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Game Story Free throws, free throws, free throws. That was the difference today as the 5-seed, Western Illinois, defeated the 4-seed, Kansas City, 60-59. The Leathernecks move on to play 8-seeded Omaha tomorrow at 11:45am. The energy that both teams came to play with today was high, knowing that their chance to get to the…
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Game Story Good teams win, great teams cover. Well, at least that’s what the Coyotes did today by winning 89-66 (I predicted them winning by 20-25 points). Enough about me though, let’s get to the game. South Dakota advances with a convincing win over Oral Roberts and will await the winner of North Dakota State…
Game Story Who had Omaha beating SDSU today? Okay, for the Omaha followers who did, who had Omaha controlling the entire game? I know I didn’t! Eighth-seeded Omaha defeated top-seeded South Dakota State 52-40 to kick off the 2021 Summit League Tournament. Here is my recap from a historic game inside the Sanford Pentagon. Listen,…
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Here. We. Go. With the All-Tournament teams and individual awards officially announced by the League (check ours out HERE), all eyes turn to The Pentagon in Sioux Falls for this weekend’s Summit League Tournament. Below are my predictions on the women’s side and both my brackets can be found at the end of the article….
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South Dakota State’s Myah Selland has been chosen as Reaching the Summit’s Women Summit League Player of the Year. As the presumptive Summit League Player of the Year, South Dakota State’s Myah Selland could become the third Jackrabbit to win the award, joining Macy Miller (2017-18 & 2018-19) and Jennifer Warkenthien (2008-09). After a remarkable…
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Senior: Tylee Irwin of South Dakota State captures the Senior of the week this week. Irwin paced the Jackrabbits at a time they needed her most as the injury bug struck the team. Irwin averaged 28 points per game and added 3.5 rebounds per game over the weekend. Irwin will be counted on even more for…
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1. South Dakota State: 72pts (8) LW 1: The Jackrabbits pass the last big Summit League test by sweeping NDSU. However what do last weekend’s injuries mean for the rest of the season. 2. South Dakota: 64pts LW 2: USD remains in second after sweeping ORU 3. North Dakota State: 56pts LW 3: NDSU is…
Senior: Hannah Sjerven, South Dakota; Sjerven had a big week for the Coyotes in USD’s sweep of North Dakota. On Sunday, the senior post player scored a team-high 24 points and grabbed another team-high, 10 rebounds in the 64-47 win. Sjerven also added two assists, three blocks, and two steals. On Saturday, Sjerven started the…
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1. South Dakota State: 72pts (8) LW 1: The 23rd ranked Jackrabbits are now winners of 14 straight games. 2. South Dakota: 64pts LW 2: USD remains in second after rebounding from a sweep by SDSU by sweeping UND. 3. North Dakota State: 56pts LW 3: NDSU winners of 3 straight games remain in third….
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Senior: This week’s Senior of the Week was a toss-up between Julia Fleecs of North Dakota and Grace Gilmore of Western Illinois. Shoutout to Julia for her amazing effort this weekend, but my pick goes to Grace Gilmore of Western Illinois. On Saturday night she tallied a program-record 46 points on 15-25 shooting, including knocking down…
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