Hannah Sjerven scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter and 17th-ranked South Dakota earned a return trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 63-58 win over second-seeded South Dakota State in the Summit League championship game on Tuesday.
Chloe Lamb scored 22 points, Madison McKeever added 19 and the two combined for 19 fourth-quarter points to help No. 20 South Dakota fend off South Dakota State 77-67 and claim the outright Summit League championship Saturday.
Ciara Duffey scored 21 points, Hannah Sjerven added 16 and No. 25 South Dakota routed rival South Dakota State 83-48 on Sunday in a game postponed one day because of bad weather.
January is full of huge games, but some mid-major matchups have even higher stakes. From the A-Sun to the MVC, there's little margin for error.
South Dakota's Ciara Duffy is the front-runner for mid-major player of the year. But Missouri State edges the Coyotes in our mid-major rankings.
Ruthy Hebard had 22 points on 11-of-15 shooting, and No. 3 Oregon rediscovered its touch from the field in a 95-56 rout of South Dakota State on Sunday.
Holiday tournaments got off to a hot start, as No. 17 Indiana upset No. 5 South Carolina for its first victory over a top-five team since 2010.
Myah Selland scored 17 points, Paiton Burckhard had 16 points and nine rebounds, and South Dakota State beat No. 21 South Florida 61-50 on Thursday in the Cancun Challenge.
Ruthy Hebard had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists to send second-seeded Oregon to its third straight Elite Eight with a 63-53 victory over No. 6 South Dakota State on Friday night.
In front of a pro-Ducks crowd in Portland, Oregon advanced to a third consecutive Elite Eight by beating South Dakota State 63-53 in Friday's semifinal of the Portland regional. Ducks star Sabrina Ionescu had 17 points and 11 assists but just seven rebounds, falling short of another triple-double, while teammate Ruthy Hebard led all players with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Oregon will face Mississippi State in Sunday's regional final for a spot in the Final Four.
The Sabrina Ionescu triple-double watch is on with Ionescu two assists and three rebounds away from her third career NCAA tournament triple-double heading to the fourth quarter with Oregon leading South Dakota State 49-34. Don't overlook the contributions of Ducks teammate Ruthy Hebard, who leads all players with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Up just one midway through the second quarter of Friday's regional semifinal in Portland, Oregon closed the first half on an 11-3 surge to take a 31-22 lead over South Dakota State to the break. With eight points, five assists and five boards, Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu is halfway to yet another triple-double.
Scoreless for the first six minutes of the game, Sabrina Ionescu went on a personal 8-0 run to end the first quarter as Oregon took an 18-12 lead over South Dakota State in their semifinal of the Portland NCAA tournament regional.
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We look at the best of Monday's games in the women's NCAA tournament, including 6-seeds UCLA and South Dakota State and No. 11 Missouri State reaching the Sweet 16.
Madison Guebert scored 18 of her 20 points on 3-pointers, including two critical 3s in the fourth quarter, to lead No. 6 seed South Dakota State to a 75-64 win over third-seeded Syracuse on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Macy Miller scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 6 seed South Dakota State to a 76-65 win over 11th-seeded Quinnipiac in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Macy Miller finished with 30 points, giving her 2,295 to set the Summit League's career mark, to help South Dakota State beat South Dakota 83-71 on Tuesday to earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Macy Miller scored 28 points and Tagyn Larson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead South Dakota State over No. 23 South Dakota 82-78 in overtime on Sunday and take command of the Summit League race.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | 16-0 | - | 30-2 |
| South Dakota State | 13-3 | 3 | 23-10 |
| Denver | 9-7 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Western Illinois | 9-7 | 7 | 15-15 |
| Oral Roberts | 9-7 | 7 | 15-16 |
| North Dakota St | 7-9 | 9 | 11-19 |
| North Dakota | 6-10 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Omaha | 2-14 | 14 | 7-23 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 1-15 | 13 | 5-24 |
