SDSU SET FOR RIVALRY MATCHES THIS WEEK

Thursday, October 16

Brookings, S.D.

7:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

North Dakota State

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10/15/2025 7:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Week 8: South Dakota State vs. North Dakota State, at South Dakota
Game 15 vs. North Dakota State
When	Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m.
Where	Brookings, S.D. \| First Bank & Trust Arena
Stream	Summit League Network
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com
Game 16 at South Dakota
When	Saturday, October 18 at 6 p.m.
Where	Vermillion, S.D.
Stream	Summit League Network
Live Stats	GoJacksLive.com
Match Notes	South Dakota State \| Summit League
Social Media	X: @GoJacksVB \| Instagram: @GoJacksVB \| Facebook: @GoJacksVB

South Dakota State takes on North Dakota State and South Dakota this week as the Jacks continue the Summit League slate. North Dakota State visits First Bank & Trust Arena Thursday night in a meeting of conference unbeatens. The Jacks go to Vermillion Saturday for the first Interstate Series meeting of the year.

KEY STORYLINES

South Dakota State enters the weekend with an 11-3 overall record and unbeaten 5-0 mark in Summit League action. Most recently, SDSU topped St. Thomas 3-1 in a four-set battle at First Bank & Trust Arena.
SDSU is rated 30th in the latest RPI rankings and is the No. 3 non-power conference team behind Creighton and UTEP.
SDSU and NDSU are the last two undefeated teams in the Summit League.
As a team, SDSU ranks eighth in the country with 2.94 blocks per set. Jackrabbit middles Sydni Schetnan and Madison Burr are 18th and 60th, respectively, in the country in blocks per set.
Sylvie Zgonc averages 4.13 kills per set to lead SDSU's offense. Madison Burr (2.42) and Hannah Klein (2.40) also notch more than 2.0 kills per set overall.
Rylee Martin averages 10.95 assists per set in conference matches, which leads the Summit League. Her 10.23 assists per set overall is 26th in the country.
SDSU has five players averaging at least 2.2 digs per set, led by 3.21 digs per set from Joslyn Richardson.
The Jackrabbits have three losses this season. Those opponents (Northern Iowa, Minnesota, Boise State) are a combined 39-13 this season.
In conference games, SDSU leads the Summit League in points per set (17.84), hitting percentage (.270) and blocks (2.79).
Sylvie Zgonc has at least 11 kills in every match this season and set a new season high with 22 against St. Thomas last week.
Sydni Schetnan has at least five blocks in nine of 14 matches this year. Madison Bur has at least five blocks in seven matches.