Two Minnesota teams are dancing in the NCAA DI volleyball tournament set to start this weekend, with one making a historic debut.

The University of St. Thomas will compete in its first postseason tournament after winning the Summit League championship. They were originally seeded third in the conference tournament but took down South Dakota State to earn an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA tournament.

It's the first year that the Tommies are eligible for postseason play; the university started its transition from a DIII to DI school in the 2021-2022 season, but was only instated as a full member earlier this year. Tommie volleyball is first team at the university to advance to a national tournament.

They'll face the Iowa State Cyclones, who earned a No. 5 seed. The Tommies won't be

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