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Senior of the week: Tough to look past the 31 point/21 rebound performance from South Dakota’s Hannah Sjerven vs Bradley as being enough to be honored as the Reach the Summit Podcast WBB Senior player of the week. Hannah added 15 points & 7 more rebounds vs Oklahoma on Sunday despite battling fouls and just…
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With a tough task ahead, the ORU Golden Eagle showed up to Bud Walton Arena ready to scrap against a bigger, stronger, and more athletic Razorback squad on Sunday afternoon. In their non-conference finale, they did just that…Scrap! While the Hogs claimed an 87-76 victory, Paul Mills’ squad represented the Summit League will by controlling…
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1. South Dakota: 35pts (3) LW 1: No change at the top. Although one Voter felt they are not the top team in the league right now. 2. South Dakota State: 32pts (1) LW 2: SDSU gains one first vote closes the gap slightly with USD 3. North Dakota State: 29pts LW 3. The Bison…
Below are the weekly power rankings updated 12/21 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. Oral Roberts: 91pts. LW 3. ORU and NDSU continue a heated battle for 2. The Golden Eagles find themselves there this week….
They may not have come against the most glamorous, high-profile programs in the country, but a win is a win and when you’re hungry for victory, you’re not going to argue with the ‘W’.Both the Western Illinois men and women basketball programs picked up much-needed wins over the weekend as the Leatherneck women (1-6) earned…
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North Dakota went down to Carbondale, Illinois to play the Salukis of Southern Illinois on back to back afternoons. Unfortunately for the Hawks, they came away empty handed and now fall to 1-7 on the year. Results Game 1: SIU 85, UND 64 Game 2: SIU 62, UND 50 Overall Thoughts -It certainly was a…
I am going to start out by saying the good stuff is after the second bold section. I am sure not putting your good stuff at the end was covered in journalism school, but this is what you get when a former phy ed teacher writes an article. If you have my attention span scroll…
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Cancellations, postponements, rescheduling, and last-minute games are all apart of the New Norm that is COVID Era Hoops and the ORU Men’s Team has experienced its fair share of this new way of College Basketball Life. Coach Paul Mills and his staff has already had to postpone 2 games, cancel another, and added a late…
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Senior of the week: Chloe Lamb willed her team to a victory over Wichita State on Thursday. The University of South Dakota senior finished with 29 points on 10-of-22 shooting and 11 rebounds in the Coyotes 62-54 victory over the Shockers. Lamb played a team-high 39 minutes and also added four steals and two assists….
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Senior of the week: Stanley Umude had a phenomenal three days at the Dakota Showcase in Sioux Falls, S.D., over the weekend. The Univesity of South Dakota senior averaged 28.3 points per game including a career-high 41 points against rival South Dakota State on Saturday. Umude’s 41 points tied Iowa’s Luke Garza for the most…
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