SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Summit League women’s basketball nonconference schedule is coming to a close with a majority of our teams still having at least one game left to play before League action picks up. The journey for the 2022-23 regular season crown begins Monday with eight of our ten member schools taking the court.
 
The final few days of nonconference action tips off today at 3:30 p.m. CT with South Dakota hosting UT Martin.
 
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DENVER PIONEERS (4-6, 0-0 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: at Idaho (12/15; 7 p.m. MT); vs. Omaha (12/21; 1 p.m. MT)
Previous Games: vs. Colorado Christian (W, 104-74)
Denver picked up its fourth win of the season after a 104-74 win over Colorado Christian ... In the victory five Pioneers reached double figures in points led by Jojo Jone’s team-best 17 points on 5-for-7 shooting ... Mikayla Brandon chipped in 15 points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals while Emma Smith finished with 14 points ... Mikenzie Jones tallied double figures for the first time in her collegiate career with 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting ... Ally Haar rounded out the double-figure scoring efforts as she finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds ... As a squad, the Pioneers pulled down 11 offensive rebounds for 13 second chance points as well as stole the ball 17 times to pick up 33 points ... The Pioneers look ahead as they prepare to host Omaha on Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. MT to open League play.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (3-7, 0-0 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: vs. Bellevue (12/15; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota State (12/21; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at #24/25 Kansas State (L, 72-45); at Wyoming (L, 72-43)
Kansas City moved to 3-7 on the year after suffering losses to #24/25 Kansas State and Wyoming ... A duo of Roos finished with double figures in the loss to Kansas State ... Jocelyn Ewell led the efforts finishing with a team-best 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor ... She also pulled down four rebounds, dished out a pair of assists and recorded a block ... E’Lease Stafford followed with 13 points of her own ... Against Wyoming, Sanaa’ St. Andre was the only Roo to finish in double digits in the scoring column ... She finished with 19 points including going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe ... Dani Winslow led the defensive efforts finishing with a team-best five rebounds... Kansas City will open up League play on the road at South Dakota on Dec. 19 and at South Dakota State on Dec. 21.

NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (7-3, 0-0 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: vs. St. Thomas (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Western Illinois (12/21; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Weber State (W, 76-54); vs. Mayville State (W, 87-66)
North Dakota finished the nonconference schedule with a pair of victories over Weber State and Mayville State ... The Fighting Hawks currently own a 5-0 home record on the season which is the first time the feat has been accomplished since the 2017-18 season ... Against Weber State, Kacie Borowicz led the Fighting Hawks with a game-high 19 points to go along with a team-best four assists ... Juliet Gordon chipped in 15 points of her own while also leading the defensive with six rebounds and three steals ... Claire Orth finished with 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field while Nakiyah Hurst rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points ... In the win over Mayville State, Borowicz tallied a game-best 28 points on 8-for-15 shooting ... She also recorded six assists and three rebounds in the victory ... Hurst poured in a career-high 12 points on 6-for-12 shooting while Gordon followed with 10 points and six rebounds ... North Dakota opens League play at home hosting St. Thomas on Dec. 19 and Western Illinois on Dec. 21.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (6-4, 0-0 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: at Mayville State (12/14; Cancelled); vs. Western Illinois (12/19; 7 p.m.); vs. St. Thomas (12/21; 7 p.m.)
Previous Games: at Green Bay (L, 70-52)
In the loss to Green Bay, Elle Evans was the only Bison to finish in double figures for scoring ... She finished with 13 points, including going 3-for-4 from the free throw line ... She also pulled down a team-best seven rebounds, picked up two steals and dished out an assist ... Following Evans was Abbie Draper and Heaven Hamling ... Draper recorded six points to go along with a pair of rebounds while Hamling notched six points, four rebounds and four assists ... As a squad the team went 19-for-54 (35.2 percent) from the field and 8-for-14 (57.1 percent) from the free throw line ... With the cancelled game at Mayville State, the Bison look ahead to League play ... They open the regular season at home against Western Illinois on Dec. 19 and St. Thomas on Dec. 21.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (5-5, 0-0 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: at Northern Colorado (12/16; 7 p.m. CT); at Denver (12/21; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at RV Mizzou (L, 83-36); vs. Saint Mary (W, 84-34)
Omaha split the week’s competition, falling to RV Mizzou but picked up a win over Saint Mary ...
Against Mizzou Grace Cave was the only Maverick to finish with double-digit points ... She finished with 10 points, four rebounds, three steals and a block ... Aaliyah Stanley followed with seven points of her own ... In the victory over Saint Mary, three Mavericks led the offensive efforts led by Akili Felici ... Felici finished with a career-high 17 points going 5-for-8 from the field including 3-for-6 from behind the three-point line ... Jaylen Townsend followed with 15 points going 6-for-12 from the floor as well as grabbing four rebounds ... Cave rounded out the double-figure scorers in the victory notching 12 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists... The Mavericks opens League play on the road as they head to Denver to take on the Pioneers on Dec. 21.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (3-7, 0-0 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: at Texas Tech (12/14; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota State (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota (12/21; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Abilene Christian (W, 87-81)
The Golden Eagles picked up a home victory over Abilene Christian to move to 3-7 on the season ... Hannah Cooper and Tirzah Moore led the efforts as both registered 20-plus point games for the Golden Eagles ... Cooper finished with a game-high-tying 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line ... She also dished out nine assists, pulled down five rebounds, stole four balls and tallied a block ... Moore notched 21 points going a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the charity stripe ... She also added eight rebounds, three assists, three blocks and a pair of steals to her stat line in the victory ... Ariel Walker finished with 17 points of her own while Lauren Ramey rounded out the efforts with 12 points ... Oral Roberts begins League play on the road ... They open the season at South Dakota State on Dec. 19 and South Dakota on Dec. 21.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (4-5, 0-0 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: vs. Chicago State (12/14; 7 p.m. CT); at North Dakota (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); at North Dakota State (12/21; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (W, 79-64); at Wisconsin (L, 72-64)
St. Thomas moves to 4-5 on the season after splitting the competition last week ... In the win over Purdue Fort Wayne, Sammy Opichka led the efforts with a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds, both career-highs ... She was 10-for-13 from the field and added three assists and three steals to her stat line... Maggie Negaard finished with 18 points on 4-for-5 shooting and 9-for-10 from the free throw line ... Jade Hills rounded out the double-figure scorers finishing with 15 points and seven assists ... Jo Langbehn notched her fourth career double-double against Wisconsin finishing with 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting and 10 rebounds ... Negaard notched double digits again as she shot 50 percent (6-for-12) from the field and the three-point line (5-for-10) en route to 17 points ... Hill rounded out the double-figure scorers with 14 points ... The Tommies look ahead to League play as they open the regular season at North Dakota (Dec. 19) and North Dakota State (Dec. 21).
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (4-6, 0-0 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: vs. UT Martin (12/14; 3:30 p.m. CT); vs. Kansas City (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Oral Roberts (12/21; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Montana (L, 76-60)
In the loss to Montana, Grace Larkins led the efforts with a team-best 18 points including going 4-for-6 from the free throw line ... She also pulled down four rebounds, dished out three assists and tallied a block and a steal ... Walker Demers was the only other Coyote in double figures as she fished with 10 points going 3-for-4 from the field ... Jeniah Ugofsky led the defensive effort as she pulled down a team-high eight rebounds to go along with nine points and a pair of steals  ... Morgan Hansen also chipped in nine points of her own in the loss ... The Coyotes open League play at home as they host Kansas City on Dec. 19 and Oral Roberts on Dec. 21.
 
