Upcoming Event: Women's Volleyball versus Yellow & Blue Scrimmage on August 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m.
Women's Volleyball
vs Yellow & Blue Scrimmage
South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 5
Rylee Martin
- Position:
- Setter
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Eaton H.S.
- Hometown:
- Eaton, Colo.
- Major:
- Communication Studies
PRONUNCIATION
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sara and Darrel Martin... has ties to the Brookings area as her cousins played football at the University of Sioux Falls and her grandfather played football at Northern State... brother, Jace, is a member of the San Francisco Giants organization
Honors and Awards
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024-25, 2026)
Summit League Commissioner's List for Academic Excellence (2024-25)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2023-24, 2024-25)
Summit League First Team (2025)
2025: Played in 27 of 28 matches and 101 total sets in her junior season… earned Summit League First Team honors… surpassed 2,000 career assists and finished the season with 2,154 assists, which ranks ninth in program history… dished 1,035 total assists (fourth in program history) and 10.25 assists per set (first in program history) this season… ranked 35th nationally in assists per set… also contributed 254 digs, 71 kills, 65 blocks and 14 ace serves… dished at least 40 assists in a match 12 times, including a season-high 53 on two occasions… set a new career high with six kills against Dayton (9/12), then again posted a new high with seven against Omaha two weeks later (9/25)… had 12 games with double-digit digs, with a season-high 16 coming against St. Thomas (10/11)… put up five blocks at South Dakota (10/18)
2024: Appeared in all 30 matches and 113 total sets as a sophomore… tallied a team-high 6.41 assists per set… set a new program single-season record with 38 service aces on the year… posted 25 total kills… recorded 11 total double-doubles in 2024… opened the season with 37 assists against Florida A&M (8/30)… hit .750 with three kills at Georgia State (8/30)… dished a career-high 58 assists and matched her career high with 17 digs, both at Western Illinois (9/6)... gave out 26 assists in a thrilling five-set victory over Toledo (9/20)… had 45 assists and 11 digs at Oral Roberts (9/26)… recorded 23 assists and 10 digs against North Dakota (10/12)… dished 18 assists and tallied 11 digs in a sweep at North Dakota State (10/17)… posted 27 assists and 10 digs in a five-set win over South Dakota (10/22)… recorded 23 assists, nine digs and a season-high three aces against St. Thomas (11/7)… had 22 assists and 14 digs against South Dakota in the Summit League Championship match (11/25)
2023: Played 99 sets across 29 matches for the Jacks... secured 395 assists throughout the season, averaging almost four assists per set... recorded a career-high of 35 assists against Oral Roberts (10/12)...tallied 28 assists in the previous match against Omaha (10/7)... put up 27 assists against Tennessee Tech (9/9) and Kansas City (10/21)... dug up 143 balls across the season with a season-high of 17 against Oral Roberts (10/12)...served 15 aces during the season, scoring a season-high of five against Kansas City (9/23)... secured a career-high of six blocks against Denver (10/14) before besting it with seven in the next match against South Dakota (10/17)... tied her season-high of three kills against Omaha (10/7), Oral Roberts (10/12), North Dakota State (11/2), and North Dakota (11/9).
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sara and Darrel Martin... has ties to the Brookings area as her cousins played football at the University of Sioux Falls and her grandfather played football at Northern State... brother, Jace, is a member of the San Francisco Giants organization
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