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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, September 13
Chicago, Ill.
6 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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UIC
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Four Matches on the Road for Volleyball
9/11/2017 1:29:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| Â MATCHES 10-14: South Dakota St. (1-8); UIC (6-3); Bradley (3-7); Grand Canyon (4-5); UMKC (4-5) |
| Â When | Â Wednesday, Sept. 13 | 6 p.m. | Â Fri.-Sat., Sept. 15-16 | 10 a.m.; 3:30 p.m.; 3:30 p.m. |
|  Where |  Flames Athletic Center I Chicago, Ill. |  Renaissance Coliseum I Peoria, Ill. |
| Â Live Video | Â espn3 | Â espn3Â (Bradley only) |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacks.com | Â GoJacks.com |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | UIC | Bradley I Grand Canyon I UMKC | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #StriveTogether | |
      It will be a busy week for the South Dakota State volleyball team as it plays four matches in Illinois.
           SDSU travels east to take on UIC in Chicago Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Flames Athletic Center. It then travels to Bradley for the CEFCU Invitational in Peoria, Ill., this weekend. State plays the Braves Friday at 10 a.m. and Grand Canyon at 3:30 p.m. It then meets UMKC Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
           The Jackrabbits enter the week 1-8 on the season after going 0-3 in the UND Classic this past weekend. SDSU lost to Appalachian State, George Washington and host North Dakota. Senior Ellie Benson was named to the UND Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 4.0 digs per set.
           UIC enters Wednesday's match sporting a 6-3 record. The Flames finished last weekend with a 4-0 record, going 3-0 at the Bradley-hosted CEFCU Classic. They defeated the Braves twice and Murray State. UIC then beat Chicago State Sept. 10.
           Bradley sits 3-7 on the season after finishing 1-2 in the CEFCU Classic this past weekend. Its lone win came over Murray State.
           Grand Canyon went 0-3 its own tournament this last weekend, losing to Fordham, Gonzaga and Idaho. The Lopes enter the week 4-5 on the season.
           UMKC sits at 4-5 entering the week. The Roos snapped a four-match losing streak, going 2-1 in their own tournament this weekend.
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Jackrabbit All-Access
Wednesday's match at UIC and Saturday morning's match at Bradley can be seen on espn3. Live stats for the weekend are available on GoJacks.com.
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Setting the Scene
South Dakota State continues its eight-match road swing, its longest of the season, and looks to end an eight-match losing streak.
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The Jackrabbits are 1-1 in away matches and 0-4 in neutral-site matches so far this season. Overall, State is 25-46 in tournament play since 2011.
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The Jackrabbits meet UIC for the first time. It will be the third meeting between State and Bradley. The Braves have won both matches, including last season's. Grand Canyon and the Jacks have each won a match against each other. SDSU leads the UMKC series 10-6.
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South Dakota State is in its 52nd season overall and 13th in the Division I era. The Jackrabbits sport an 895-691-8 (.561) all-time record and 174-240 (.420) mark in Division I play.
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A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
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South Dakota State, led by third-year head coach Nicole Cirillo, is hitting .145 as a team and is led offensively by sophomore Makenzie Hennen. The outside hitter is averaging 2.57 kills per set.
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Junior right side hitter Sierra Peterson is averaging 2.45 kills per set and is one of six Jackrabbits hitting higher than .200.
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The Jackrabbits' primary setter, junior Mattison Munger, is averaging 7.83 set assists and 2.24 digs per set.
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On defense, the Jackrabbits' lone senior, libero Ellie Benson, tops the squad with 3.61 digs per set.
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The bright spot for South Dakota State has been blocking. The team averages 1.65 blocks per set with junior transfer Payton Richardson and Peterson with 19 and 13 total blocks, respectively.
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The Jackrabbits return five starters from the 2016 season in Peterson, Hennen, sophomore Ashlynn Smith (1.97 kps, 0.41 bps), Munger and Benson. Richardson (1.79 kps, 0.68 bps) and freshman middle blocker Macy Smith (1.29 kps, 0.46 bps) join the probable starting six this week.
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South Dakota State was picked to finish seventh in The Summit League preseason coaches poll.
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The 2017 SDSU volleyball roster features 14 players from nine states. Of the 14 players, two are from South Dakota, four from Iowa, two from Nebraska and one each from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas and Wisconsin. By class, the Jacks have one senior, three juniors, three sophomores and seven freshmen.
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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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