SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – We are under a month until our 10 teams tip off at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., to see who will be crowned the 2023 Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship victor. The journey continues Thursday with eight of our teams tipping off at 7 p.m. CT.
 
South Dakota State continues to dominate as the Jackrabbits head into rivalry week with an undefeated League record. They will see if they can remain that way as they head down to Vermillion, S.D., on Saturday to take on the Coyotes at 1 p.m. CT.
 
Oral Roberts is heading into the week with a five-game winning streak and looks to capitalize on that momentum. The Golden Eagles kick off the week’s competition by playing host to St. Thomas on Thursday.
 
Denver and Omaha also carry win streaks into this week’s League play action. The Pioneers have won the last three games and look to continue that streak Thursday as they host North Dakota. Omaha picked up back-to-back victories last week and will look to make it a third as they match up with North Dakota State on Thursday.
 
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TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (10-14, 6-7 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: vs. North Dakota (2/9; 6 p.m. MT); vs. North Dakota State (2/11; 1 p.m. MT)
Previous Games: at Western Illinois (W, 72-61); at St. Thomas (W, 62-51)
Denver is on a three-game winning streak after picking up two road wins last week ... For the first time in 11 attempts in Macomb, Ill., the Pioneers defeated the Leathernecks 72-61 ... A duo of Pios led the offensive efforts led by freshman Emma Smith’s 23 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals ... Ally Haar chipped in 17 points and five assists ... Makayla Minett was a force to be reckoned with on the defensive end as she pulled down nine rebounds, blocked five shots, stole the ball three times and scored seven points ...  Three Pioneers led the charge against St. Thomas paced by freshman Angelina Robles’ career-high 19 points ... Mikayla Brandon recorded 14 points and three steals ... Minett finished with her seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (7-16, 3-9 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: vs. Western Illinois (2/9; 7 p.m. CT); vs. St. Thomas (2/11; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Oral Roberts (L, 86-68)
The Roos fell to 3-9 in League play after falling to Oral Roberts on the road ... Manna Mensah led the scoring efforts as she dropped 32 points, doubling her previous career-high scoring mark ... She also pulled down 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the season ... Tamia Ugass was the only other Roo to reach double-figures as she finished with 18 points and pulled down a game-high 20 rebounds ... It was the first double-double of Ugass’ career.

NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (13-9, 6-6 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: at Denver (2/9; 7 p.m. CT); at Omaha (2/11; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. South Dakota State (L, 75-57); vs. South Dakota (W, 83-66)
North Dakota sits at 6-6 in League play after splitting last week’s competition ... In the loss to South Dakota State, a duo of Fighting Hawks led the offensive effort ... Nakiyah Hurst came off the bench and dropped a team-best 18 points including going 6-for-7 from the free throw line ... Kacie Borowicz followed with 10 points, a team-high six rebounds and six assists ... The loss to the Jackrabbits snapped a 10-0 home streak, the best start at home since the 2008-09 season ... In the win over South Dakota, the Fighting Hawks saw six reach double figures in the scoring column ... Juliet Gordon led with 15 points and 11 rebounds, her second double-double of the season ... Borowicz followed with 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists ... Joli Daninger (11), Claire Orth (11), Nakiah Hurst (10) and Maggie Manson (10) rounded out the double-figure scorers for North Dakota.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (14-8, 8-4 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: at Omaha (2/9; 7:05 p.m. CT); at Denver (2/11; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. South Dakota (W, 86-82; OT); vs. South Dakota State (L, 82-54)
The Bison are now 8-4 after splitting last week’s home games ... The Bison gritted out an 86-82 overtime victory against South Dakota to complete a season sweep of the Coyotes and clinch head coach Jory Collins’ 250th career win ... It was the first time since the 1999-00 season that NDSU swept the regular season series against South Dakota ... Heaven Hamling led the charge as she finished with a game-high 28 points, a season-best eight rebounds and four steals in the win ... Elle Evan had an all-around performance as she finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and a game-high four blocks ... Taylor Brown (13) and Abby Schulte (12) rounded out the double-digit scorers for the Bison ... Against the Jackrabbits, Evans was the only one for NDSU to finish with double-digit points ... She finished the game with 11 points to go along with two rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Defensively, Brown pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (11-13, 6-7 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: vs. North Dakota State (2/9; 7:05 p.m. CT); vs. North Dakota (2/11; 12:05 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at St. Thomas (W, 58-54); at Western Illinois (W, 57-55)
The Mavericks picked up two road victories to move to 6-7 in League play ... They came back from a 13-point deficit at the half to defeat St. Thomas 58-54 ... Grace Cave led the efforts with 18 points, going 5-for-7 from the floor and 3-for-3 from the three-point line ... Cave also pulled down a team-best six rebounds ... Morgann Gardner followed with 12 points, including going 4-for-4 from the free throw line ... Aaliyah Stanley finished with 10 points and a team-high five assists ... Defensively, Kennedi Grant finished with a team-best five steals to go along with seven points ... Against the Leathernecks, Stanley led all scorers as she finished with 17 points ... Elena Pilakouta finished with her fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and a team-best 12 rebounds ... Cave rounded out the double-digit scorers as she finished with 11 points and a career-high-tying six assists.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (11-12, 8-4 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: vs. St. Thomas (2/9; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Western Illinois (2/11; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Kansas City (W, 86-68)
Oral Roberts notched its fifth straight win and moved to 8-4 in League play after securing an 86-68 victory over Kansas City ... The Golden Eagles saw four reach double-digits in the scoring column ... Hannah Cooper led ORU with an all-around performance ... She finished with 25 points, six rebounds, a career-high six steals and five assists ... Cooper was also efficient from the floor shooting 8-for-14 from the field, 2-for-3 from behind the arc and 7-for-8 from the free throw line ... Ruthie Udoumoh notched her third double-double of the season as she poured in a career-high 23 points to go along with 12 rebounds ... Delaney Nix sunk a game-best four threes en route to 18 points ... Tirzah Moore rounded out the double-figure scorers for ORU as she finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds, good for her fifth-straight double-double.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (8-15, 3-10 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: at Oral Roberts (2/9; 7 p.m. CT); at Kansas City (2/11; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Omaha (L, 58-54); vs. Denver (L,62-51)
The Tommies fell to 3-10 in League play after suffering losses to Omaha and Denver ... In the four-point loss to the Mavericks, Maggie Negaard led with 20 points to go along with four rebounds and four steals ... Jade Hill chipped in 13 of her own points to go along with a team-high four assists and four rebounds ...  The duo once again led the scoring efforts in the loss to Denver each finishing with 12 points apiece, respectively ... Hill added a team-best six assists, three steals and a pair of rebounds to her stat line ... Negaard finished with two rebounds, two assists and a steal ... Jordyn Lamker and Sammy Opichka led the defensive effort each pulling down six rebounds.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (11-13, 7-6 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: vs. South Dakota State (2/11; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota State (L, 86-82; OT)); at North Dakota (L, 83-66)
South Dakota fell to 7-6 in League play after dropping two road games to North Dakota State and North Dakota ... In the heartbreaking four-point overtime loss to North Dakota State, Grace Larkins led the offensive pack as she recorded her fourth consecutive double-double ... She finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists ... Carley Duffney shot 6-for-11 from the floor and 9-for-10 from the free throw line to score a team-high 21 points ... Morgan Hansen rounded out the double-digit scorers with 18 points ... Against the Fighting Hawks, a trio of Coyotes finished with double-figures in the scoring column led once again by Duffney ... She finished with 15 points, six rebounds and a steal ... Larkins finished with a full stat sheet of 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and a steal ... Alexi Hempe finished with 10 points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (20-5, 13-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB
Next Up: at South Dakota (2/11; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota (W, 75-57); at North Dakota State (W, 82-54)
The Jackrabbits continue to dominate League play and extended its win streak after besting North Dakota and North Dakota State on the road ... In the win over the Fighting Hawks, Haleigh Timmer led SDSU with 16 points to go along with five rebounds ... Paiton Burckhard followed with 14 points and five of her own rebounds ... Kallie Theisen was a force on both ends as she recorded 11 points and pulled down 12 rebounds ... Against North Dakota State,  Myah Selland became only the second Jackrabbit women’s basketball player to surpass the 2,000 career point threshold as she finished the game with 15 points, five rebounds, four steals and a pair of assists ... Timmer once again led the scoring efforts with a game-best 16 points ... Paige Meyer was 5-for-5 from the floor and 4-for-4 from the charity stripe to earn her 15 points ... Tori Nelson (12) and Brooklyn Meyer (11) rounded out the double-digit performers.
 
WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (8-16, 3-10 SL) | @WIUWBB
Next Up: at Kansas City (2/9; 7 p.m. CT); at Oral Roberts (2/11; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: vs. Denver (L, 72-61); vs. Omaha (L, 57-55)
Western Illinois dropped to 3-10 in League play after suffering losses to Denver and Omaha ... Against Denver, a trio of Leathernecks finished with double figures in points led by Mallory McDermott ... She went 7-for-11 from the floor including sinking four three-pointers for 18 points on the night ... Addi Brownfield followed with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block ... Carla Flores completed the double-digit trio with 12 points, five rebounds and three assists ... In a tough two-point loss to Omaha, Elizabeth Lutz led the offensive efforts with 16 points including going 4-for-6 from behind the three-point line ... She also dished out at team-best five assists, pulled down four rebounds and stole the ball twice ... McDermott came off the bench and chipped in 13 points while Anna Deets contributed 10 of her own.