Taylor Frederick scored 16 points, Hannah Sjerven added a double-double with seven blocks and No. 17 South Dakota coasted past fourth-seeded Oral Roberts 65-43 in the Summit League semifinals on Monday.
Chloe Lamb scored a career-high 24 points and No. 21 South Dakota jumped to a big early lead and held on to defeat Oral Roberts 77-73 on Saturday.
Monica Arens and Ciara Duffy scored 18 points apiece and No. 24 South Dakota beat Oral Roberts 79-56 on Sunday.
Makayla Daniels scored a career-high 27 points on 8-of-11 shooting Thursday night, and the No. 23 Arkansas women beat Oral Roberts 96-64.
The South Dakota Coyotes are ranked for the first time in program history, entering this week's Associated Press women's basketball poll at No. 25.
Several first-place battles tonight: Summit League (Oral Roberts at South Dakota St); Conference USA (Western Kentucky at Old Dominion); WAC (New Mexico St at Grand Canyon); Southern (UNC Greensboro at East Tennessee St); Horizon League (Wright St at Northern Kentucky); NEC (St. Francis-PA at Robert Morris).
Oral Roberts officials say the death of women's basketball player Ashley Beatty is being investigated as a suicide after her body was discovered in a campus dorm.
Kevi Luper might fly a little under the radar. But don't be fooled. The Oral Roberts senior is the most prolific mid-major scorer since Jackie Stiles.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 14-0 | - | 21-2 |
| South Dakota | 12-2 | 2 | 16-5 |
| North Dakota State | 9-7 | 6 | 14-8 |
| UM Kansas City | 7-8 | 7.5 | 10-11 |
| Western Illinois | 6-8 | 8 | 7-15 |
| Denver | 5-9 | 9 | 7-15 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-8 | 9 | 6-14 |
| Omaha | 4-8 | 9 | 5-12 |
| North Dakota | 2-13 | 12.5 | 2-19 |
