Starting in 2000, the Idaho volleyball team defeated Montana and Montana State every time the teams met.
Montana ended Idaho’s reign of dominance over the state schools in the fifth set.
Idaho rallied back from a 2-0 deficit, but a closing 9-1 run gave Montana the 3-2 win over Idaho (13-25, 28-30, 25-12, 25-19, 7-15).
Idaho coach Debbie Buchanan said the team lacked competitiveness.
“We did not come out to play,” Buchanan said in a news release. “We did not even look like the same team at the start. Our team has to show some more urgency and fight.