MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sep. 13, 2025 – The University of South Florida volleyball team faced South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon inside Maturi Pavilion, with the Jackrabbits pulling away a 3–0 win (22-25, 22-25, 23-25).

The Bulls (2-5) showed resilience throughout the match, pushing each set to the wire and forcing extended rallies against a strong Jackrabbits squad. Senior outside hitter Arianna Beckham led the offensive effort with 11 kills while Maria Clara Andrade and Imani Hartfield pitched in with key kills to keep USF within striking distance in each set.

Defensively, libero Samiha Foster anchored the back row with 16 digs, while the Bulls' front line totaled eight blocks as a team. Imani Hartfield, Arianna Beckham and Laila Ivey combined for eight team blocks to slow down South Dakota State's attack.

USF nearly forced a fourth set, rallying late in the third with back-to-back blocks and a service ace from Hartfield to narrow the score to 23-24 before ultimately dropping the final point.

Notables

• Beckham led the team with 11 kills, while Andrade followed up with nine kills.
• The team served seven aces, with Hartfield and Raegan Richardson leading with two each.
• Hartfield recorded eight blocks, pushing her to hit over 300 career blocks. Beckham followed up with four.
• Foster led the team with 16 digs, while Andrade and Addy Brus recorded eight each.

Up Next
The Bulls will continue the Diet Coke Classic tomorrow at 11:30 am with a match against Dayton. The match will be streamed on B1G+.
 
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About USF Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her sixth season at the helm of her alma mater in 2025. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls to a conference championship and the program's last NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. South Florida won the 2024 AAC regular-season title, earning Jolene Shepardson her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the AAC East Division title, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, won three matches, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history. South Florida Volleyball has won eight Player of the Year honors, most recently in Maria Clara Andrade in 2024. The Bulls have also had four Setter of the Year honors, most recently in Caroline Dykes in 2024. South Florida has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since its inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.