The Game

South Dakota tips off with Bradley at 1 p.m. Thursday inside Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, Illinois. The game will be broadcast by ESPN3. Fans can also tune in to the Coyote Sports Network with Carter Woodiel on KVHT 106.3 FM in Yankton/Vermillion or by using the TuneIn app.
 

The Coyotes

South Dakota (2-2) nabbed a 62-54 road win at Wichita State a week ago to extend its streak of road wins to nine. That ranks as the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. Senior guard Chloe Lamb is coming off a career game with 29 points and 11 boards. Her point total ties for the most by a league player this season and earned her the Summit's weekly award. Lamb is one of three Coyote seniors – joining Hannah Sjerven and Liv Korngable – averaging double-figures this season. The trio all rank in the league's top-10 for scoring to make South Dakota the only school with more than two players in the Summit's top-10.
 

The Braves

Bradley (3-2) topped Northern Illinois 79-71 on Sunday behind a season-best 30 points from Missouri Valley Preseason Player of the Year Lasha Petree. She put up 17 points in the fourth quarter to help the Braves erase a 10-point deficit and win. Petree earned MVC Player of the Week honors for her performance. She leads the squad with 21 points per game, while seniors Gabi Haack and Nyjah White join her in double-figures. This marks Bradley's second game against a Summit team, having knocked off league newcomer Kansas City 84-70 in the season opener.
 

The Series

This marks the first meeting between South Dakota and Bradley. Both programs were highly regarded in their respective leagues' preseason polls with the Coyotes picked as the Summit's preseason favorites and the Braves picked second in the preseason Valley poll.
 

One Last Thing

Lamb is chasing down 1,000 career points and enters Thursday's game just five points shy.