SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State clinched the 2025 Summit League regular season volleyball title after defeating North Dakota State and St. Thomas last weekend. The Jackrabbits (20-3, 14-0 SL) remain unbeaten in league play with two matches left to close out the regular season.
Four additional teams have already secured their spots in the 2025 Summit League Volleyball Championship. South Dakota (18-8, 10-4 SL) holds second place in the standings, while St. Thomas (16-8, 9-4 SL) sits just one game behind in third. The Tommies’ volleyball team will be making its first Summit League postseason appearance after completing a four-year transition to the Division I level.
North Dakota State (14-9, 8-5 SL) tightened the race for the top four with a key victory over North Dakota. The Bison are one game behind the Tommies and one game ahead of Denver (15-10, 7-7 SL), who follows in fifth. The Pioneers maintain a 2.5-game edge over the rest of the field. With three matches remaining, plenty of movement is possible on the remaining five seed lines.
Omaha (8-14, 5-8 SL) earned a critical win over Denver last week and now faces North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Kansas City to close out the regular season.
North Dakota (7-17, 4-9 SL) sits just behind the Mavericks in seventh and will look to close the gap when the two programs meet Thursday night in a pivotal matchup for both teams.
Kansas City (3-23, 2-11 SL) currently sits in eighth place with challenging contests ahead against South Dakota State, Denver, and Omaha to conclude its season. Oral Roberts (3-22, 1-12 SL) picked up its first league win of the season against the Roos and will finish out the schedule facing Denver, South Dakota, and St. Thomas.
As the regular season winds down, this final week of play will determine the seeds and final berth in the Championship field. Tickets for the 2025 Summit League Volleyball Championship are on sale now. All the action begins Thursday at 7 p.m. CT on the Summit League Network.
This Week In The Summit League (All Times Local To Site)
Thursday, Nov. 13 | TV/Stream
Oral Roberts at Denver | SLN | 6 p.m. MT
Omaha at North Dakota | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
South Dakota State at Kansas City | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
St. Thomas at North Dakota State | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
Saturday, Nov. 15 | TV/Stream
South Dakota at Oral Roberts | SLN | 12 p.m. CT
Denver at Kansas City | SLN | 12 p.m. CT
St. Thomas at North Dakota | SLN | 1 p.m. CT
Omaha at North Dakota State | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Nov. 18 | TV/Stream
North Dakota State at South Dakota | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
North Dakota at South Dakota State | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
Oral Roberts at St. Thomas | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
Kansas City at Omaha | SLN | 7 p.m. CT
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Sunday, Nov. 23 | TV/Stream
QF1: No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed | SLN | 3 p.m. CT
QF2: No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed | SLN | 6 p.m. CT
Monday, Nov. 24 | TV/Stream
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. No. 2 seed | SLN | 3 p.m. CT
SF2: Winner QF2 vs. No. 1 seed | SLN | 6 p.m. CT
Tuesday, Nov. 25 | TV/Stream
CH: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 | SLN | 6 p.m. CT
Key: SLN (Summit League Network)
Around The League
• South Dakota State remained unbeaten in conference play with a pair of four-set victories and currently ranks 10th all-time for longest winning streak in league history, ninth for longest conference winning streak, and tied for fifth for most league victories in a 16-game conference season.
• With their two wins last week, the Jacks secured the outright regular season title, winning that in back-to-back years for the first time in program history.
• With 19 kills last week, SDSU junior Sylvie Zgonc has entered the program’s top 10 list for career kills with 1,239.
• South Dakota’s Morgan Bode matched her career-high with 16 kills in the Coyotes’ four-set win against Kansas City.
• South Dakota head coach Leanne Williamson broke the Summit League record for overall career wins (249) and overall league wins (147) following Saturday’s four-set victory over Kansas City.
• St. Thomas senior Tezra Rudzitis is now just three kills away from becoming the second Tommie in the Division I era to surpass 1,000 career kills.
• NDSU junior Arianna Blohm is seven blocks away from notching 300 total blocks in her Bison career.
• Denver senior Alayna Finucan appeared in her 100th match as a Pioneer during Saturday’s match against Omaha.
• Omaha senior Kali Jurgensmeier passed the 1,000-carrer kill mark during Thursday’s four-set loss to South Dakota. The Maverick senior ranks third in the league with 3.81 kills per set and second in the league in total points (370) and points per set (4.57).
• North Dakota’s Paige Barber is 34 kills away from reaching 1,000 in her career. She will need to average 11.3 kills per match over the final three matches of the 2025 regular season.
• Kansas City has racked up 1,349 digs this season, which ranks second in the conference.
• Oral Roberts earned the 1,000th win in program history in Saturday’s four-set victory over the Roos. This win also marked the first league win for head coach Nolan Albrecht.
Results
Thursday, Nov. 6
Oral Roberts 3, Kansas City 1
South Dakota State 3, North Dakota State 1
St. Thomas 3, Denver 1
South Dakota 3, Omaha 1
Saturday, Nov. 8
South Dakota 3, Kansas City 1
South Dakota State 3, St. Thomas 1
Omaha 3, Denver 0
North Dakota State 3, North Dakota 0
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