Volleyball Team Loses at Denver

Friday, October 27

Denver, Colo.

8 p.m.

South Dakota State University

2-21 (0-10Summit)

Denver

16-5 (7-2Summit)

Team	1	2	3	Final F
South Dakota State	22	16	18	0
Denver	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

10/27/2017 9:56:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

DENVER—The South Dakota State volleyball team dropped a 3-0 Summit League match at Denver Friday night in front of 276 fans.

The Jackrabbits (2-21, 0-10) lost 25-22, 25-16 and 25-18 to the Pioneers (16-5, 7-2).

Junior Sierra Peterson and sophomore Ashlynn Smith each had six kills. Junior Mattison Munger had 11 digs and senior Ellie Benson added nine.

Denver was led by Becca Latham's 15 kills.

Turning Points
In the first set, the Jackrabbits trailed 13-8 but came back to tie the set four times, the last at 19-19. Denver outscored State 6-3 for the win.

Denver opened the second set with a 10-3 run. SDSU used a 5-1 run to pull within three, 11-8, but the Pioneers finished the set outscoring the Jackrabbits, 14-8.

The Jackrabbits were within one, 9-8, after freshman Maddie Fay and junior Payton Richardson recorded a block and the Pioneers were called for a setting error. A 14-5 run by Denver gave it a 23-13 lead. SDSU then scored five of the next six points to trail 24-18. DU finished the set with one of their 20 kills in the third set.

Notables

Mattison Munger recorded a set assist tonight. She now has 1,994 career assists, six from 2,000 career assists at SDSU.
Ellie Benson needs 14 digs to reach 1,000 career digs.

Up Next
South Dakota State returns to action Sunday when it plays at Oral Roberts at 1 p.m.

For more information on the South Dakota State volleyball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksVB) or like South Dakota State volleyball on Facebook.

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