SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League women’s basketball had a lot going on over the holiday. We saw North Dakota State remain undefeated and extend its win streak to six consecutive games. We saw Oral Roberts pick up its first win of the Kelsi Musick era. We saw Denver secure its second win of the season, just to name a few.
 
The competition continues today with three of our 10 teams taking the court. Western Illinois hosts Tarleton State at 5 p.m. CT to kick off the night. Denver travels to Wichita State to face the Shockers at 6 p.m. CT and South Dakota State will meet Montana State in Bozeman, Mont. at 8 p.m. CT.
 
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DENVER PIONEERS (2-4, 0-0 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: at Wichita State (11/30; 5 p.m. MT); at Stetson (12/2; 5 p.m. MT); at Colorado State (12/6; 6:30 p.m. MT)
Previous Game: University of Denver Classic - vs. Houston Christian (L, 63-58); vs. New Mexico State (W, 60-51)
After falling to Houston Christian (63-58) to open the University of Denver Classic the Pioneers bounced back and picked up their second win of the season over New Mexico State (60-51) ... In the loss to Houston Christian Makayla Minett notched her second career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Pios ... JoJo Jones led the Pioneers with a season-best 16 points ... Emma Smith rounded out the double-figure scorers for Denver as she finished with 11 points ... In the victory over New Mexico State, Smith led the scoring efforts for Denver recording a season-high 18 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists ... Minett finished with eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocks in the win.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (3-4, 0-0 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: at Grand Canyon (12/3; 3 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Arkansas State (L, 79-68 OT); at Bradley (W, 71-68 OT)
The Roos split the week on the road falling to Arkansas State (79-68) in overtime but defeating Bradley (71-68) in overtime ... In the overtime loss to Arkansas State, two Roos finishing with 20-plus points led by E’Lease Stafford ... Stafford recorded 24 points for her second 20-plus point game of the season ... She also finished with five rebounds a pair of assists, a block and a steal ... Sanaa’ St. Andre followed Stafford putting up 23 points to go along with a team-best eight assists ... St. Andre has reached double-digit scoring figures in five-of-six games this season ... Defensively, Dani Winslow recorded her fifth-straight game with 10-plus boards finishing with a game-high 16 rebounds ... In the win over Bradley, the duo of Stafford and St. Andre once again notched 20 points apiece ... St. Andre led all scorers with 22 points while Stafford finished with 20 ... Jocelyn Ewell tallied 15 points and pulled down a team-best nine rebounds while Tamia Ugass finished with 12 points of her own.

NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (3-3, 0-0 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: vs. Wisconsin-Superior (12/2; 7 p.m. CT); at Eastern Michigan (12/4; 11 a.m. CT)
Previous Games: GCU Thanksgiving Classic - at Grand Canyon (L, 73-60); vs. Manhattan College (W, 65-59)
The Fighting Hawks split the competition at the GCU Thanksgiving Classic falling to GCU (73-60) but defeating Manhattan College (65-59) ... Kacie Borowicz was the lone Fighting Hawks to finish in double-figure scoring efforts to pace the offense for the fifth straight game ... Borowicz finished with 12 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists ... Jolene Daninger followed Borowicz finishing with nine points, five rebounds and three steals ... Against Manhattan College, three finish in double-figure scoring efforts once again led by Borowicz who notched 16 points, going a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line ... Daninger finished with 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting while Juliet Gorden went a perfect 4-for-4 from the three-point line en route to a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds ... It was Gordon’s second career double-double.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (6-0, 0-0 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: at Eastern Michigan (12/1; 6 p.m. CT); at Central Michigan (12/3; 12 p.m. CT); at Northern Iowa (12/6; 5 p.m. CT)
Previous Game: Nugget Classic - vs. Boise State (W, 68-53); at Nevada (W, 73-68)
The Bison continue to be undefeated so far this season after capturing two victories at the Nugget Classic ... They improve to 6-0 on the season for the first time since 2004 ... Heaven Hamling paced the Bison against Boise State finishing with 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field ... Elle Evans followed finishing with a season-high 13 points, four rebounds and three steals while Abby Schultes rounded out the double-digit scorers finishing with 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field ... Hamling came out and dropped a career-high 39 points against Nevada to propel North Dakota State to victory ... She was 11-for-19 from the field, 7-for-12 from behind the three-point line and a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line ...  Hamling’s 39 points ranks third-most all-time in a single game at NDSU ... Evans was the only other Bison in double figures as she finished with 10 points to go along with four rebounds and a pair of assists.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (3-3, 0-0 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: at Pepperdine (12/1; 9 p.m. CT); at Cal Bakersfield (12/4; 4 p.m. CT)
Previous Game: at Tennessee State (L, 74-72)
The Mavericks fell to 3-3 on the season after dropping a tough game to Tennessee State (74-72) ... For the second-consecutive game Aaliyah Stanley paced the offensive efforts for the Mavericks as she led the team with a career-high-tying 24 points going a perfect 4-for-4 from behind the three-point line ... Elena Pilakouta followed behind finishing with 14 points for her sixth consecutive game in double-figure scoring ... Grace Cave was the only other Maverick to finish in double-digits recording 11 points to go along with nine rebounds, four assists and three steals ... As a squad, Omaha was 49 percent (25-for-51) from the field and 93.3 percent (14-for-15) from the three-point line.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (2-6, 0-0 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: at RV/RV Arkansas (12/4; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Game: at Little Rock (W, 74-62); vs. SMU (L, 72-55); vs. Central Christian (W, 100-40)
Oral Roberts picked up its first two wins of the season and first win of the Kelsi Musick era after going 2-1 on the week ... Against Little Rock, Hannah Cooper led the offense for the Golden Eagles finishing with nearly a triple-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists ... It was the first double-double of Cooper’s career ... Ariel Walker and Delaney Nix also joined the double-figure point club finishing with 20 and 14, respectively ... Walker went 8-for-15 from the field en route to her career-high 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds ... In the loss to SMU, a trio of Golden Eagles finished with double figure scoring efforts led by Tirzah Moore’s double-double of 16 points and 18 rebounds ... Ruthie Udoumoh followed with 13 of her own while Cooper chipped in 12 points ... Cooper once again led the pack for ORU going 8-for-13 from the field for 23 points against Central Christian ... She added seven rebounds and a game-high six assists in the win ... Udoumoh followed pouring in a career-high 20 points on 9-for-12 shooting while Nix rounded out the double-figure scorers finishing with 11 points.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (2-3, 0-0 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: at Utah Valley (12/1; 7 p.m. CT); at Idaho State (12/3; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games:  at UIC (L, 75-71 OT)
Despite overcoming a 12-point second-half deficit St. Thomas suffered its third loss of the season to UIC 75-71 in overtime ... Four Tommies finished with double-digit points against the Flames led by Jordyn Lamker’s 14 points ... Lamker went 6-for-12 from the field, had three rebounds, a block and a steal in the loss ... Jade Hill, Maggie Negaard and Jo Langbehn all followed Lamker’s finishing with 11 points apiece ... Negaard was 4-for-5 from the field, pulled down three rebounds and stole three balls ... Hill finished with a team-best five assists to go along with three rebounds and three steals ... As a team, the Tommies were 42.9 percent (30-for-70) from the field and 33.3 percent (5-for-15) from behind the arc.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (4-3, 0-0 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: Las Vegas Holiday Classic - vs. Santa Clara (L, 75-50); vs. Fordham (L, 78-65)
Previous Game: at Northern Colorado (12/2; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Drake (12/6; 7 p.m. CT)
The Coyotes fell to 4-3 on the season after suffering two losses at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic ... In the loss to Santa Clara, Grace Larkins and Macy Guebert paced the Coyotes each finishing with nine points apiece ... Larkins added a team-best seven rebounds to her stat line to go along with two steals and an assist ... Guebert went 4-for-6 from the field and pulled down three rebounds in the loss ... Against Fordham, Larkins notched her first collegiate double-double leading the Coyotes with 17 points and 11 rebounds ... Carley Duffney chipped in a season-best 15 points for the Coyotes off the bench ... Alexi Hempe rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Coyotes finishing with 10 points.
 
RV/RV SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (4-3, 0-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB
Next Up: at Montana State (11/30; 8 p.m. CT); vs. Northern Iowa (12/3; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Game: at Washington State (L, 61-41)
South Dakota State suffered its third loss of the season after falling to Washington State (61-41) in Pullman, Wash. ... Myah Selland led the Jackrabbits with seven points, three rebounds and an assist ... Tori Nelson contributed six points, a team-best eight rebounds, an assist and a steal ... Haleigh Timmer, Paiton Burckhard, Madysen Vlastuin and Kallie Theisen each finished with five points apiece ... As a team, the Jackrabbits shot 26.8 percent (15-for-56) from the field, 30.8 percent (4-for-13) from the three-point line and 58.3 percent (7-for-12) from the charity stripe.
 
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (1-4, 0-0 SL) | @WIUWBB
Next Up: vs. Tarleton State (11/30; 5 p.m. CT)
Previous Game: at Northern Illinois (L, 100-61); at Chicago State (W, 59-45)
The Leathernecks moved to 1-4 on the season after falling to Northern Illinois (100-61) but defeating Chicago State (59-45) ... In the loss to Northern Illinois, Mallory McDermott poured in a career-high 21 points to lead the Leathernecks ... Following McDermott in the double-digit scoring column was Anna Deets who finished with 11 points to go along with four rebounds ... Defensively, Alissa Dins hauled down 10 rebounds to go with three assists and a block ... In the victory over Chicago State, Zareia Chevre and Deets led the scoring efforts for the Leathernecks each finishing with 12 points apiece ... Chevre’s 12 points were a career-high ... Dins followed chipping in career-high-tying 11 points of her own ... As a squad, the Leathernecks held Chicago State to 28 percent (17-for-61) from the field and 24 percent (4-for-17) from behind the arc while forcing 27 Cougar turnovers.