SUMMIT LEAGUE ACTION BEGINS THURSDAY

Thursday, September 25

Brookings, S.D.

7:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Omaha

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9/24/2025 4:06:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Week 5: South Dakota State vs. Omaha
Game 10 vs. Omaha
When	Thursday, September 25 at 7 p.m.
Where	Brookings, S.D. \| First Bank & Trust Arena
Stream	Summit League Network
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Match Notes	South Dakota State \| Summit League
Social Media	X: @GoJacksVB \| Instagram: @GoJacksVB \| Facebook: @GoJacksVB

South Dakota State kicks off the Summit League season this week with a single match against Omaha Thursday night at First Bank & Trust Arena. The Jackrabbits are coming off a 6-3 non-conference slate while the Mavericks went 3-6 during their non-con season.

KEY STORYLINES

South Dakota State enters the Summit League season with a 6-3 overall record. The Jackrabbits went 1-1 last weekend with a 3-0 sweep over Boise State, then a five-set loss to Boise State.
Both SDSU and Omaha played South Florida during the non-conference season. The Jackrabbits won 3-0 over the Bulls in Minneapolis while Omaha fell 3-1 to USF in Omaha.
The Jackrabbits had three losses in the non-conference but avoided being swept. With the exception of the 2024 season, the last time SDSU was not swept prior to the start of conference play was 2012.
SDSU's defense ranks top-35 nationally in both blocks per set and digs per set. The Jacks notch 3.03 blocks per set (eighth) and 15.82 digs per set (34th).
The Jackrabbit block is led by Madison Burr and Sydni Schetnan, who rank 31st and 35th in the country, respectively, in blocks per set.
SDSU has five players averaging at least 2.0 digs per set, led by 3.33 digs per set from Joslyn Richardson.
Madison Burr, Sydni Schetnan and Annalee Ventling-Brown all average at least one block per set this year.
On offense, Sylvie Zgonc ranks third in the country in attacks per set (12.36), leading SDSU's 38.03 team attacks per set mark, which ranks eighth.
Setter Rylee Martin is second in the Summit League and 41st in the country in assists per set - 9.82.
Sylvie Zgonc leads the Jacks with 4.21 kills per set, which is 42nd in the country. She surpassed 1,000 career kills last weekend, becoming the seventh active junior in the country to reach the milestone.
SDSU was picked to win the Summit League in the preseason poll following a 15-1 conference record in 2025.