THIS WEEK: The University of South Dakota women's basketball team ventures back into Great West Conference play this week with a contest against Chicago State. The Coyotes' game against the New Jersey Institute of Technology, originally scheduled for Feb. 13, has been postponed. Click on the link above for more information.

THIS RECORDS: USD is 9-11 overall and 2-3 in the Great West Conference. Chicago State is 10-14 overall and 5-2 in the Great West.

BROADCAST INFORMATION: The Coyotes' games this week can be heard on B102.7 FM out of Sioux Falls, with RJ Pattison providing the play-by-play. The broadcasts will also be available on KAOR 91.1 FM in Vermillion and on the Internet at www.usdcoyotes.com. Live stats, subscription video and audio can be found at usdcoyotes.com.

SERIES HISTORY: The Coyotes will meet Chicago State for the first time in school history.

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA: The Coyotes are 9-11 overall and 2-3 in the Great West Conference...USD is coming off of a 62-39 rout of Sioux Falls on Feb. 8...Jasmine Mosley led USD with 16 points, while Teresa Case and Annie Roche had 10 each...Kara Iverson led with six rebounds...USD held USF to nine first-half points, a season low, and also surrendered a season-low 39 points...USD is led by Amber Hegge at 12.3 points per game, while Abby Kinder is at 10.8 points per game while Roche is at 10.1...USD averages 58.5 points per game and allows 60.2...the Coyotes shoot 41.2 percent from the field, including 33.4 percent from three-point range....USD, with an enrollment of 9,617, is located in Vermillion, S.D., and competes in the Great West Conference...Ryun Williams is in his second season as USD's head coach, with a record of 27-22..Williams is in his 15th season overall with a record of 262-165.

ABOUT CHICAGO STATE: Chicago State is 10-14 overall and 5-2 in the Great West Conference...the Cougars are coming off of back-to-back home wins over GWC foes Houston Baptist (77-49) and Texas-Pan American (78-63)...in the win over Houston Baptist on Feb. 4, Tressa Beckel had 18 points and Janay Dockery added 14...Caila Desroches added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds...in the win over UTPA,, Beckel had 18 points, while Alyssa Waldon added 17...for the season, Courtney Waldon leads Chicago State at 13.4 points per game, while Alyssa Waldon is at 11.3 points per game...the Cougars average 61.8 points per game and allow 65.4...Chicago State, with an enrollment of 6,820, is located in Chicago, Ill., and competes in the Great West Conference...Angela Jackson is in her sixth season as Chicago State's head coach, with a record of 84-111.

HITTING FROM DOWNTOWN: The USD women are tied for 31st in NCAA Division I with 7.0 three-pointers made per game. A big reason why is transfer Abby Kinder, who is new to the USD program in 2009-10. Kinder has proven not only to be a consistent scorer for the Coyotes (10.8 points per game), but also has emerged as the team's top three-pointer shooter. Through 19 games, Kinder has hit 43 three-pointers this season -- tops on the USD roster -- and is shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the three-point line, which is tied for 81st in the NCAA. Her 2.3 three-pointers per game are ranked tied for 71st in NCAA Division I.