Mastodons Return Home to Host South Dakota

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Fort Wayne women's volleyball team returns to Arnie Ball Court after being on the road for the last nine matches, as the Mastodons host South Dakota September 29 at 7 p.m.

Gameday Information
When: September 29 | 7:00 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Arnie Ball Court (1,800)
Live Stats: Fort Wayne Sidearm Live Stats
Live Video: Fort Wayne Sidearm All-Access (Mike Maahs, play-by-play)
Live Audio: Fort Wayne Stretch Internet
Series History: South Dakota leads 7-6
Last Meeting: Fort Wayne 3, South Dakota 0 | Nov. 5, 2016 | Fort Wayne, Ind.

Fort Wayne Mastodons 8-9, 0-2 Summit league
COACH: Steve Florio | 4th Season
KILLS: 220 | Nicole Rightnowar
ASSISTS: 532 | Madison Jaqua
DIGS: 249 | Elizabeth Britner
BLOCKS: 64 | Sydney Boerst
ACES: 17 | Nicole Rightnowar
ATTACK %: .352 | Sydney Boerst

South Dakota Coyotes 7-7, 1-1 Summit league
COACH: Leanne Williamson | 4th Season
KILLS: 170 | Rachel Schmidt
ASSISTS: 535 | Brittany Jessen
DIGS: 263 | Anne Rasmussen
BLOCKS: 29 | Meagan Kerns
ACES: 15 | Anne Rasmussen
ATTACK %: .412 | Kelly Law

1K Career Kill Watch...
Fort Wayne junior outside hitter Nicole Rightnowar is close to becoming the 18th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills. Former teammate Somer Johnson was the last Mastodon to reach the plateau, doing so last season. Rightnowar is looking to become 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

All-Time Results vs. South Dakota

10/7/2011	H	SOUTH DAKOTA	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-17,25-15,25-22
11/5/2011	A	South Dakota	W, 3-1	Vermillion, S.D.	25-22,23-25,25-23,25-14
9/21/2012	A	South Dakota	W, 3-1	Vermillion, S.D.	25-17,19-25,25-14,25-23
10/20/2012	H	SOUTH DAKOTA	W, 3-2	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-13,25-23,22-25,16-25,15-12
9/27/2013	A	South Dakota	L, 0-3	Vermillion, S.D.	18-25,24-26,22-25
10/26/2013	H	SOUTH DAKOTA	W, 3-2	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-18,19-25,25-17,20-25,16-14
10/5/2014	H	SOUTH DAKOTA	L, 0-3	Fort Wayne, Ind.	23-25,21-25,21-25
10/31/2014	A	South Dakota	L, 1-3	Vermillion, S.D.	25-21,22-25,20-25,18-25
11/21/2014	N	South Dakota	L, 1-3	Indianapolis, Ind.	23-25,23-25,25-21,19-25
10/17/2015	A	South Dakota	L, 0-3	Vermillion, S.D.	12-25,20-25,16-25
11/14/2015	H	SOUTH DAKOTA	L, 2-3	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-21,25-23,20-25,32-34,12-15
10/8/2016	A	South Dakota	L, 2-3	Vermillion, S.D.	25-16,28-26,24-26,22-25,8-15
11/5/2016	H	SOUTH DAKOTA	W, 3-0	Fort Wayne, Ind.	25-22,25-17,25-22

Overall: 6-7
League: 6-6
Home: 4-2
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-1

On This Date...September 29 (10-9)

1981	TRI-STATE	W, 3-1
1984	at Northern Kentucky	W, 3-0
1984	vs Bellarmine	W, 3-0
1987	at St. Joseph's (IN)	W, 3-0
1989	LEWIS	L, 2-3
1990	#19 OAKLAND	L, 2-3
1990	KENTUCKY STATE	W, 3-0
1991	at Bellarmine	L, 2-3
1992	HUNTINGTON	L, 0-3
1995	at #2 Northern Michigan	L, 0-3
2001	NORTHERN KENTUCKY	L, 0-3
2004	CHICAGO STATE	W, 3-1
2007	at Centenary (LA)	W, 3-0
2009	at Wright State	W, 3-2
2011	at Oral Roberts	L, 2-3
2012	NORTH DAKOTA STATE	W, 3-2
2013	at Denver	L, 0-3
2014	at South Dakota State	W, 3-0
2015	at IUPUI	L, 0-3

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Boerst

Elizabeth Britner

Madison Jaqua

Somer Johnson

Cynara Martins

Jessica Miller

Janelle Pollard

Nicole Rightnowar

Rebekah Roehm

Maya Schlindwein

Fabiana Souza

Emily Spencer

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