The Sacramento State volleyball team was an ungracious host last week, defeating the University of Montana and Montana State University to remain unbeaten in the Big Sky Conference.

In Sac State’s 3-0 sweep of the Grizzlies on Saturday, the Hornets dominated every statistical category.

Sac State never trailed in the match and finished with a .341 hitting percentage compared to Montana’s .098. They had the edge in kills (53-39), digs (68-52) and committed only 10 attack errors to Montana’s 25.

The Hornets jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the first game of the match. It was all they needed. Colberg slowly began plugging in the bench players, including setter Stephanie Gamst, who finished with 20 assists.

Outside hitter Shannon Roland and freshman middle hitter Leah Klemenhagen also came off the bench to combine for eight kills.

The solid play of the backups was a welcome positive for Colberg.

“Things can get sloppy when you start using a lot of backup players at the same time,” head coach Debby Colberg said. “This will make me more comfortable with using them in the future.”

Middle hitter Kazmiera Imrie, the only player on either team to finish in double figures, had 11 kills and posted a .474 hitting percentage.

Outside hitter Sandra Bandimere, who is known primarily as an offensive player, piled up big numbers on defense. She had a career-high 19 digs to go with three blocks.

Sac State took on the Montana State Bobcats on Thursday. Once again, a solid team effort allowed the Hornets to get a 3-1 win.

The Hornets took each of the first two games 30-22. They battled back from a seven point deficit in game three, only to lose 32-30 before finally closing out the match with a 30-25 victory in the fourth game.

“It wasn’t the best match we could have played,” Bandimere said. “We had our ups and downs but it will be different when we go there to play them.”

Bandimere and freshman outside hitter Jennifer Ferguson had double-doubles. Both had 11 kills and tallied 17 and 21 digs respectively.

Imrie led the team with 17 kills and also had a .344 hitting percentage. Middle hitter Emily Wilson and senior setter Lisa Beauchene chipped in nine digs apiece.

Sac State closed out their five-match homestand Tuesday against the University of Nevada, Reno. Results were not available as of press time.

The Hornets travel to Portland State on Thursday and Eastern Washington on Saturday for Big Sky games.