Mastodons Make Quick Road Trip to SDSU

Saturday, October 14

Brookings, S.D.

8 p.m.

Purdue Fort Wayne

South Dakota State

10/13/2017 11:17:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Fort Wayne women's volleyball team makes a quick trip to South Dakota State to take on the Jackrabbits Saturday, October 14 at 8 p.m. ET.

Gameday Information
When: October 14 | 8 p.m. ET
Where: Brookings, S.D. | Frost Arena (6,100)
Live Stats: SDSU Live Stats
Live Video: SDSU Broadcast
Series History: Fort Wayne leads 20-6
Last Meeting: South Dakota State 3, Fort Wayne 1 | Oct. 30, 2016 | Sioux Falls, S.D.

Fort Wayne Mastodons 10-11, 2-4 Summit league
COACH: Steve Florio | 4th Season
KILLS: 273 | Nicole Rightnowar
ASSISTS: 700 | Madison Jaqua
DIGS: 299 | Elizabeth Britner
BLOCKS: 77 | Sydney Boerst
ACES: 22 | Katie Crowe
ATTACK %: .329 | Sydney Boerst

South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-16, 0-5 Summit league
COACH: Nicole Cirillo | 4th Season
KILLS: 143 | Ashlynn Smith and Makenzie Hennen
ASSISTS: 358 | Mattison Munger
DIGS: 244 | Ellie Benson
BLOCKS: 40 | Macy Smith
ACES: 25 | Sierra Peterson
ATTACK %: .246 | Mattison Munger

Quick Hitters
• Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 20-9
• The two teams have split the series the last two season, with each side winning at home.
• Fort Wayne is the only team in the league with five players in the top-15 in points, no other team has more than two (Crowe, Rightnowar, Boerst, Seiler and Fuerst)
• Boerst leads the league in total blocks and Seiler is sixth. Boerst also ranks third in the league in hitting percentage
• Rightnowar ranks second in the league in total kills, kills per set, points and points per set.
• Britner and Rightnowar rank fifth and sixth in the league in total digs, no other team has more than one in the top-7
• Fort Wayne is the only team in the league with three players in the top-11 in total blocks (Boerst, Seiler and Fuerst)
• The 'Dons are the only team in the league with four players in the top-10 in total kills, no other team has more than two (Rightnowar, Crowe, Boerst and Fuerst)
• As a team, they lead the league in kills, assists, points and digs, are second in blocks and third in aces and kills per set

18th Player to 1,000 Kills...
Fort Wayne junior outside hitter Nicole Rightnowar became the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills when she did so during the first set against Western Illinois on Oct. 8. Former teammate Somer Johnson was the last Mastodon to reach the plateau, doing so last season. Rightnowar became the 9th player to reach the mark while coach Steve Florio has been at Fort Wayne. Below is a list of those players.

Year	Player
2016	*Somer Johnson*
2013	*Emily Spencer*
2010	*Maya Schlindwein*
2008	*Rebekah Roehm*
2008	*Jessica Miller*
2007	*Cynara Martins*
2004	*Janelle Pollard*
2003	*Fabiana Souza*

On This Date...October 14 (13-6)

1976	at Fort Wayne Bible	W, 2-0
1976	vs Tri-State	W, 2-0
1978	at Huntington	W, 2-1
1978	vs DePauw	W, 2-0
1978	vs Indiana Central	W, 2-0
1980	VALPARAISO	L, 0-3
1982	at Ohio Northern	W, 2-0
1982	vs Toledo	L, 0-2
1988	vs #1 North Dakota State	L, 0-3
1988	vs Air Force	W, 3-0
1994	CALIFORNIA (PA)	W, 3-0
1994	GRAND VALLEY STATE	L, 1-3
1995	QUINCY	W, 3-1
1998	at Wayne State (MI)	W, 3-1
2004	at Ball State	L, 0-3
2006	BUFFALO	W, 3-0
2008	XAVIER	W, 3-1
2014	IUPUI	L, 1-3
2016	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-1

All-Time Results vs. North Dakota State

11/13/2004	N	South Dakota State	W, 3-0	Orem, Utah	30-20,31-29,30-26
10/8/2005	A	South Dakota State	W, 3-2	Brookings, S.D.	30-25,30-26,28-30,28-30,15-10
11/12/2005	N	South Dakota State	L, 2-3	Greeley, Colo.	30-27,27-30,32-30,26-30,11-15
9/22/2006	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	30-18,30-26,30-23
9/15/2007	A	South Dakota State	L, 0-3	Brookings, S.D.	24-30,28-30,23-30
10/5/2007	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-2	Fort Wayne, Ind.	23-30,30-13,26-30,30-16,15-12
11/17/2007	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	L, 2-3	Fort Wayne, Ind.	21-30,27-30,30-28,30-18,12-15
10/3/2008	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-21,25-18,25-22
11/8/2008	A	South Dakota State	W, 3-2	Brookings, S.D.	19-25,17-25,25-18,29-27,15-13
9/19/2009	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-13,25-21,25-20
10/16/2009	A	South Dakota State	W, 3-0	Brookings, S.D.	30-28,25-19,25-16
10/2/2010	A	South Dakota State	W, 3-0	Brookings, S.D.	25-16,28-26,25-19
10/15/2010	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-2	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-17,23-25,23-25,25-23,15-9
11/19/2010	N	South Dakota State	W, 3-0	Fargo, N.D.	25-22,25-22,25-22
9/23/2011	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-22,25-20,25-22
10/22/2011	A	South Dakota State	W, 3-2	Brookings, S.D.	21-25,23-25,25-21,27-25,19-17
9/28/2012	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	26-24,25-20,25-23
10/27/2012	A	South Dakota State	L, 2-3	Brookings, S.D.	20-25,25-22,24-26,28-26,11-15
10/19/2013	A	South Dakota St.	W, 3-0	Brookings, S.D.	25-19,25-15,25-19
11/15/2013	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-14,25-14,25-14
9/28/2014	A	South Dakota State	W, 3-0	Brookings, S.D.	25-13,25-22,25-14
11/7/2014	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-10,25-11,25-20
10/10/2015	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-17,25-21,25-20
11/1/2015	A	South Dakota State	L, 0-3	Sioux Falls, S.D.	19-25,10-25,23-25
10/14/2016	H	SOUTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-1	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-15,17-25,25-17,25-23
10/30/2016	A	South Dakota State	L, 1-3	Sioux Falls, S.D.	25-15,18-25,17-25,22-25