SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- After the opening two weeks of Summit League play, a pair of teams remained unbeaten with both of those squads taking similar paths to get there.

North Dakota State put together quite the comeback in a home win over Kansas City, then followed it up with an 18-point win over Omaha to get to 3-0. The Bison were down by 14 after the opening quarter against the Roos but had squared things up at 43-43 by the end of the third quarter.

Preseason favorite South Dakota State erased a seven-point halftime deficit to St. Thomas to pull away from the Tommies for a 20-point win then backed that up with a 18-point win over Denver. Those two home wins also put the Jackrabbits at 3-0 as its League-play only for the nine members for the rest of the regular season.

Oral Roberts and St. Thomas have also accrued three wins early in League play but do have a loss to go with those as they sit in a tie for third place.

All eight games this week will be streamed live on the Summit League Network.

AROUND THE LEAGUE
Thursday, Jan. 18
North Dakota State at Denver* (SLN) | 6 p.m. MT
South Dakota State at Omaha* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
North Dakota at Oral Roberts* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
South Dakota at St. Thomas* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT

Saturday, Jan. 20
North Dakota State at Oral Roberts* (SLN) | 12 p.m. CT
North Dakota at Denver* (SLN) | 1 p.m MT
Omaha at Kansas City* (SLN) | 2 p.m. CT
South Dakota at South Dakota State* (SLN) | 6 p.m. CT

Thursday, Jan. 25
St. Thomas at North Dakota State* (WDAYX/SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
Oral Roberts at Omaha* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
South Dakota State at Kansas City* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
Denver at South Dakota* (MS/SLN) | 7 p.m. CT

Saturday, Jan. 27
St. Thomas at North Dakota* (SLN) | 1 p.m. CT
Denver at Omaha* (SLN) | 2 p.m. CT
Kansas City at South Dakota* | 2 p.m. CT

Sunday, Jan. 28
Oral Roberts at South Dakota State* (CBSSN) | 3 p.m. CT

Rankings: (AP/Coaches)
All times local to site
*Summit League game

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TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (4-12, 1-2 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: North Dakota State* (1/18; 6 p.m. MT) North Dakota* (1/20; 1 p.m. MT)
Previous Games: at Northern Colorado (L, 59-56); at South Dakota State* (L, 68-50)
Denver dropped to 1-2 in League play after a 68-50 loss at South Dakota State in what was the Pioneers only contest last week ... Emma Smith led DU with 13 points and two steals, while Alaisha Brown tacked on a career-high 11 points off the bench to give the Pioneers a pair of double-digit scorers … Jordan Jones added six points, seven assists and three steals but the preseason favorites jumped out to a 26-9 lead after the opening quarter and never let DU back within double figures … Makayla Minnett notched a game-high 11 rebounds to go with eight points and through three league games, Minnett ranks seventh in both rebounds (23) and rebounds per game (7.7) … Denver will return home to face North Dakota State and North Dakota this week.

KANSAS CITY ROOS (9-10, 0-4 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: Omaha* (1/20; 2 p.m. CT); South Dakota State (1/25; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota State* (L, 63-60); at North Dakota* (L, 76-62) 
Kansas City fell on the road to North Dakota State and North Dakota last week as the Roos resumed League play … In the loss to the Bison, KC jumped out to a 17-3 advantage after a first quarter where the Bison were held without a field goal (0-for-14) ... The Roos could not maintain that advantage, however, as NDSU would rally for the 63-60 victory in a game that saw four Roos reach double figures ... Alayna Contreras led the quartet with 15 points, while Dominique Phillips added 14 as both of those players went 6-for-11 from the field ... Against UND, Tamia Ugass paced four players with double figures as she recorded her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds ... Nariyah Simmons contributed with team-highs in points (13) and assists (5), while Contreras chipped in with 11 points of her own ... The Roos are off until Saturday when they face Omaha at home.

NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (6-11, 2-2 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: at Oral Roberts* (1/18; 7 p.m. CT); at Denver (1/20; 1 p.m. MT)
Previous Games: Omaha* (W, 100-75); Kansas City* (W, 76-62) 
North Dakota picked up two home victories over Omaha and Kansas City to even its League record at 2-2 ... Against the Mavericks, Kacie Borowicz became just the third player in UND history to register a triple-double … The fifth-year senior scored 20 points, pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds and dished out a season-high 10 assists in the 100-75 victory over Omaha … Kiyah Hurst notched her second double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Fighting Hawks rolled to a 25-point victory … Hurst also connected on all four of her shots from beyond the arc … Kiera Pemberton was efficient against Omaha, as the freshman garnered 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and collected eight rebounds … Sammiyah Hoskin rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points on four rebounds … Pemberton carried that momentum into the game against the Roos as she established a new career-high of 27 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and 10-of-11 from the charity stripe … Pemberton scored in double figures for the fourth straight game, while Borowicz hit double-digit points for the 12th time this season with her 10 points … Hoskin (12) and Hurst (10) rounded out the double-digit performances for the Fighting Hawks ... UND will look to continue its winning streak on the road at Oral Roberts Thursday and Denver Saturday.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (9-7, 3-0 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: at Denver* (1/18; 6 p.m. MT); at Oral Roberts* (1/20; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: Kansas City* (W, 63-60); Omaha* (W, 87-69)  
The Bison have won five of their last six games, including three straight to open League play after tallying home victories against Kansas City and Omaha … NDSU fell behind 17-3 and did not make a field goal in the opening quarter, but regrouped to claw out a 63-60 win over the Roos … The Bison outscored Kansas City 23-14 in the second quarter and had pulled even at 43-43 by the end of the third quarter … Abbie Draper netted a game-high 18 points to with  six rebounds, while sophomore Elle Evans poured in 17 points of her own and went 8-of-8 from the free throw line … Heaven Hamling closed out NDSU's trio of double-figure scorers with 16 points and equaled her career-high with six steals … In the 18-point win over the Mavericks, Evans scored 17 points once again, which was a team-high, to go along with a game-high five assists and three rebounds … Hamling added 16 points with six rebound and six assists, while Abby Graham tallied 12 points and a career-high seven rebounds off the bench in 20 minutes of action ... NDSU hits the road as it looks to remain unbeaten in League play with games at Denver (Thursday) and Oral Roberts (Saturday) this week.

