SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The final week of the regular season is upon us with the last games in regular season play tipping off Saturday. With only one or two games left for each of our teams, potential seedings are starting to solidify.
 
The final week of League play will kick off in Macomb, Ill., on Thursday at 6 p.m. CT as Western Illinois will host North Dakota.  The remaining three games on Thursday will tip off at 7 p.m. CT with South Dakota at Oral Roberts, North Dakota State at St. Thomas at South Dakota State at Kansas City.
 
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DENVER PIONEERS (12-16, 8-9 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: at Omaha (2/25; 11:15 a.m. MT)
Previous Games: at South Dakota State (L, 82-34); at South Dakota (W, 79-74)
Denver is now 8-9 in League play after splitting last week’s competition in South Dakota ... In the 82-34 loss to South Dakota State, Makayla Minett was the only Pioneer to finish with double-digits in the scoring column ... She was 5-for-7 from the floor en route to 11 points ... She also grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, blocked two shots and stole the ball once ... The Pioneers were able to turn it around and tough out a 79-74 win over South Dakota led by Mikayla Brandon’s 25 points, nine rebounds and four assists ... Emma Smith followed with 23 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the three-point line while Ally Haar chipped in 13 points and a team-high-tying four assists ... Defensively Minett pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds to go along with eight points and a game-high four blocks.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (7-20, 3-13 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: vs. South Dakota State (2/23; 7 p.m. CT); vs. South Dakota (2/25; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota State (L, 86-75); at North Dakota (L, 61-39)
The Roos dropped to 3-13 in League play after falling to North Dakota State and North Dakota on the road ... In the loss to the Bison, a trio of Roos finished with double-digits led by Manna Mensah’s 27 points ... Machia Mullens was a force on both ends as she finished with 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds ... Tamia Ugass rounded out the trio with 13 points ... Ugass and Mensah were the only two for Kansas City to finish with double-figures in the scoring column against North Dakota each contributing 10 points ... Ugass also pulled down a game-high 22 rebounds, which is tied in League history for fifth-best all-time and fourth-best in League games.

NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (17-9, 10-6 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: at Western Illinois (2/23; 6 p.m. CT); at St. Thomas (2/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Oral Roberts (W, 108-100); vs. Kansas City (W, 61-39)
North Dakota is riding a five-game winning streak after picking up two victories over Oral Roberts and Kansas City last week ... The Fighting Hawks started the week’s competition surpassing 100 points for the first time in League play after defeating Oral Roberts 108-100 ... Kacie Borowicz led the scoring for UND with 27 points and 11 assists for her second double-double of the season ... She also recorded six rebounds and four steals in the win ... Juliet Gordon and Claire Orth followed with 17 points apiece while Nakiyah Hurst contributed 13 ... Maggie Manson and Sammiyah Hoskin rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points each ... Against the Roos, two Fighting Hawks finished with double-digits in the scoring column with Orth finishing with a game-high 16 points and six rebounds ... Joli Daninger chipped in 10 points and five rebounds ... Gordon led on the defensive end as she pulled down 14 rebounds to go along with eight points and three assists.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (16-10, 10-6 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: at St. Thomas (2/23; 7 p.m. CT); at Western Illinois (2/25; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Kansas City (W, 86-75); vs. Oral Roberts (W, 103-86)
The Bison picked up a pair of wins over Kansas City and Oral Roberts to move to 10-6 in League play ...  With the pair of wins, the Bison finished the regular season with an 11-1 mark at home, which is the most home wins since 2009-10 ... Heaven Hamling led five Bison in scoring against the Roos as she went 8-for-12 from the floor including 5-for-8 from the three-point line to finish with 21 points ... She also added a team-best five assists to her stat line ... Elle Evans followed with 18 points while Abby Schulte and Abby Graham chipped in 13 and 11 of their own ... Emily Behnke rounded out the double-figure scorers with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds ... Hamling once again led three Bison in double-figure scoring efforts as she dropped 29 points on 10-for-17 shooting from the field to go along with six assists, five rebounds and three steals ... Taylor Brown was 8-for-11 from the floor to finish with 18 points and nine rebounds ... Evans rounded out the double-digit scorers with 17 points.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (12-16, 7-10 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: vs. Denver (2/25; 12:15 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at South Dakota (L, 61-41); at South Dakota State (L, 87-54)
The Mavericks are now 7-10 in League play after suffering road losses to South Dakota and South Dakota State ... Against the Coyotes, Kennedi Grant was the only double-digit scorer for the Mavericks accounting for 50 percent of their total points ... She shot 7-for-13 from the floor en route to a career-high 23 points ... Sam Mitchell led the defense with a team-best five rebounds ... The duo continued to pace the Mavericks against South Dakota State each finishing with 10 points a piece ... Elena Pilakouta led the defense with a team-high nine rebounds to go with nine points.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (11-16, 8-8 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: vs. South Dakota (2/23; 7 p.m. CT); vs. South Dakota State (2/25; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota (L, 108-100); at North Dakota State (L, 103-86)
Oral Roberts moved to 8-8 in League play after two road losses in North Dakota ... In the eight-point loss to the Fighting Hawks, Hannah Cooper led ORU with her second straight double-double with 32 points and 10 rebounds ... It was her fourth 30-plus point performance of the season ... Ruthie Udoumoh followed with 15 points and nine rebounds ... Tirzah Moore chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds while Ariel Walker and Lauren Ramey scored 11 points apiece ... Walker paced four Golden Eagles in double-figure scoring against North Dakota State as she finished with 24 points ... Delaney Nix and Udoumoh followed with 16 and 15 points, respectively ... Cooper rounded out the double-figure scorers with 12 points and a team-best six assists ... Moore led the defense with a game-high 10 rebounds.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (11-15, 6-10 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: vs. North Dakota State (2/23; 7 p.m. CT); vs. North Dakota (2/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Western Illinois (W, 71-57)
The Tommies moved up to 6-10 in League play after picking up a road win over Western Illinois ... The victory was powered by two 20-point plus performances from Jade Hill and Maggie Negaard ... The duo combined for 41 points on 65.4 percent shooting ... Hill went 9-for-14 from the field including three three-pointers to finish with 21 points, four assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals ... Negaard was 8-for-12 from the floor and 4-for-8 from the arc to finish with 20 points ... She also pulled down a team-high-tying six rebounds in the win ... As a squad, the Tommies shot a season-best 52.7 percent (29-for-55) from the floor and sunk 11 three-pointers. 
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (12-15, 8-8 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: at Oral Roberts (2/23; 7 p.m. CT); at Kansas City (2/25; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Omaha (W, 61-41); vs. Denver (L, 79-74)
South Dakota moved to 8-8 in League play after splitting last week’s competition with Omaha and Denver ... In the 20-point victory over the Mavericks, three Coyotes scored double-digits ... Grace Larkins led the charge with a full stat line of 14 points, nine rebounds, six steals and four assists ... Walker Demers followed with 11 points and nine rebounds ... Nicole Avila-Ambrosi came off the bench and contributed 10 points to round out the double-figure scorers ... Four Coytoes finish with double-digit scoring efforts in the loss to Denver ... Carley Duffney led the pack with 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal ... Morgan Hansen and Demers tallied 13 and 12 points each, while Larkins finished with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.
 
RV/RV SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (23-5, 16-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB
Next Up: at Kansas City (2/23; 7 p.m. CT); at Oral Roberts (2/25; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Denver (W, 82-34); vs. Omaha (W, 87-54)
With two games left in the regular season, the Jackrabbits remain undefeated in League play after picking up wins over Denver and Omaha last week ... Against the Pioneers, the Jackrabbits saw four reach double-digits in the scoring column led by Myah Selland’s 7-for-8 shooting from the field for 18 points ... She also recorded five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals in the win ... Tori Nelson followed going 8-for-10 from the floor good for 17 points ... Haleigh Timmer and Paige Meyer chipped in 11 points apiece ... In the win over the Mavericks, Paiton Burckhard was 8-for-16 from the floor for 18 points, six rebounds and three assists to lead the Jacks ... Selland finished 5-for-8 en route to 16 points as well as pulled down five rebounds, dished out four assists and stole the ball once ... Timmer was the final one for SDSU to finish with double-figures with 15 points to go along with seven rebounds and a pair of assists.
 
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (10-17, 5-11 SL) | @WIUWBB
Next Up: vs. North Dakota (2/23; 6 p.m. CT); vs. North Dakota State (2/25; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. St. Thomas (L, 71-57)
Western Illinois is now 5-11 in League play after a loss to St. Thomas last week ... In the loss, Mallory McDermott was the only Leatherneck to finish in double-digits in the scoring column ... She came off the bench and tallied 14 points for WIU ... Anna Deets followed with seven points ... Defensively, Alissa Dins, Carla Flores and Kennedy Flanagan each pulled down four rebounds ... Allie Meadows dished out a team-best four assists.