Jacks edged by Kansas City, 3-1

Saturday, September 21

Brookings, S.D.

noon

South Dakota State University

3-8

Kansas City

4-5

Kansas City

South Dakota St.

Photo by: SDSU Sports Information

9/21/2019 4:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

The South Dakota State volleyball team was edged by Kansas City, 3-1 (25-14, 15-25, 16-25, 10-25) on Saturday as it hosted the Comfort Suites University Jackrabbit Invitational.

The Jackrabbits fell to 3-9 overall, while Kansas City improved to 4-6.

Makenzie Hennen and Ashlynn Smith paced the Jacks with 14 kills each, while Tori Thompson added five. Carly Wedel aided the offense with 32 assists. Tatum Pickar and Crystal Burk both registered career-high dig totals with 20 and 19, respectively. Hennen notched her sixth double-double of the season as she added 13 digs.

South Dakota State held an early 10-8 lead to open the match as two kills from Smith and one from Burk increased the advantage to 13-8. An 11-3 run built the Jacks lead to 24-12 as a big swing by Hennen gave State a 25-14 first set victory. SDSU hit .275 in the first set compared to Kansas City at -.027.

The Roos held a 6-5 edge in the second set, when back-to-back kills by Wedel gave the Jackrabbits a 7-6 advantage. The teams traded points until UMKC held just a 13-12 lead, but the Roos score 12 of the final 14 points to take set two, 25-15.

In the third set, Kansas City jumped out to an 8-1 lead. Although the Jacks attempted to chip away at the deficit, the Roos held the lead for the entirety of the set to take a 2-1 advantage in the match with a 25-16 third set win.

The Jacks were trailing 14-6 in the fourth set when a 10-2 run put the Roos in position to capture the final set, 25-10.

Comfort Suites University Jackrabbit Invitational All-Tournament Team
MVP – Ari Miller – Milwaukee
Carmen Heilemann – Milwaukee
Jenna Miller – Milwaukee
Mykal Sadler – Kansas City
Ty Lukes – Kansas City
Alex Ratzlaff – Kansas City
Brittany Anderson - Valparaiso
Makenzie Hennen – South Dakota State

Game Notes

Makenzie Hennen was named to the all-tournament team after recording 50 kills on the weekend, highlighted by a career-tying 24 kills against Milwaukee.
Tatum Pickar and Crystal Burk recorded career-best dig totals with 20 and 19, respectively.

Up Next
The Jackrabbits open up Summit League action as they host North Dakota State on Friday at 7 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 29, State will host Western Illinois at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls in its annual pink match.

-GoJacks.com-