Box Score| Season Stats

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The Denver Pioneers earned a 3-0 victory at South Dakota State (25-21, 25-14, 25-15) Friday in Brookings, S.D. The win is Denver's 20th on the season and eighth in the Summit League.

"Wins on the road are always tough and once we settled in after a rocky start to the first set we played very good volleyball," head coach Jesse Mahoney said. "I was pleased with Monique Domme's distribution of our offense keeping everyone involved. Omaha on a quick turnaround will be a challenge for us but we are up for it."

Cassie Baird (Indianapolis, Ind.) led all players will 11 kills in the match, tallying five kills in each of the final two sets. Moni Corrujedo (El Paso, Texas), Kayla Principato (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) and Ruth Okoye (Aurora, Colo.) were all productive in the match with eight, seven and six kills, respectively. Monique Domme (Colorado Springs, Colo.) led DU with 29 assists and a career-high 19 digs.

The Pioneers and Jackrabbits were evenly matched in the first set. Denver tallied 12 kills and a .106 hitting percentage, while South Dakota State posted 13 kills and a .091 hitting percentage in the first set. Denver began the match on a three-point run before fighting through seven ties with SDSU. The Pioneers regained the lead at 20-19 off a kill from Corrujedo. Corrujedo was strong to begin the night for DU with five first-set kills. Domme stood out defensively with 12 of Denver's 31 digs.

Denver dominated in the second set, ultimately winning 25-14. The Pioneers held the Jackrabbits to a .000 hitting percentage while recording their best offensive performance of the match with 15 kills and only four errors. In addition to five kills, Baird added in a service ace in the set, her 36th on the season.

In the final set, DU continued to find success. The Pioneers gained the lead 3-2 and did not surrender it, even posting an 8-0 run and 7-0 run in the set behind the serves of Domme, who racked up three service aces in the set, and Olivia Novotny (Germantown, Tenn.), respectively. Once again Baird amassed five kills, including the game-winning point for the second straight set.

The Pioneers will continue their road trip as they take travel to Omaha tomorrow to play the Mavericks at 4 p.m. MT.

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