Hora, Munger with Double-Doubles

Saturday, September 26

Frost Arena

8:00 PM

South Dakota State University

1-17, 0-2

Oral Roberts

8-7, 2-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Oral Roberts	19	26	23	25	15	3
South Dakota State	25	24	25	20	10	2

9/27/2015 12:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: SDSU Sports Info

BROOKINGS, S.D. —Sophomore Mikala Hora (Yankton) led the South Dakota State University volleyball team with 15 kills but the Jackrabbits suffered a 19-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 loss to Oral Roberts in The Summit League action Saturday night at Frost Arena.

"I'd be happier if we won them, but with our fight and competitive nature we are fine. We are in a good spot. We are showing opponents a new SDSU volleyball team compared to past years," first-year head coach Nicole Cirillo said.

With 291 fans in attendance, Hora and the Jackrabbits (1-17, 0-2) used a 9-0 run to record the first set win. A Hora kill started the run and gave SDSU an 11-8 lead. Freshman Mattison Munger (Council Bluffs, Iowa) recorded two service aces during the run. Sophomore Ashley Beaner (Sioux Falls) added two kills before Hora ended the set with a kill and the 25-19 win.

Oral Roberts (8-7, 2-0) opened the second set with an 11-4 run before the Jackrabbits rallied, eventually taking a 24-21 lead after back-to-back Munger aces. However, the Golden Eagales closed the set with five-straight points.

The teams traded the lead in the third set before junior Nazya Thies (Winside, Neb.) gave the Jacks a 24-23 lead with a kill. An Oral Roberts hitting error allowed SDSU to win.

SDSU used a 5-1 run to the fourth set before ORU rallied to take a 15-11 lead. The Jacks cut the lead to 21-19 but it was as close as they could get.

Oral Roberts used a 6-1 run to grab the lead in the fifth set.

Beaner finished with 11 kills and 4 block assists while senior Wagner Larson (Sioux Falls) had 10 kills and tied her career high with 7 blocks for the Jacks. Munger recorded her third double-double of the season with 40 set assists and 13 digs. She also had a career-high five service aces.

Defensively, senior Lizzie Palmer (Sioux Falls) had a match-high 27 digs while Hora added 13 and freshmen Ellie Benson (Sioux Falls) 12 digs.

Laura Milos led Oral Roberts with 21 kills and 18 digs. Nika Mostahinic added 17 kills and 13 digs. Tori Rose had a team-high 20 digs.

SDSU plays at Denver Friday at 8 p.m.