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11:00 a.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs Yellow & Blue Scrimmage
South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, October 22
Brookings, S.D.
7:00 PM
South Dakota State University
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South Dakota
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10/21/2024 3:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. SOUTH DAKOTA, DENVER |
| When | vs. South Dakota - October 22 at 7 p.m. vs. Denver - October 26 at 1 p.m. |
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| Where | Brookings, S.D. | First Bank & Trust Arena | |
| Live Stream | Summit League Network | |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com | |
| Match Notes | South Dakota State | Summit League | |
| Social Media | Twitter | Facebook | |
South Dakota State returns to Brookings this week to take on South Dakota Tuesday and Denver Saturday at First Bank & Trust Arena.
The Jackrabbits enter the weekend at 18-0 with a 7-0 mark in the Summit League. With 18 wins, SDSU is one shy of matching the single-season win record for the Dan Georgalas era (19 in 2021). If the Jacks win two matches this week they will have 20 wins in a season since winning 25 in 2007.
South Dakota visits First Bank & Trust Arena Tuesday with a 16-11 overall record and 5-2 mark in the Summit League. The Coyotes have won each of their last three contests - 3-2 at UND, 3-1 vs. Kansas City and 3-2 vs. North Dakota State. SDSU holds a 58-41 all-time record over USD, however the Coyotes are 27-2 in the teams' Division I series. USD has won 18 consecutive meetings dating back to the 2015 season. The conclusion of Tuesday's match against USD will mark the halfway point in the Summit League season for the Jackrabbits.
Saturday's match against Denver kicks off the second half of the conference season. The Jacks have already beat the Pioneers 3-1 in Denver earlier in the year. The Pios enter the week 8-9 on the season and 3-4 in Summit League action. All-time, Denver has a 24-4 lead in its series with SDSU. The Jackrabbits won the first two meetings between these teams back in 1989, then did not win again until a 3-2 win in the opening round of the Summit League Tournament in 2021.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State continues its distinction as the only unbeaten team in the country into another week. The Jackrabbits are 18-0 overall and 7-0 in conference matches.
- SDSU's 18-0 start is the program's second-best all-time. The Jackrabbits started 20-0 during the 1975 season.
- Entering the week, Dan Georgalas is one win away from matching his single-season win total as a head coach (19 in 2021). If the Jacks reach 20 wins this week, it would be the first time since 2007 the program won at least 20 matches.
- SDSU's meeting with USD Tuesday is the first volleyball Interstate Series meeting of the season. The current scoreboard has the teams tied at .5 points each with the soccer draw on October 11
- South Dakota State is receiving votes in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Volleyball Poll for the third consecutive week and is No. 32 in the RPI
- As a team, South Dakota State ranks third nationally in blocks per set (3.05) and 10th in opponent hitting percentage (.145). Both marks lead the Summit.
- Middles Sydni Schetnan (1.41 BPS) and Madison Burr (1.35) rank 20th and 28th in the country, respectively, in blocks per set. Those markes are top two in the league.
- The middle duo of Schetnan and Burr also top the league with .483 and .438 respective clips in conference matches. Schetnan's overall hitting percentage, .449, is ninth in the country.
- SDSU's offense is led by Sylvie Zgonc's 4.29 kills per set, which is first in the Summit League and 27th in the country.
- The Jackrabbits have four players averaging at least 2.0 points per set in all matches this season - Sylvie Zgonc (4.83), Sydni Schetnan (3.68), Madison Burr (2.86) and Alyssa Groves (2.10).
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