SPOKANE, Wash. — Montana State had its most complete match of the early season, sweeping Gonzaga 27-25, 25-23, 25-21 to capture the championship of the GU Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Martin Centre.

Montana State (4-2) hit a tournament best .260, while holding a 10-2 advantage in service aces and out-blocking Gonzaga (4-2) 11-5.

“That was our most compete match,” said MSU head coach Matt Houk. “It was kind of ironic that on our way to the match we talked about finding a way to out-team them. We said that it would take all 16 players owning their role, and that was the difference.”

Gonzaga opened strong, taking an 18-12 lead before the Bobcats responded with an 8-1 run to go ahead 20-19. The Zags reclaimed its lead at 24-22 but MSU fought off two set points, tying the frame at 2

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