SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – It is here. The final week of the regular season is upon us with the last games of the 2024 regular season tipping off Saturday.
 
South Dakota State enters this week riding the high of capturing at least a share of the regular season title. The Jackrabbits have won at least a share of the regular season trophy ten times overall and five times in the last six seasons.
 
The Bison, currently sitting at No. 2 in the standings, continue to extend their winning streak now sitting at seven consecutive victories. North Dakota State will meet South Dakota State for its final game of the regular season on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.
 
Oral Roberts has won the last three games and hopes to end the regular season with one more win under its belt. The Golden Eagles close the season at Kansas City on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.
 
Kansas City closed last week with a victory and looks to carry on with the momentum. The Roos will meet Denver on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT and Oral Roberts on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.
 
All of this week’s games will be streamed live on the Summit League Network.
 
Thursday, Feb. 29
North Dakota at South Dakota State* (SLN/MS2) | 7 p.m. CT
South Dakota at North Dakota State* (SLN/WDAYX) | 7 p.m. CT
St. Thomas at Omaha* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
Denver at Kansas City* (SLN) | 7 p.m. CT
 
Saturday, March 2
St. Thomas at Denver (SLN) | 1 p.m. MT
Oral Roberts at Kansas City (SLN) | 2 p.m. CT
North Dakota State at South Dakota State (SLN) | 2 p.m. CT
North Dakota at South Dakota (SLN) | 2 p.m. CT

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

Key: ESPN+ (ESPN Plus), MS (Midco Sports), MS2 (Midco Sports 2), SLN (Summit League Network), WDAYX (WDAY Xtra)

TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (7-20, 4-10 SL) | @DU_WHoops
Next Up: Kansas City* (2/29; 6 p.m. MT); St. Thomas* (3/2; 3 p.m. MT)
Previous Games: South Dakota State* (L, 73-64)
The Pioneers fell to 4-10 in League action after losing to South Dakota State ... Jordan Jones led the efforts for Denver going 9-for-18 from the floor for a team-best 21 points ... She also added five rebounds, an assist and a steal to her stat line ... Emma Smith followed with 14 points, a team-high six assists and five steals ... Emily Counsel came off the bench and completed the double-digit scoring trio with 11 points on 3-for-6 shooting from the field and 2-for-4 from behind the arc ... As a team, the Pioneers knocked down 10 triples and forced 14 Jackrabbit turnovers ... Denver closes out the regular season at home against Kansas City on Thursday and St. Thomas on Saturday.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (12-17, 3-11 SL) | @KCRoosWBB
Next Up: Denver* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT); Oral Roberts* (3/2; 2 p.m. CT
Previous Games: South Dakota* (L, 74-60); at Omaha* (W, 72-56)
The Roos moved to 3-11 in the League after splitting last week’s competition between South Dakota and Omaha ... In the loss to the Coyotes, three Roos finished in double-digits led by Kelby Bannerman’s career-high 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting ... She also pulled down a team-best six rebounds to go along with a pair of assists and a block ... Emani Bennett went 5-for-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from the three-point line en route to 14 points ... Dominique Phillips came off the bench and rounded out the trio with 10 points, four rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block ... In the win over the Mavericks, Tamia Ugass and Alayna Contreras led the charge with 15 points a piece ... Ugass was 7-for-11 from the floor, pulled down four rebounds and dished out three assists in the win ... Contreras finished with four rebounds, two steals and an assist ... Bennett rounded out the double-figure scorers going 5-for-8 from the floor en route to 13 points ... The regular season comes to an end this week as Kansas City plays host to Denver on Thursday and Oral Roberts on Saturday.
 
