Volleyball Falls in Three Sets

Saturday, September 1

Brookings, S.D.

2 p.m.

South Dakota State University

0-5

Green Bay

3-2

Weber State

South Dakota State

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

9/1/2018 4:27:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The South Dakota State volleyball dropped a 3-0 match to Green Bay Saturday in the final match of the Comfort Suites University Jackrabbits Invitational at Frost Arena.

The Jackrabbits (0-6) lost 25-15, 25-14 and 25-15. The Phoenix improved to 3-4.

"I feel like we are underperforming. We are better than what we are showing right now, and that's frustrating. The team feels it, I definitely feel it, so those are things we just have to work through," fourth-year head coach Nicole Cirillo said.

Junior Makenzie Hennen, an all-tournament selection, led the Jacks offensively with seven kills. Sophomore Kari Brucker had 12 digs and freshman Ellie Thein added 10 digs.

Taylor Wolf led Green Bay with a match-high 21 kills.

How it Happened: Green Bay led 22-13 after it recorded five kills in a row from Wolf and Alex Zakutney and then registered a service ace. The Jackrabbits managed two more points the rest of the set.

In set two, SDSU fell behind 19-6, before Hennen had back-to-back kills. After a Green Bay kill, junior Ashlynn Smith added a kill to cut the lead to 20-9. The Jacks committed a ball handling error to end the set.

Much like the previous two sets, the Jackrabbits were behind, trailing 21-9. SDSU scored the next three points on a pair of freshman Crystal Burk kills and two Green Bay hitting errors. The Phoenix outscored State 4-2 down the stretch for the win.

Up Next
South Dakota State returns to the court Sept. 7 when it plays UMass Lowell in the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa.

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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