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1. South Dakota State: 126. (14) LW 1. SDSU sweeps Western Illinois and remains in the #1 spot and receives all first-place votes. 2. North Dakota State: 112pts. LW 2. A 4-0 conference start expands the gap between NDSU and ORU. 3. Oral Roberts: 94pts. LW 2. A split at home against UND puts some…
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1. Adam Anhold, Western Illinois: 8 games into Anhold’s Western Illinois career he had scored 0 points and had logged 5 minutes on the court. Then yesterday happened. Anhold had an impressive 16 points and 9 rebounds in 22 minutes against South Dakota State yesterday. Anhold is likely to see more and more opportunities as a…
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Senior of the week: Hannah Sjerven; South Dakota. In the Summit League opening weekend, South Dakota flexed its muscles with a weekend sweep of Denver. Sjerven was a big reason for the dueling victories. In Saturday’s 87-47 win, she would go 8-10 from the field and 7-11 from the line, scoring 23 points. She also…
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Senior of the week: Stanley Umude; South Dakota. Umude had a big weekend as the Coyotes opened Summit League play with a sweep of Denver. In Sunday’s 79-57 win, Umude recorded a double-double for South Dakota, scoring a team-high 27 points while grabbing another team-high, 11 rebounds. Umude was hot from the field, going 10-14…
1. South Dakota: 34pts (2) LW 1: Yotes remain on top, but Jacks steal a first-place vote from them. 2. South Dakota State: 33pts (2) LW 2: SDSU continues to close the gap in a tight race at the top 3. North Dakota State: 29pts LW 3. The Bison remain in 3rd place. 4. Western…
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1. South Dakota State: 108. (12) LW 1. South Dakota State continues to receive all the first-place votes as they have the entire season. 2. North Dakota State: 90pts. LW 3. The voters seemed more impressed with NDSU sweeping the opening weekend than they were with ORU. 3. Oral Roberts: 88pts. LW 2. The Golden…
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It was fantastic being able to watch Summit League basketball in league play again. The last time Summit League teams matched up in conference play North Dakota State was looking forward to a date with the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. Then the world fell apart. There haven’t been a lot of things…
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There were four teams that opened Summit League play with a loss today. None of them want to start conference play 0-2. I am going to discuss 4 players that hold the biggest key to their team avoiding that 0-2 start. Will Carius Western Illinois: The Senior forward picked up 2 fouls before I could get…
So I will be putting together my predictions for the weekend every week of Summit League play. I want to start out by explaining a couple of my overall thoughts this season which may help explain some of the picks. I don’t think playing at home this season is that big of an advantage. With…
Senior of the week: This week’s senior of the week goes to the player who also took home the Summit League Player of the Week award in Rocky Kreuser. The stretch 5 from NDSU had an incredibly efficient day going 7-8 from the floor including a perfect 4-4 from 3-point land in route to scoring…
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