RV SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (7-4, 0-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB
Next Up: vs. #1/1 South Carolina (12/15; 6 p.m. CT); vs. Oral Roberts (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Kansas City (12/21; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at #24/25 Kansas State (W, 82-78); vs. UT Martin (W, 75-36)
The Jackrabbits picked up two wins last week to improve to 7-4 on the season ... They defeated #24/25 Kansas State on the road then turned around and picked up a home win over UT Martin ... Against Kansas State, four Jackrabbits finished with double figures in the scoring column led by Myah Selland’s 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting ... She also notched five rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal ... Paiton Burckhard followed with 13 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field as well as a team-best seven rebounds ... Haleigh Timmer and Madysen Vlastuin eached chipped in 12 points of their own in the win ... Timmer also pulled down five rebounds while Vlastuin finished with four rebounds, four assists and two steals ... Against UT Martin, Vlastuin led the Jacks with a career-high-tying 14 points ... She was 5-for-8 from the floor and sunk three three-pointers in the win ... Selland and Burckhard rounded out the double-figure scoring efforts as they finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.  Selland also recorded five rebounds, two blocks and a steal while Burckhard had five rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals ... The Jackrabbits will meet #1/1 South Carolina Thursday before opening League play at home against Oral Roberts (Dec. 19) and Kansas City (Dec. 21).
 
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (4-6, 0-0 SL) | @WIUWBB
Next Up: vs. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (12/16; 5:30 p.m. CT); at North Dakota State (12/19; 7 p.m. CT); at North Dakota (12/21; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at SEMO (L, 63-55); vs. Valparaiso (W, 83-67); vs. SIUE (W, 83-77)
Western Illinois moved to 4-6 on the season thanks to back-to-back wins over Valparaiso and SIUE after opening last week with a loss at SEMO ... In the loss to SEMO, Anna Deets led the team with 19 points and a career-high seven rebounds ... Alissa Dins was the only other Leathernecks to finish with double-digit points as she notched 11 points, six rebounds and two blocks ... In the defeat of Valparaiso, four Leathernecks scored in double figures led by Jada Thorpe’s 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals ... Elizabeth Lutz scored a season-high 17 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists and four steals ... Deets finished with 15 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field and 3-for-6 from deep while Addi Brownfield contributed 12 points of her own ... Brownfield turned around and led all scorers against SIUE finishing with a career-best 21 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the floor and 10-for-12 shooting from behind the charity stripe ... Thorpe finished with 16 points of her own in the win while Mallory McDermott finished with 13 ... Deets chipped in 13 points as well as three steals and a block while Lutz rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points, four rebounds and two steals ... The Leathernecks hit the road to open up League play as they match up with North Dakota State (Dec. 19) and North Dakota (Dec. 21).