RV PANTHERS TOP JACKRABBITS

Saturday, August 30

Cedar Falls, Iowa

5:00 p.m.

South Dakota State University

1-1,0-0Summit League

Northern Iowa

1-1,0-0MVC

South Dakota St.

UNI

Photo by: Andy Saigh/UNI Athletics

8/30/2025 7:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The South Dakota State volleyball team fell in four sets to RV Northern Iowa Saturday evening at the McLeod Center.

The Jackrabbits won the opening set 25-23 but dropped the next three - 25-16, 25-18, 25-18.

SDSU notched 11 blocks in the contest, matching its mark from Friday's season opener, but was out-blocked 12-11 by the Panthers and hit just .025 as a team.

Sylvie Zgonc posted a 15-point, 15-dig double-double for the Jackrabbits. Annalee Ventling-Brown added eight kills, one shy of her career high, and notched four blocks. Madison Burr posted a match-high six blocks and added four kills.

Libero Joslyn Richardson notched a career-best 20 digs while contributing two assists and a service ace. Maggie Meister, a freshman, was also in double figures with 12 digs.

Rylee Martin recorded 28 assists, six digs and three blocks. Brooke Larsen checked in to add six digs and three assists in her collegiate debut.

Northern Iowa was paced by 19 kills from Lily Dykstra and 17 from Cassidy Hartman. Dykstra also had 13 digs and five blocks.

UNI had a 59-37 advantage in kills and 4-1 edge in ace serves. The Panthers committed 11 service errors, compared to two by SDSU.

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