VERMILLION, S.D. — After earning an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament as the Summit League Tournament Champions, the South Dakota volleyball team will travel to Omaha, Nebraska to face off against No. 2 seed Creighton Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in D.J. Sokol Arena.
Matching up on the other side of the Omaha grouping is Ole Miss and No. 7 seed Florida State. The Rebels and Seminoles will play in the first match of the day at D.J. Sokol Arena on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The winner of the two matches will then play Friday night in the second round at 7:00 p.m.
The Coyotes became the first Summit League team to win three games in three days to win the tournament crown. The Yotes swept their way to the championship match with 3-0 wins over Kansas City and Omaha in the first two rounds before winning a five-set thriller over South Dakota State to earn their fifth tournament title in the last seven seasons.
Kylen Sealock was named the tournament MVP, while Kamryn Farris and Avery Van Hook joined Sealock on the All-Tournament team.
The trio of Coyotes were also honored on the Summit League’s All-League teams with Farris being named the Defensive Player of the Year and was joined on the All-League team by Sealock, while Van Hook was an honorable mention. Lauren Medeck and Morgan Bode were also honored by the league with spots on the conference’s all-freshman team.
Creighton holds a 6-2 record in the all-time series against the Yotes, and the two teams last met 2021. The last time the Coyotes and Bluejays met in Omaha, it was the Yotes who won 3-2 over Creighton.
Ticket Information
Creighton volleyball season ticket holders were sent pre-sale ticket purchase information last week, with remaining tickets being made available to the general public on Monday morning at 10 a.m. at http://GoCreighton.com/buy.