...SummitLeague win of the season against a UND team still in the hunt for the league's regular season title ... The Hawks (15-13) improve to 9-3 in Summit League play, just behind 10-1 NDSU and 9-2 St.
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota track and field pole vault senior Marleen Mülla has continued to shine in her senior season with the Coyotes, earning her second Women’s FieldKwikStar Peak Performer honor from the SummitLeague in three ....
SDSU recently saw its 67-game SummitLeague winning streak snapped by North Dakota State, and now the Coyotes (17-6, 6-2) have struck back as well, and pull even in the loss column with the Jacks ...
Mark Turgeon will return after more than four years away from coaching. He has a resume featuring 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and consistent program development ....
Turgeon, who turns 61 on Feb ... That landed him his biggest job ... He does so in surprising fashion by heading to the SummitLeague level; it's conceivable Turgeon could have landed a bigger job in March, when dozens more will inevitably come available ... .
VERMILLION — North Dakota State got all they wanted from the USD Coyotes on Saturday but after giving up a big lead in regulation dominated overtime for an 89-84 win that kept the Bison unbeaten in SummitLeague play.
The USD Coyotes had risen to the top of SummitLeague women's basketball alongside South Dakota State early this decade, but fallen from that perch over the last few years ...NDSU now has a two-game lead in the Summit League race.
BrooklynMeyer and Madison Mathiowetz scored 25 and 18 points, respectively, for the Jackrabbits, who improve to 16-5 overall and 6-1 in SummitLeague play ... The Roos slip to 6-15 overall and 3-5 in the Summit League.
VERMILLION — Without the services of leading scorer Isaac Bruns for the second straight game, the South Dakota men's basketball team was facing an uphill battle before Saturday's SummitLeague tilt ever got underway.
SIOUX FALLS — It's shaping up to be a fun winter in Fargo, where the Bison basketball teams are both in first place in the SummitLeague, after both won battles of unbeaten teams last week ... Notable remaining games in the Summit League.
BROOKINGS — After about 32 minutes of letting Kansas City hang around, South Dakota State got it together and put the hammer down on the Kangaroos Saturday at First Bank & TrustArena, turning a close game into a 90-62 rout in front of 4,451 fans.
GRAND FORKS — Head coachPaul Sather didn't pay much attention when UND was picked to finish second-to-last in the SummitLeague preseason poll ... UND welcomes the Summit League's preseason favorites to the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center this Thursday.