), Hellgate n/a. Aces — Flathead 4 (Emy O’Dell 2, Makenna Aldrich 2), Hellgate n/a. Assists — Flathead 25 (Cheyenne Heino 17), Hellgate n/a. Blocks — Flathead 9 (Aldrich 6), Hellgate n/a. Digs — Flathead 33 (O’Dell 7, Katie Mannin 7), Hellgate n/a. 

NOTE: The story has been updated with the correct days of the play-in matches for Flathead and Glacier.