South Dakota tops Denver to advance to Summit League Championship

OMAHA, Neb. (Dakota Information Now) – The South Dakota Coyotes beat Denver in straight units to advance to the Summit League Championship, and one sport away from securing an NCAA Match berth.

The Coyotes obtained a match-high 15 kills from Elizabeth Juhnke in a three-set sweep over Denver within the Summit League Match semifinals. Sport scores went 25-21, 26-24, 25-18.   

With the win, the Coyotes will compete for the Summit League Match Championship Saturday at 2 p.m. It will likely be South Dakota’s fifth title sport look in head coach Leanne Williamson‘s 9 seasons. 

South Dakota had a wholesome offensive effort tonight with 5 gamers clocking kills on the stat sheet. Aimee Adams adopted Juhnke’s match-high with eight kills whereas Kylen Sealock added seven kills and two blocks. Denver (19-12) was led by two gamers in double-digit kills as Hailey Inexperienced had 12 and Memphis Glasgow had 10 kills. Libero Gianna Bartalo recorded a match-high 17 digs for the Pioneers. 

The Coyotes got here out scorching straight out of the gate, hitting .278 as a squad whereas holding Denver to simply three first set blocks. Set two noticed the momentum shift barely in favor of Denver, as they held a lead over the Coyotes by way of nearly all of a second set that noticed seven tie scores and simply three lead modifications. It was tied at 24-24 as South Dakota and Denver traded factors till a block from Adams and Brynn Paumen secured the second set victory. It was all South Dakota from there as they swept Denver within the sixth assembly within the convention event.

South Dakota will compete for the Summit League Match Championship Saturday at 2 p.m., going through the Mavericks of Omaha.

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