Volleyball Falls in Five

Friday, September 1

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

CSU Bakersfield

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

9/1/2017 10:26:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Sophomore Makenzie Hennen led the South Dakota State volleyball team despite a hard-fought 3-2 loss Friday night to CSU Bakersfield in the Hampton Inn Jackrabbits Invitational and its home opener in Frost Arena.

The Jackrabbits (1-3) lost 25-22, 18-25, 25-18, 22-25 and 15-7 to the Roadrunners (3-2).

Hennen had a career- and match-high 17 kills and hit .250 on the night. She recorded her first career double-double with 11 digs. Classmate Ashlynn Smith added 10 kills.

Junior setter Mattison Munger set a personal best with five kills and .667 hitting percentage. She also had 12 digs. Senior Ellie Benson registered a team-high 13 digs.

Turning Point
After tying the match with a fourth-set victory, the Jackrabbits were with one point, 3-2, of CSU Bakersfield early in the fifth set.

Junior Sierra Peterson, who finished with nine kills, six service aces and seven digs, left the match with an injury. The Roadrunners then scored three-straight points, two on aces, to take a 6-2 lead.

It was over when …

CSU Bakersfield pushed its lead to 10-4 in the final set and then outscored the Jacks 5-3 for the win.

They said it …
"Obviously, I'm bummed that we didn't pull out the win, but overall this was probably some of the better volleyball that we've played," third-year head coach Nicole Cirillo said. "Our passing was good. We were able to run our offense and got a lot of different people involved. It just came down to a few unforced errors and in a few of the sets serving was an issue. But overall, I'm happy with the serves just not the amount of serves in a row we missed."

Notables

Sierra Peterson recorded career-high six service aces.
Mattison Munger's 18 set assists now give her 1,627 career assists. She needs 61 set assists to move into the top 10 at State.

Up Next
South Dakota State returns to action Saturday at 10:30 a.m. when it hosts Valparaiso in the Hampton Inn Jackrabbits Invitational in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.

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