NO. 7 SDSU TAKES ON ARIZONA IN NCAA OPENING ROUND

Friday, December 5

Stanford, Calif.

4:30 p.m. PT / 6:30 p.m. CT

South Dakota State University

Arizona

Photo by: Evan Patzwald

12/4/2025 1:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

NCAA Tournament: South Dakota State vs. Arizona
Match 28 vs. Arizona
When	Friday, December 5 at 6:30 p.m. CT
Where	Stanford, Calif. \| Maples Pavilion
Stream	ESPN+
Live Stats	NCAA Stats
Match Notes	South Dakota State
Social Media	X: @GoJacksVB \| Instagram: @GoJacksVB \| Facebook: @GoJacksVB

South Dakota State earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid out of the Summit League. The Jackrabbits are a No. 7 seed and will take on Arizona in the opening round on Friday at 4:30 p.m. local time at Maples Pavilion on the Stanford campus.

KEY STORYLINES

South Dakota State is making its second consecutive NCAA Tournament trip and third overall in the program's DI era. Prior to the 2024 season, SDSU's last NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2007.
South Dakota State is seeking its first NCAA Tournament win ever and the first for any Summit League team since 1997. the Summit League is 2-34 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
The Jackrabbits wrapped up the regular season with a 22-3 overall record and went 16-0 during the Summit League regular season. SDSU is 31-1 in the conference regular season over the last two years.
SDSU is one of the top defensive teams in the nation, ranking third in blocks per set (3.10) and seventh in opponent hitting percentage (.152).
SDSU is rated 31 in the latest RPI rankings and is the No. 9 non-power-conference team.
Six Jackrabbits earned Summit League year-end honors, headlined by Dan Georglas and Sylvie Zgonc repeating as Coach and Player of the Year, respectively. Madison Burr, Rylee Martin and Sydni Schetnan were named to the First Team and Hannah Klein landed on the Freshman Team.
Sylvie Zgonc leads the Summit League with 4.30 kills (36th in the country) and 4.75 points per set. She averages 2.63 digs per set, the top mark among the league's outside hitters.
Madison Burr is SDSU's second-leading scorer with 3.50 points per set out of the middle. The sophomore averages 2.51 kills and 1.37 blocks per set, and has 18 ace serves on the year.
Rylee Martin is the Summit League leader with 10.27 assists per set, which is 30th in the country.