INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jackson State will head to Minneapolis to take on two seed University of Minnesota in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament. The match is set for Friday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. at Sports Pavilion, the NCAA released on Sunday.
No. 4 Minnesota (26-4) heads into the first-ever match-up between the squads after claiming the Big Ten Conference Championship over Indiana on November 28.
The 2015 SWAC Tournament Champion Tigers (15-21) were last in the national postseason tournament after winning the 2012 conference title. Jackson State fell in straight sets to Stanford, but have Jenna Siddiqui, Mikayla Rolle, Alexsis Ford leading the Tigers with experience in the big dance this year.
Siddiqui, 2015 SWAC Setter of the Year, added an SWAC All-Tournament honor after leading the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over Alabama State on November 22 in Baton Rouge, La. Siddiqui averaged 7.30 assists-per-set, 1.01 kills-per-set and 1.52 digs-per-set for the season. Rolle, SWAC Tournament MVP, was named to the All-SWAC second team as well after collecting 274 total kills to average 2.17 kills-per-set. Ford averaged 2.66 kills-per-set, but it was Taija Thomas, also an All-SWAC and All-Tournament selection for the Tigers, who led the squad offensively this season with 3.37 kills-per-set, 0.71 digs-per-set and 0.54 blocks-per-set. SWAC
