The South Dakota State volleyball team will be the five-seed in the Summit League volleyball postseason tournament and is set to take on No. 4 Denver in the quarterfinal round at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon in Omaha.
The Jackrabbits carry a seven-match win streak into the tournament following a sweep of North Dakota State Saturday at Frost.
South Dakota (27-3, 16-2 SL) earned the No. 1 seed after clinching its third regular season title. As the top seed, South Dakota earns a first-round bye and will face the winner of the No. 4 Denver (18-11, 12-6 SL) vs. No. 5 South Dakota State (17-13, 11-7 SL) match Friday at 4 p.m. CT.
Omaha (19-9, 14-4 SL) will be joining South Dakota with a first-round bye after clinching the No. 2 seed. The Mavericks will take the court for the first time in Friday's second semifinal at 7 p.m. CT. The Mavericks will play the winner of the match between No. 3 North Dakota State (20-10, 13-5 SL) and No. 6 North Dakota (12-17, 9-9 SL) that will take place Thursday at 7 p.m. CT.
The winners of Friday's semifinal matches will play in Saturday's championship match at 2 p.m. CT with the champion earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Semifinals and championship matches will be televised live on Midco Sports and streamed on Midco Sports Plus. Thursday's quarterfinal matches will be available on the
Summit League Digital Network.
For complete information on this year's championship, visit The Summit League Volleyball Championship
here.
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