Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus Omaha on September 25, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
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7:00 p.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs Omaha
South Dakota State University Athletics
Women's Volleyball
Berkland, Karly
Karly Berkland
- Title:
- Graduate Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Karly.Berkland@sdstate.edu
Karly Berkland enters her second season on staff with the Jackrabbit in 2025.
Berkland helped the Jackrabbits go 27-3 (15-1 Summit) in 2024 and earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. SDSU started the season with a 22-0 mark, the best start to a season and the longest win streak in program history, and went on to win the Summit League regular season and finish runner-up in the Summit League postseason. The Jackrabbits’ first NCAA at-large bid in program history sent SDSU to Lincoln, Nebraska, where the team fell to Miami in the opening round. SDSU's final RPI of the season was 34.
Three Jackrabbits earned Summit League honors in 2024. Sylvie Zgonc was named the Summit League Player of the Year, AVCA All-Region and All-America honorable mention as just a sophomore. Her 4.37 kills per set and 4.88 points per set both rank third in a single season for the Jackrabbits. Zgonc was joined on the All-Summit First Team and All-Region team by Sydni Schetnan. Schetnan also set a new program record with a .388 hit percentage in 2024 and tallied 146 total blocks on the year, the second most in a single season at SDSU. Madison Burr was tabbed the Summit League Freshman of the Year and was an honorable mention all-league selection. Her 130 blocks in her freshman season is the fourth-most my an SDSU player in a single season. Rylee Martin tallied 38 ace serves on the year, also program record.
The Jackrabbits set six team statistic records in 2024 - kills per set (13.13), hit percentage (.242), aces per set (1.59), total blocks (310.0), blocks per set (2.74) and points per set (17.47). SDSU also set a new volleyball attendance record at its home opener against Kansas City with 2,853 fans. It was also the first official event held at the newly-renovated First Bank & Trust Arena.Â
Berkland joined the Jackrabbits following a standout career at the University of Connecticut. She played three seasons as the Huskies’ libero, where she finished her career ranked fifth in program history for career digs (1,612). Berkland led the Huskies in digs all three season on the roster. She started her career with two seasons at Houston.
While at UConn, Berkland worked as an assistant coach for the Husky Volleyball Club. She also worked with the UConn athletic marketing team and Moyal Enterprises in her time as an undergraduate
Berkland is a native of Williamsburg, Iowa. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management.
Berkland helped the Jackrabbits go 27-3 (15-1 Summit) in 2024 and earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. SDSU started the season with a 22-0 mark, the best start to a season and the longest win streak in program history, and went on to win the Summit League regular season and finish runner-up in the Summit League postseason. The Jackrabbits’ first NCAA at-large bid in program history sent SDSU to Lincoln, Nebraska, where the team fell to Miami in the opening round. SDSU's final RPI of the season was 34.
Three Jackrabbits earned Summit League honors in 2024. Sylvie Zgonc was named the Summit League Player of the Year, AVCA All-Region and All-America honorable mention as just a sophomore. Her 4.37 kills per set and 4.88 points per set both rank third in a single season for the Jackrabbits. Zgonc was joined on the All-Summit First Team and All-Region team by Sydni Schetnan. Schetnan also set a new program record with a .388 hit percentage in 2024 and tallied 146 total blocks on the year, the second most in a single season at SDSU. Madison Burr was tabbed the Summit League Freshman of the Year and was an honorable mention all-league selection. Her 130 blocks in her freshman season is the fourth-most my an SDSU player in a single season. Rylee Martin tallied 38 ace serves on the year, also program record.
The Jackrabbits set six team statistic records in 2024 - kills per set (13.13), hit percentage (.242), aces per set (1.59), total blocks (310.0), blocks per set (2.74) and points per set (17.47). SDSU also set a new volleyball attendance record at its home opener against Kansas City with 2,853 fans. It was also the first official event held at the newly-renovated First Bank & Trust Arena.Â
Berkland joined the Jackrabbits following a standout career at the University of Connecticut. She played three seasons as the Huskies’ libero, where she finished her career ranked fifth in program history for career digs (1,612). Berkland led the Huskies in digs all three season on the roster. She started her career with two seasons at Houston.
While at UConn, Berkland worked as an assistant coach for the Husky Volleyball Club. She also worked with the UConn athletic marketing team and Moyal Enterprises in her time as an undergraduate
Berkland is a native of Williamsburg, Iowa. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sports management.
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