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (9-18, 5-9 SL) | @UNDwbasketball
Next Up: at South Dakota State* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota* (3/2; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at North Dakota State* (L, 107-80)
North Dakota is 5-9 in the League following a road loss to in-state rival North Dakota State ... In the loss, Kacie Borowicz led all scorers with a career-high 40 points on 16-for-26 shooting from the floor ... Fatima Ibrahim went 4-for-6 from the field for 12 points and pulled down a team-best nine rebounds, six of which came from the offensive end ... Kiyah Hurst finished the night 5-for-9 from the floor for 11 points ... Kiera Pemberton rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points to go along with seven rebounds, an assists, a steal and a block ... The Fighting Hawks will close out the regular season on the road as they head to South Dakota State on Thursday and South Dakota on Saturday.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (18-9, 12-2 SL) | @NDSUwbb
Next Up: South Dakota* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT); at South Dakota State* (3/2; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at St. Thomas* (W, 96-53); North Dakota* (W, 107-80)
The Bison extended their win streak to seven consecutive games after defeating St. Thomas and North Dakota ... Against the Tommies, four Bison achieved double digits in the scoring column led by Elle Evans’ game-high 22 points ... She also dished out four assists and three rebounds ... Abby Graham came off the bench and tallied a season-best 13 points ...  Taryn Hamling also came off the bench and contributed 11 points while Abbie Draper narrowly missed a double-double with 11 points and a game-best eight rebounds ... Against in-state rival North Dakota six Bison finished with double figures led once again by Evans ... she finished with 21 points going 5-for-7 from the three point line with three rebounds and an assist ... Heaven Hamling followed with 17 points, five assists, four rebounds and a steal ... Schulte and Miriley Simon finished with 15 apiece while Draper (14) and Leah Mackenzie (11) rounded out the double figure scorers ...  North Dakota State finishes the regular season hosting South Dakota on Thursday and at South Dakota State on Saturday.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (6-22, 2-13 SL) | @OmahaWBB
Next Up: St. Thomas* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Oral Roberts* (L, 87-78); Kansas City* (L, 72-56)
Omaha is 2-13 after suffering losses to Oral Roberts and Kansas City ... Against the Golden Eagles, Kennedi Grant led four Mavericks in double-figure scoring efforts ... She went 6-for-10 from the field for 13 points to go with four assists and four rebounds ... Deanay Watson recorded her first double-double as a Maverick with 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds ... Katie Keitges was 4-for-6 from the three-point line good for 12 points while Polina Nikulochkina chipped in 11 of her own ... In the loss to the Roos, Nikulochkina was the only Maverick to reach double digits in points ... She was 4-for-9 from the floor for 11 points and four rebounds ... Morgann Gardner led the defensive effort in the loss pulling down a team-high seven rebounds to go with eight points ... Omaha’s regular season comes to an end on Thursday against St. Thomas.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (19-9, 10-5 SL) | @ORUWBB
Next Up: at Kansas City* (3/2; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: Omaha* (W, 87-78); South Dakota* (W, 77-63)
The Golden Eagles are riding a three-game winning streak after picking up home wins over Omaha and South Dakota last week ... Against the Mavericks, Hannah Cooper led all scorers for the second consecutive game with 21 points ... Taleyah Jones added 19 points for ORU while Ruthie Udoumoh contributed a double-double of 13 points and 13 rebounds ... Emily Robinson tallied 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field while Jalei Oglesby chipped in 12 points and six rebounds ... It was another team effort against the Coyotes, with five Golden Eagles finishing with double figures in points ... Oglesby led with 18 points and five rebounds ... Cooper had 15 points, four assists and two steals in the win ... Jones and Robinson each finished with 12 points apiece while Udoumoh notched 10 points to go along with eight rebounds ... Oral Roberts’ regular season journey comes to a close at Kansas City on Saturday.

ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (14-14, 6-8 SL) | @TommieWBBall
Next Up: at Omaha* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT); at Denver* (3/2; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: North Dakota State* (L, 96-53); South Dakota State* (L, 97-63)
St. Thomas is 6-8 in League play after losing two home games to North Dakota State and South Dakota State ... In the loss to the Bison, Jo Langbehn and Faith Feuerbach were the only two Tommies to score in double figures ... Langbehn was 6-for-10 from the field for 12 points ... Feuerbach shot 4-for-8 from the floor for ten points ... Defensively, Sammy Opichka led the efforts pulling down a team-best six rebounds to go with six points and four assists ... Against the Jackrabbits, Opichka went 7-for-11 from the floor for a team-best 15 points and three assists ... Jade Hill and Langbehn followed each chipping in 10 points apiece ... Hill also dished out a team-high six assists in the loss ... The regular season will come to an end for the Tommies this week with road games at Omaha (Thursday) and Denver (Saturday).
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (19-10, 8-6 SL) | @SDCoyotesWBB
Next Up: at North Dakota State* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT); North Dakota (3/2; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Kansas City* (W, 74-60); at Oral Roberts (L, 77-63)
The Coyotes are 8-6 in League play after splitting last week’s road games ... In the win over the Roos, Walker Demers and Grace Larkins each finished with 19 points to pace the Coyotes ... Demer’s career-high came from 6-for-7 shooting from the field and 6-for-8 from the free throw line ... Larkins was 7-for-10 from the field with five assists, four rebounds and three steals ... Carley Duffney rounded out the double-digit scoring trio ... She was 4-for-9 from the field and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe for 14 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists ... In the loss to the Golden Eagles, Kendall Holmes was the only Coyote to achieve double figures in points ... She sunk five three-pointers for 17 points as well as pulled down five rebounds and dished out three assists in the loss ... South Dakota closes the regular season at North Dakota State Thursday and hosts North Dakota Saturday.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (22-5, 14-0 SL) | @GoJacksWBB
Next Up: North Dakota* (2/29; 7 p.m. CT); North Dakota State* (3/2; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Games: at Denver* (W, 73-64); at St. Thomas* (W, 97-63)
South Dakota State clinched at least a share of the regular season crown after picking up road victories over Denver and St. Thomas ... The Jackrabbits have now won 45 consecutive Summit League regular season games, which matches the 12th longest regular season conference win streak in NCAA history ... In the win over Denver, Paige Meyer tallied 17 points and eight rebounds to pace the Jackrabbits ... Mesa Byom tallied 16 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks ... Madison Mathiowetz and Brooklyn Meyer both went 6-for-9 from the floor to contribute 16 points apiece ... Mathiowetz added four assists to the stat sheet while Brooklyn added seven boards ... In the title-clinching victory over St. Thomas, Brooklyn was 11-for-12 from the floor en route to 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the Jacks ...  Paige narrowly missed a double-double with 23 points and nine assists ... Mathiowetz completed the 20-plus point performers as she had 20 points with three three-pointers, four rebounds and three assists ... Ellie Colbeck came off the bench and finished 4-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-5 from behind the arc for 11 points ... The Jackrabbits complete their regular season journey this week hosting North Dakota on Thursday and North Dakota State on Saturday.