Strong Performance for Volleyball

Tuesday, November 7

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

2-24, 0-13

South Dakota

16-9, 10-3

South Dakota

South Dakota State

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

11/7/2017 9:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

In its final home match of the season, the South Dakota State volleyball team turned in a strong performance despite falling 3-0 to South Dakota in a Summit League match in front of 370 fans in Frost Arena.

The Jackrabbits (2-24, 0-13) lost 25-22, 25-22 and 25-20 to the third-place Coyotes (16-9, 10-3). State hit .215 for the match, its second-highest attack percentage of the season.

Sophomore Ashlynn Smith turned in a double-double with a team-high 10 kills and 11 digs. Freshmen Macy Smith and Hanna Jellema each had career highs with nine kills. Rookie Maddie Fay tied a personal best with 36 set assists and senior Ellie Benson logged a match-high 22 digs.

USD was led by Hayley Dotseth's 14 kills and 11 digs.

Turning Points
In the first set, the Jackrabbits trailed 16-11, but SDSU used an 7-3 run fueled by kills from junior Payton Richardson, Jellema, Fay and Macy Smith along with a block assist for Macy Smith and Ashlynn Smith and a solo stop by Macy Smith to pull within 19-18. USD finished with a 6-4 run for the win.

After 12 ties, the last at 20-20, South Dakota finished the second set with three kills and took advantage of a pair of SDSU errors to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

The Jackrabbits trailed 15-12 in the final set before outscoring the Coyotes 5-4 to pull within 19-17 on a Jellema kill. SDSU was still within two points at 22-20 after a Jellema and Macy Smith block, but the Jacks committed three errors to end the match.

Notables

Macy Smith hit a team-best .444, marking the sixth time she has hit higher than .400 in a match.
Ellie Benson logged her fourth 20-plus dig match of the season.
Mattison Munger has 1,994 career assists. She ranks ninth on the SDSU career list and needs six set assists to become the ninth Jackrabbit with 2,000 career set assists.

Up Next
South Dakota State returns to the court Saturday for a 6 p.m. match at Fort Wayne.

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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