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Anyone who has spent time with me talking Summit League basketball knows that even when Elijah Lufile was playing 8 minutes a game I was trying to say Lufile was going to do big things and be a difference-maker in the Summit League. At least for one night that was proven prophetic. Lufile was dominant…
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In his postgame interview, South Dakota Coyotes Head Coach Todd Lee jokingly asked who they were playing next after their win over Kansas City. All of South Dakota and all of the Summit League know who the Coyotes are playing next. They have a date with in-state rival and number 1 seed South Dakota State….
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We got exactly what we thought we’d get with the 4/5 matchup. Hannah Cooper started things off for ORU with a quick basket. Both teams were getting looks, but what would be the tale of the first half, the shots were not falling. At the under-5 media timeout, ORU led 9-6. A 3 minute scoring…
The South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks yesterday 75-49 in front of over 8,000 fans at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. With the win, USD will face the winner of (3) Kansas City and (6) North Dakota State Monday afternoon at 3:00pm. True freshman Grace Larkins led all scorers with 23 points on…
The No. 1 Jackrabbits tipped off against Omaha to open the Men’s Quarterfinals at the 2022 Summit League Basketball Tournament Saturday evening. Both teams paced with each other through the start of the game, as Omaha led 8-7 after four minutes. Charlie Easley hammered a three-pointer at the 14-minute mark bringing the SDSU crowd to…
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The Jackrabbits made certain no possibility of an early-exit from the 2022 Summit League Basketball Tournament as they beat Denver 86-59. The Jacks led the Pios 25-11 after 10 minutes of play, with Uju Ezeudu leading Denver in scoring at 7 points. Ezeudu finished with 25 points and 5 rebounds for the Pios, while Indeya…
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After a 1 year reprieve, the UND women are back in the Summit League Tournament.  They will be taking on Oral Roberts in the first round Sunday Afternoon, with the winner of that one getting South Dakota State on Monday. UND has certainly showed great improvement from the previous year. After only winning 2 games…
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This is just one man’s opinion on what happens over the next 4 days. So your team’s Reaching the Summit writer had no say in these predictions. Much of these predictions come off of gut feelings and such, so don’t put much stock in it. Round 1 1Â South Dakota State Vs 8 Omaha Earlier…
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The Reaching the Summit Voters have cast their ballots and it’s time to share their votes. There will not be any real narrative on the selections today. I will post my picks on each category with reasoning tomorrow. Since this is a consensus of the voters the narrative will be brief and instead just discuss…
The episode you want to listen to! We go through all of our picks for postseason awards including, player of the year, 1st and 2nd team, defensive player, coach, newcomer and freshman of the year. We then preview the Summit League Tournament including a team winning via coin flip. We preview each 1st round matchup…
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