Saturday afternoon in its final match at the UND Tournament in Grand Forks, N.D.
Drake (2-3) won the first two sets in convincing fashion 25-17, 25-17. However, Montana (4-4) stormed back with 25-19, 25-20 and 15-7 set victories to emerge victorious.
Newcomer Mariana Rodrigues, a transfer from Ohio University, led Drake with 14 kills on 35 attempts while Emily Plock added 13 kills. Kacie Rewerts continued her strong play at the net with eight blocks while Ashlynn Kuhn added four blocks along with her nine kills.
Drake allowed Montana to hit .