OMAHA MAVERICKS (4-13, 0-4 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: South Dakota State* (1/18; 7 p.m. CT); at Kansas City (1/20; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota* (L, 100-75); at North Dakota State* (L, 87-69)
The Mavericks fell to 0-4 in League play after being bested by North Dakota and North Dakota State on the road ... In the loss to the Fighting Hawks, Grace Cave paced Omaha with a career-high 27 points on 8-of-17 from the field as she was the only Maverick to hit double figures … She also led the team with five rebounds, three assists and a block … Against the Bison, Cora Olsen registered a career-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor and a 4-of-7 effort from the charity stripe … Aaliyah Stanley hit double digits for the eighth time this season, finishing with 15 points and a team-high six rebounds … The Mavericks host preseason favorite South Dakota State Thursday before traveling to face Kansas City Saturday. 

ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (12-5, 3-1 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: North Dakota (1/18; 7 p.m. CT); North Dakota State* (1/20; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at South Dakota* (W, 91-78); at St. Thomas* (L, 73-72)   
After defeating South Dakota for its sixth straight win, the Golden Eagles fell in a heartbreaker at St. Thomas to fall to 3-1 in League play … ORU defeated USD in Vermillion for the first time since the 2011-12 season and were paced in the 13-point win by Taleyah Jones' career-high 37 points ... Jones went 12-of-17 from the field and 5-of-7 from the 3-point line … She scored 14 of her 37 points in the fourth quarter and is one of two league players to score 37 points in a game this season … Hannah Cooper followed with a 17-point performance on 4-of-9 from the field and 9-of-11 from the charity stripe … She also dished out a team-high six assists and her 15 assists and 4.3 assists per game in League play ranks second overall … Emily Robinson rounded out the double-digit scorers with 16 points and five assists … Against UST, four starters scored 10 or more points led by Cooper's 20 … Robinson (15), Jones (13) and Meghan Weinrich (10) rounded out the double-digit scorers for ORU, who fell at the buzzer on Jade Hill's 3-pointer ... The Golden Eagles return home to face North Dakota Thursday and North Dakota State Saturday.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (11-7, 3-1 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: South Dakota* (1/18; 7 p.m. CT); at North Dakota State* (1/25; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at South Dakota State* (L, 75-55); Oral Roberts* (W, 73-72)
After a road loss against preseason favorite South Dakota State, St. Thomas responded with a buzzer-beating victory against previously unbeaten Oral Roberts ... Against the Jackrabbits, Amber Scalia scored a team-high 20 points, reaching 20 or more points for the second time in League play … Scalia added four assists and three rebounds while shooting 8-of-12 from the floor … Jo Langbehn notched her second double-double of the season with 14 points and a team-high 10 rebounds against the Jacks, while Jade Hill posted 10 points, tallied four rebounded and dished out a team-high three assists … Hill secured the victory over ORU as her 3-pionter fell through the net with a 0.1 remaining on the clock … She finished with a game-high 24 points and made two triples in the closing minutes of the game as UST completed a rally from eight down with less than three minutes to play … Langbehn added 14 points with a team-high eight rebounds and has reached double figures in 11 consecutive games … Scalia closed the game with 14 points and a career-high six assists ... The Tommies play host to South Dakota Thursday in their lone action of the week.

SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (12-6, 1-2 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: at St. Thomas* (1/18; 7 p.m. CT) at South Dakota State* (1/20; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: Idaho State (W, 73-47); Oral Roberts* (L, 91-78) 
South Dakota fell its only action last week as Oral Roberts posted a 91-78 victory over the Coyotes in Vermillion … USD's Kendall Holmes finished with a season-best 21 points, making five three-pointers for the second time this season .. Grace Larkins added 20 points, a career-best 10 assists and eight rebounds … In League play, Larkins ranks third in scoring (19.7 ppg), fifth in rebounding (8.0 rpg) and first in assists (6.3 apg) ... Natalie Mazurek reached double-figures for the second-straight game with 10 points and six rebounds off the Coyotes' bench … The Coyotes did not miss any of their 18 free throw attempts against the Golden Eagles ... USD returns to action at St. Thomas Thursday and against in-state rival South Dakota State Saturday in Brookings.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (11-5, 3-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB 
Next Up: at Omaha* (1/18; 7 p.m. CT); South Dakota* (1/20; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: St. Thomas* (W, 75-55); Denver* (W, 68-50)
The Jackrabbits remained unbeaten in League play with a pair of double-digits home wins against St. Thomas and Denver … After being down seven points against the Tommies at halftime, SDSU delivered a 27-point swing over the final 20 minutes of play to secure a 75-55 victory … Madison Mathiowetz and Brooklyn Meyer scored 19 points apiece with the former going 7-of-9 from the floor, while the latter was 7-of-11 on 10 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season … Meyer also notched a career-high six blocks to go with a pair of steals … Against the Pioneers, Paige Meyer led all players with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field … She also tallied five steals, three rebounds and three assists … Rounding out the double-digit scorers was Mathiowetz (12), Jenna Hopp (12) and B. Meyer (11) … Mesa Byom finished one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes off the bench ... SDSU takes its five-game winning streak on the road to Omaha Thursday before returning home to face in-state rival South Dakota Saturday. 

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