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Jan 20, 2021 11:06 AM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Summit League) – Defending regular-season champion South Dakota was picked to repeat as Summit League Volleyball champions, garnering 63 points and seven first-place votes in the preseason coaches’ poll released Wednesday by league officials.
The Coyotes have won at least a share of the regular season crown twice since joining the league and edged the 2019 Summit League Tournament champions Denver by six points to take the top spot. The Pioneers, who return 2019 Summit League Player of the Year Lydia Bartalo, were picked second with 57 total points and the remaining two first-place votes.