Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: UConn reigns while South Carolina looms
The Big Ten put three teams in the top 10, but UConn, South Carolina and 2021 national champion Stanford remain the teams to beat.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
19-6, 2nd in Summit
- 11/281L 81-71
- 11/3018L 54-50
- 12/6W 89-52
- 12/10W 62-54
- 12/17W 84-68
- 12/20L 80-73
- 12/30W 89-39
- 1/2W 87-47
- 1/3W 89-74
- 1/8W 92-34
- 1/9W 80-53
- 1/22W 73-56
- 1/23W 61-56
- 1/29CANC
- 1/30CANC
- 2/523L 64-45
- 2/623L 80-75
- 2/13W 72-63
- 2/14W 64-47
- 2/20W 77-54
- 2/21W 76-54
- 2/27W 82-81
- 2/28W 81-61
- 3/6W 89-66
- 3/8W 81-55
- 3/9W 66-43
- 3/226L 67-47
- Full Schedule
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Gamecocks joins 3 others in S. Dakota tourney
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Sabrina Ionescu is women's college basketball's 2019-20 national player of the year
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Sjerven, No. 17 South Dakota women win Summit title 63-58
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.
No. 17 South Dakota women roll past Oral Roberts in Summit
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.
No. 17-ranked S. Dakota women dismantle Omaha by 59
Ciara Duffy scored 17 points and Monica Arens 16 and No. 17-ranked South Dakota gashed Omaha 99-40 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.
No. 20 South Dakota women get perfect Summit League
Ciara Duffy scored 17 points, Taylor Frederick added 15 and No. 20 South Dakota rolled to its second undefeated Summit League season and school-record 27th win with a 76-47 win over North Dakota on Saturday.
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No. 20 South Dakota women claim outright Summit League title
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.
No. 20 South Dakota clinches at least share of Summit title
Ciara Duffy scored 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting and No. 20 South Dakota beat North Dakota State 96-57 on Thursday night to clinch at least a share of the Summit League regular-season title.
Lamb scores 24, No. 21 South Dakota women edge Tulsa 77-73
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.
No. 21 South Dakota women roll to 12th straight win, 88-51
Hannah Sjerven scored 18 points with 11 rebounds and No. 21 South Dakota beat Western Illinois 88-51 on Thursday night for the Coyotes' 12th consecutive victory.
No. 22 South Dakota cruises to 11th straight win, 93-46
Ciara Duffy scored 17 points as one of six South Dakota players to reach double figures and the No. 22 Coyotes rolled to their 11th consecutive win, beating North Dakota 93-46 on Sunday.
Lamb steals and scores for South Dakota (0:18)
Duffy scores career-high 31, No. 21 South Dakota women win
Ciara Duffy scored a career-high 31 points and No. 21 South Dakota rolled past Denver 104-61 on Sunday for the Coyotes' 10th straight victory.
Frederick, No. 21 South Dakota women give coach 100th win
Taylor Frederick scored a season-high 21 points and No. 21 South Dakota made Dawn Plitzuweit's 100th win with the Coyotes an easy one, racing past Omaha 73-42 on Wednesday night.
Who is the mid-major player of the year front-runner?
South Dakota's Ciara Duffy, whose team is up to No. 2 in our mid-major top 10, is the favorite, with Bella Alarie and Micaela Kelly also in the race.
Arens, Duffy lead No. 24 South Dakota women to 76-56 victory
Monica Arens and Ciara Duffy scored 18 points apiece and No. 24 South Dakota beat Oral Roberts 79-56 on Sunday.
No. 24 South Dakota women roll to 79-25 victory
Ciara Duffy had 13 points with seven assists in a balanced South Dakota offense and the No. 24 Coyotes rolled past Purdue Fort Wayne 79-25 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory.
2020-21 Summit Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota State | 14-0 | - | 21-4 |
| South Dakota | 12-2 | 2 | 19-6 |
| North Dakota St | 9-7 | 6 | 15-9 |
| UM Kansas City | 7-8 | 7.5 | 10-12 |
| Western Illinois | 6-8 | 8 | 8-16 |
| Denver | 5-9 | 9 | 7-16 |
| Omaha | 4-8 | 9 | 7-13 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-8 | 9 | 6-15 |
| North Dakota | 2-13 | 12.5 | 2-19 |