JACKS WIN SENIOR DAY THRILLER OVER BISON, 3-2 - South Dakota State University Athletics

Saturday, November 14

Brookings, S.D.

1:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

15-10,11-3Summit League

North Dakota State

15-9,7-7Summit League

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
North Dakota St.	25	11	22	25	15	2
South Dakota St.	20	25	25	21	17	3

Photo by: Austin Senger

11/14/2026 4:40:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Jackrabbits celebrated their senior class properly on Saturday afternoon, as they outlasted NDSU, 3-2.

The trio of Sylvie Zgonc, Rylee Martin and Joslyn Richardson led the team in their respective categories as Zgonc finished with 26 kills, Martin with 28 assists and Richardson with 21 digs. Taylor Byl joined the trio with another nine-block performance to lead the match, while Hannah Klein added 10 kills and two solo blocks to get the Jacks over the line.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1: It was a battle from the very beginning as the two teams raced out to a 10-10 deadlock, but SDSU made an early move and pulled away, forcing the media timeout up, 15-13. NDSU came out hot from the media timeout with a 3-0 run to take a 16-15 lead and didn't look back as they went on a 4-0 run to end the set, 25-20.

Set 2: The second set was all Jackrabbits, as they raced out to a 9-3 lead behind four kills from three different attackers and a Joslyn Richardson ace. Zgonc added two more kills as the Jacks forced the media timeout with a 15-7 lead. Zgonc continued after the media timeout with three more kills in the set, but aces were the main story as Brooke Larsen put down one and Taylor Byl added two on the last two points of the set, clinching it, 25-11.

Set 3: Set three was very similar to set one, as the two teams raced out, trading points to an even score at 10-10. After SDSU forced the media timeout at 15-14, NDSU pulled out a 4-0 run to take an 18-16 lead. But the Jackrabbits didn't back down and returned with a five-point run of their own, taking a 22-19 lead, which the Bison couldn't overcome, dropping the set, 25-22.

Set 4: But the Bison weren't out of it yet as they responded emphatically in the fourth, rattling off a five-point run to take a 16-9 lead over the Jacks. The Jacks fought back, but the initial deficit was too much as the Bison took the set, 25-21, sending the matchup to the fifth set for the second time this season.

Set 5: The Jacks came out swinging in the fifth set, taking a 10-5 lead behind three Hannah Klein kills and two Marisa Michaelis kills. But with their backs against the wall, the Bison rattled off a five-point run to force a match point up 14-13. But the Jacks' defense wouldn't let them off easy as Claire Logeais scored two crucial blocks in the last three points to help the Jacks secure the win in extras, 17-15.

NOTES:

Attendance: 1,994
Joslyn Richardson put up 21 digs to get 1,000 career digs while adding two aces to get to 100 career aces.
Hannah Klein tallied double-digit kills for the first time on October 23rd, against USD.
Sylvie Zgonc moved to 482 kills for the season, the fourth most in a single season for the Jacks in the 25-point era.

-GoJacks.com-