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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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The ORU Golden Eagles will wrap up Non-Conference Play in a Sunday Matinee vs. SEC member, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas is lead by second year Head Coach, Eric Musselman. If that name sounds familiar, especially to my Minnesota/Upper Midwest followers, that is because he is the son of the Late Minnesota Gophers & Timberwolves Coach,…
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Omaha has played a real gauntlet of opponents in the past couple of weeks. Playing at Kansas, Drake, Creighton, and Colorado. Omaha played last night in Colorado and then was in action tonight in Wyoming. So it seemed Omaha might be primed to come out without energy and the opposite happened. Although Omaha could never…
It’s not very often that when a player nets their 1,000 point during a road win that that story line, at least on some level, is the 3rd place finisher in the story line department. But that was the case Thursday afternoon following USD’s 84-68 win over Bradley in Peoria, IL. Chloe Lamb did indeed…
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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By Steve Bruce It was a mark in the win column again as the Jacks ended their two-game losing streak. I’ve put together some ups and downs from this evening’s game. Let’s start with UPS. 1. The ball started going back into the hoop again! The Jacks took a lot of drives to the hoop…
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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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After taking Kanas down to the wire, there were many mentions of the NDSU Bison and one of if not the best 0-4 team in the country. While being the best is something to strive for, that is not exactly the category Dave Richman and his club were hoping to be in. The Bison entered…
Below are the weekly power rankings updated 12/14 1. South Dakota State: 90pts. (9) LW 1. As they have all season the Jacks receive all the first-place votes and remain on top. 2. North Dakota State: 77pts. LW 2. NDSU remains in second but gains points from last week. Impressive considering NDSU won their first…
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