USD Coyotes claim Summit League Tourney Title Jason Cowley, USD Sports InformationApril 5, 2021Sports courtesy Molly SheppardUSD Volleyball celebrates after winning Summit League Title SIOUX FALLS – South Dakota overcame an 0-2 set deficit to rally past Denver and claim the Summit League tournament title in thrilling fashion on Saturday afternoon inside the Sanford Pentagon. The Coyotes and Pioneers battled through five rigorous sets, with each team having match points in set five, before ultimately South Dakota would prevail by final tally of 19-25, 26-28. 27-25, 26-24 and 19-17. It was the first time since 2015 that a team had rallied from an 0-2 deficit to claim the Summit League championships and South Dakota is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons, after outlasting Denver in five sets both of those times.