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Saturday, November 11

Fort Wayne, Ind.

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

2-25, 0-14SL

Fort Wayne

12-18, 4-10SL

Team	1	2	3	Final F
South Dakota State	17	12	21	0
Fort Wayne	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

11/11/2017 7:53:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Sophomore Ashlynn Smith led the South Dakota State volleyball in kills, but it wasn't enough as the Jackrabbits lost a 3-0 Summit League match Saturday night at Fort Wayne in front of 646 fans.

The Jackrabbits (2-25, 0-14) lost 25-17, 25-12 and 25-21 to the Mastodons (12-18, 4-10).

Smith had 12 kills and hit .243 for the match. Freshman Macy Smith added seven kills while rookie Hanna Jellema had six kills and eight digs. Senior Ellie Benson had a team-high 13 digs.

Fort Wayne was led by Nicole Rightnowar's 16 kills and 14 digs.

Turning Points
In the first set, junior Payton Richardson's solo block pulled the Jackrabbits to within one, 13-12. Fort Wayne then finished the set on a 12-5 run.

South Dakota State had a 7-6 lead in the second set, but Fort Wayne used an 18-5 run for the win.

The Jackrabbits battled in the third set and was within one point multiple times, the last 19-18 after junior Mattison Munger's kill. Fort Wayne ended the set on a 6-3 run.

Notables
Mattison Munger recorded four set assists tonight. She now enters next season with 1,998 career assists, two from 2,000 career assists at SDSU.

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

-GoJacks.com-