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South Dakota State University Athletics
Jacks battle league champs in Fargo
11/2/2009 4:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Jackrabbits travel to Fargo, N.D., for their only match of the week this Saturday, when they take on North Dakota State, who secured its second straight Summit League regular season title over the weekend.
The Jackrabbits opened their final week at home with a loss to Missouri Valley power Northern Iowa, but responded on the weekend when it counted most, with Summit League wins over Southern Utah and UMKC.
Fiona Jones led the way for the Jacks with perhaps her best weekend of the season. Jones finished the week with 35 kills, and did so with an efficient .310 hitting percentage. Ellyce Youngren tallied 29 kills and a team-high 10 blocks, while Kaitlin Klingemann came on strong with 20 kills and a team-high .349 hitting percentage.
Illness played a bit of a factor in the three matches, sidelining leading setter Nicole Peters for all three matches, and limiting libero Stacey Wernert on Wednesday against Northern Iowa.
The Jackrabbits two wins keeps their Summit League Tournament hopes alive, but they need to keep winning and get some help, as every team ahead of them in the standings holds the tiebreaker over SDSU.
Ellyce Youngren leads the Jackrabbits with 260 kills and with 74 total blocks. Fiona Jones ranks second on the team with 256 kills and with 247 digs, and leads the team with 10 double-doubles. Nicole Peters leads the Jacks with 424 set assists, but continues to split the setting duties with Thyele Rechatiko, who enters the week with 415 set assists.
Next up for the Jackrabbits - Following their trip to Fargo, the Jackrabbits wrap-up the regular season with matches at Oral Roberts on Nov. 13, and at Centenary on Nov. 14.
The Jacks cruised to a 3-0 victory over the Ladies in the home opener Sept. 11, and then followed that up with a 3-1 win over the Golden Eagles on Sept. 12, to complete the home opening weekend sweep.
RABBITS ON THE RADIO - All Jackrabbit volleyball home matches, and select road matches, can be heard on KJJQ 910 A.M.
The pre-game show starts approximately 20 minutes before first serve.
THE JACKRABBIT EXTRA ON GoJacks.com - Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com can listen to all SDSU home volleyball matches and can watch select home and road matches streaming live on the internet.
To subscribe to the Jackrabbit Extra, log onto GoJacks.com and click on "sign up"
THE JACKRABBIT INSIDER ON KSFY-TV - Fans of South Dakota State University Athletics can now get a weekly behind-the-scenes look at Jackrabbit sports teams with the addition of the "Jackrabbit Insider" to the KSFY Action News lineup.
Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the show airs on Sunday following KSFY's 10 p.m. newscast.
SDSU VOLLEYBALL ON Mediacom - South Dakota State athletics teamed-up with Mediacom to increase its presence throughout the 2009 season. Replays of Jackrabbit home volleyball matches can be seen Monday-Thursday on the Mediacom Connections Channel in South Dakota and Minnesota. Check your local listings for times.
THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION
North Dakota State Bison (19-3, 15-0 Summit) - The Bison secured the Summit League's regular season title and their 33rd straight conference win on Friday with a 3-0 defeat of UMKC. They followed that up by tying the league record with its 34th straight league win on Saturday with another convincing 3-0 sweep of Southern Utah. Saturday's win also marked the 18th straight home win for the Bison.
Along with its 34 match streak and its 18 match streak, the Bison also enter Saturday's match riding a nine-match overall winning streak, with their last loss coming on Sept. 29, at BYU.
Chrissy Knuth leads the potent NDSU attack with 274 kills and with 74 total blocks. Lauren McLaughlin enters the week with 250 kills and Brooke VandenBergh comes in with 208. Jennifer Lopez leads the team with 648 set assists and adds 104 kills. Kelly Loped leads a well balanced defense with 376 digs.
The first meeting; 10/10/09 at Frost Arena - North Dakota State handed the Jacks their first home loss of the season in a 3-1 defeat. After falling behind 2-0, the Jacks rallied to win the third set, only to see the Bison run away with the fourth set for the win.
The Series vs. NDSU - The Jackrabbits lead the series at the Division I level 9-6, but the Bison won each of the last four meetings, including a win in Fargo in 2007, a series sweep in 2008 and the first meeting of the 2009 season.
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