SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In a little over two weeks our 10 teams will tip off in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the 2023 Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship. A peek at the standings shows ties scattered throughout making this week critical for some of our teams to help solidify their seed in the championship.
 
The number one seed at the tournament is locked in after South Dakota State clinched sole possession of the Summit League regular season title last Saturday with a 79-48 victory over South Dakota. The 2022-23 crown makes it the ninth regular season title since officially joining the League in 2007-08 and the fourth time in the last five years.
 
League play picks back up Thursday with eight of our 10 teams suiting up. All four games will tip off at 7 p.m. CT.
 
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TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (11-15, 6-7 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: at South Dakota State (2/16; 6 p.m. MT); at South Dakota (2/18; 12 p.m. MT)
Previous Games: vs. North Dakota (L, 82-67); vs. North Dakota State (W, 83-71)
The Pioneers moved to 6-7 in League play after splitting last week’s competition ... Against the Fighting Hawks, three paced the way in scoring for the Pioneers led by Emily Counsel who finished with 15 points, three rebounds and a pair of steals ... Emma Smith followed with 13 points and six rebounds while Ally Haar chipped in 10 points and four assists ... Makayla Minett once again led the defensive efforts for the Pios as she pulled down a game-best 11 rebounds to go along with seven points ... Smith and Angelina Robles put together career-high 20-plus point performances to help propel Denver to a victory over the Bison ... Smith finished with 27 points on 8-for-11 shooting while also pulling down five rebounds, dishing out three assists and stealing two balls ... Robles came off the bench and dropped 20 points including going 7-for-8 from the charity stripe ... Mikayla Brandon rounded out the double-figure scorers contributing 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists ... Minett notched eight points, six rebounds and a game-high five blocks.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (7-18, 3-11 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: at North Dakota State (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); at North Dakota (2/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Western Illinois (L, 72-52); vs. St. Thomas (L, 80-57)
Kansas City fell to 3-11 in League play after suffering losses to Western Illinois and St. Thomas ... In the loss to Western Illinois, Machia Mullens and Manna Mensah led the Roos finishing with 13 points apiece ... Defensively, Mullens recorded six rebounds, a block and a steal ... Mensah finished with seven rebounds and a steal ... Tamia Ugass led the defensive efforts with a game-high-tying 13 rebounds and three blocks ... Against St. Thomas, Mensah led the Roos with 22 points to go along with five rebounds ... Ugass was a force on both ends as she finished with a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds.

NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (15-9, 8-6 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: vs. Oral Roberts (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Kansas City (2/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Denver (W, 82-67); at Omaha (W, 79-61)
The Fighting Hawks are currently riding a three-game winning streak after picking up road wins over Denver and Omaha ... The Fighting Hawks saw three finish with double-digits in the scoring column against the Pioneers ... Juliet Gordon led with a career-high 19 points and 10 rebounds good for her third double-double of the season ... Claire Orth followed with 15 points, four rebounds and a team-best three steals ... Kacie Borowicz rounded out the trio with 12 points and a game-high five assists ... Against Omaha, Borowicz poured 24 points, four assists and three steals to lead UND to victory ... Maggie Manson was the only other Fighting Hawk in double figures for points as she went 4-for-5 from the three-point line good for 12 points ... Gordon led the defensive end with seven rebounds to go along with nine points and a pair of assists.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (14-10, 8-6 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: vs. Kansas City (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Oral Roberts (2/18; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Omaha (L, 63-58); at Denver (L, 83-71)
North Dakota State dropped to 8-6 in League play after falling to Omaha and Denver on the road ... In the loss to the Mavericks, Elle Evans led the efforts with her first career double-double with 16 points and a season-best 15 rebounds ... She was 7-for-14 from the field, stole the ball twice, blocked a shot and dished out an assist in the loss ... Heaven Hamling was the only other Bison to finish with double-digits in the scoring column ... She finished with 10 points to go along with six rebounds, five steals and four assists ... Hamling carried the momentum against Denver as she led four Bison in double-figure scoring with 14 points ... Abby Graham came off the bench and chipped in 12 points and five rebounds ... Kristina Ekofo Yomane and Evans each finished with 10 points apiece ... Defensively, Ekofo Yomane grabbed a team-best six rebounds and stole the ball once.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (12-14, 7-8 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: at South Dakota (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota State (2/18; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. North Dakota State (W, 63-58); vs. North Dakota (L, 79-61)
Omaha moved to 7-8 in League play after splitting last week’s competition ... Grace Cave dropped a season-best 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting including a pair of three-pointers to lead the Mavericks to a victory over North Dakota State ... She also finished with eight rebounds, four steals and two assists in the win ... Kennedi Grant chipped in 11 points while Elena Pilakouta rounded out the double-figure scorers with 10 points and 11 rebounds ... In the loss to North Dakota, Pilakouta was the lone Mavericks with double-digit points ... She led the squad with 10 points, a team-best seven rebounds and three assists.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (11-14, 8-6 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: at North Dakota (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); at North Dakota State (2/18; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. St. Thomas (L, 75-70); vs. Western Illinois (L, 91-85)
The Golden Eagles dropped to 8-6 in League play after suffering losses to St. Thomas and Western Illinois last week ... ORU saw four reach double figures in the scoring column in the five-point loss to the Tommies ... Hannah Cooper led all scorers with 21 points including going a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line ... Ruthie Udoumoh followed with 17 points and nine rebounds ... Ariel Walker was 7-for-14 from the floor en route to 17 points ... Tirzah Moore rounded out the double-digit scorers with her fifth consecutive double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds ...  Against Western Illinois, Delaney Nix led all scorers with 24 points including sinking seven triples ... Cooper finished with a double-double of 17 points and 11 assists ... Udoumoh was 7-for-9 from the floor and finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Lauren Ramey completed the double-digit scorers as she finished with a double-double of 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (10-15, 5-10 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: at Western Illinois (2/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Oral Roberts (W, 75-70); at Kansas City (W, 80-57)
St. Thomas picked up two wins last week to move the Tommies to 5-10 in League play … They completed their first Summit League road sweep since joining the conference a year ago ... In the five-point victory over Oral Roberts, Jo Langbehn paced the Tommie offensive going 8-for-11 from the floor en route to 19 points ... Jade Hill and Faith Feuerbach followed each chipping in 12 points of their own ... Hill also added a game-best nine assists and six rebounds to her stat line ... Maggie Negaard rounded out the double-figure offensive effort with 10 points to go along with six rebounds ... Langbehn carried the offensive momentum against Kansas City as she scored a career-high 29 on 12-for-16 shooting from the field ... Hill was the only other Tommie to finish with double-digits as she went 7-for-14 from the floor good for 17 points ... She also dished out a game-best seven assists and pulled down three rebounds ... Jordyn Glynn led the defensive effort for the Tommie with nine rebounds and nine points.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (11-14, 7-7 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: vs. Omaha (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Denver (2/18; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. South Dakota State (L, 79-48)
The Coyotes are now 7-7 in League play after falling to in-state rival South Dakota State ... The Coyotes were led by Grace Larkin’s all-around performance of 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists ... Carley Duffney and Alexi Hempe followed each finishing with seven points … Duffney added six rebounds, three assists and a steal ... Hempe was 3-for-4 from the floor and pulled down five rebounds in the loss.
 
RV/RV SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (21-5, 14-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB
Next Up: vs. Denver (2/16; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Omaha (2/18; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at South Dakota (W, 79-48)
South Dakota State took sole possession of the League regular season title after defeating South Dakota on the road to move to 14-0 in League play ... The victory earned the Jackrabbits their ninth regular season title since joining the League during the 2007-08 season and the fourth crown in the last five years ... It was also the first win in Vermillion in nine years, ending a seven-game losing streak for the Jackrabbits ... Four Jackrabbits finished with double-digits in scoring led by Paige Meyer ... She was 5-for-8 from the floor including three three-pointers to finish with 14 points ... Haleigh Timmer and Brooklyn Meyer followed each finishing with 12 points ... Paiton Burckhard rounded out the four with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists ... Kallie Theisen led defensively with nine rebounds to go with six points and four assists ... Myah Selland finished just shy of a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds.
 
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (10-16, 5-10 SL) | @WIUWBB
Next Up: vs. St. Thomas (2/18; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Kansas City (W, 72-52); at Oral Roberts (W, 91-85)
The Leathernecks moved to 5-10 after capturing two road wins over Kansas City and Oral Roberts ... In the win over Kansas City, WIU saw four reach double-figures in the scoring column led by Addi Brownfield’s game-best 16 points ... Anna Deets went 4-for-9 from the floor en route to 13 points ... Alissa Dins and Carla Flores rounded out the efforts each finishing with 12 points apiece ... Dins also added a career-high-tying 13 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block to her stat line ... Dins brought that same fire against Oral Roberts as she finished with 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting, 17 rebounds, three steals and a block ... Deets led the team with 20 points ... Brownfield followed with an all-around stat sheet of 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block ... Elizabeth Lutz rounded out the double-digit scorers as she went 5-for-8 from the floor including three triples to finish with 16 points.