Jacks open volleyball season Friday in Oregon

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(from news at SDSU)

08/22/2005


Jacks open volleyball season Friday in Oregon


The South Dakota State University volleyball team will open the 2005 season this weekend with four matches at the Oregon Kickoff Classic in Eugene, Ore.

The Jackrabbits, 22-12 a year ago, open the campaign Friday against Portland State (Ore.), 14-17 overall in 2004. Match time is set for 3 p.m. Pacific Time (5 p.m. Central Time) at McArthur Court. That match will be followed by SDSU taking on Gonzaga (Wash.), 4-25 overall last season, at 5 p.m. PT (7 p.m. Central).

Saturday, SDSU closes out the tournament with back-to-back matches against Eastern Washington at 4 p.m. PT (6 p.m. Central) and host Oregon at 7 p.m. PT (9 p.m. Central). Eastern Washington shared the Big Sky Conference regular season title in 2004 en route to a 20-10 season. Oregon finished the year 10-17 overall.

All matches are scheduled to be broadcast live on KJJQ 910 AM, with Brad DeBeer calling the play-by-play. The broadcasts also will be available online at the following address: /Athletics/Broadcasts/Index.cfm

To read the entire season preview, go to:

http://www3.sdstate.edu/SDSU/NewsDet...cfm?ID=46,4417

[filbert]

Re: Jacks open volleyball season Friday in Oregon

PLAY BALL!!!

http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,4438

EUGENE, Ore. -- Minette Ridenour turned in a double-double performance with 22 kills and 10 digs to lead South Dakota State to a sweep of Gonzaga (Wash.) and a split of its volleyball opening day Friday at the Oregon Kickoff Classic.

The Jackrabbits dropped their opener 3-0 to Portland State (Ore.), before rebounding with a 30-26, 30-27, 30-26 victory over Gonzaga.

It's gonna take a while before phrases like "victory over Gonzaga" get old.

[filbert]

Re: Jacks open volleyball season Friday in Oregon

Jacks dropped their first match against Portland State but won their second yesterday vs. Gonzaga.

The volleyballers play Eastern Washington and Oregon today. Matches are on 910 AM and on the Internet.

[Dakota]

SDSU falls twice at Oregon Kickoff Class in Oregon

SDSU falls twice at Oregon Kickoff Classic
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08/27/2005
EUGENE, Ore. -- The South Dakota State University volleyball team closed out play at the season-opening Oregon Kickoff Classic Saturday by dropping a pair of matches.

The Jackrabbits, 1-3 on the season, fell in five games to Eastern Washington (30-19, 26-30, 30-20, 24-30, 15-13) in the first match of the day. SDSU was later swept by host Oregon in the tournament finale, 30-23, 30-25, 30-23.

Against Eastern Washington, Kristina Martin led the Jackrabbits with 19 kills. Minette Ridenour posted her second consecutive double-double with 15 kills and 15 digs. Freshman middle hitter Kathleen Hruska added nine kills.

Kristie Klusaw tallied 38 set assists, with Steph Behm adding 17 as the juniors shared setting duties early in the match.

Samantha Pearson contributed a match-high 22 digs from her libero position.

Eastern Washington, the defending Big Sky Conference regular season champion, was led by Lizzy Mellor's 21 kills. Keri Beck contributed 12 kills and Ashley Jensen added 11. Christina Albers was creidted with 45 assists and eight kills.

In the nitecap, Kelly Russell hit .552 and registered a match-high 19 kills to lead Oregon. The Ducks also received 10 kills from Mira Djuric, while Heather Madison contributed a double-double with 22 assists and 12 digs.

Oregon out-hit the Jackrabbits .351 to .132..

SDSU again featured a balanced attack albeit in a losing effort. Martin and freshman Mackenzie Angner shared team-high honors with eight kills. Hruska, Ridenour and Emily Rooney each recorded six kills. Rooney added three service aces.

Pearson paced the Jackrabbits defensively with a match-high 13 digs.

SDSU returns to action Friday at the Cyclone Classic in Ames, Iowa. The Jackrabbits open play at noon against host Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum, followed by a 5 p.m. match against Southland Conference champion Stephen F. Austin.