The Game
South Dakota tips off with Oklahoma at 2 p.m. Sunday inside Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Oklahoma with Fox Sports North expected to pick up the broadcast. Check local listings. Fans can also tune in to the Coyote Sports Network with Carter Woodiel on KVTK 101.5 FM or 1570 AM in Yankton/Vermillion or by using the TuneIn app.
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The Coyotes
South Dakota (3-2) has won 10 consecutive games away from home for the fourth-longest active streak nationally. The Coyotes have made the trek to Oklahoma from Peoria, where USD's starting senior trio had landmark games.
Chloe Lamb eclipsed 1,000 career points in the first quarter at Bradley.
Hannah Sjerven posted the only 30-20 game in the NCAA this season with career highs of 31 points and 21 boards.
Liv Korngable also scored a career high 24 points on impressive 9-of-11 shooting with five 3s. The trio accounted for 100 percent of USD's first-half scoring at Bradley and all three rank in the top-10 of the Summit for scoring this season with Sjerven leading the league.
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The Sooners
Oklahoma (1-4) has had six to seven available players throughout much of the season due to COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, but will have eight players available for Sunday's game. Leading scorer Madi Williams (21.5 ppg) has not played since the Sooners' Dec. 6 loss at Georgia. Junior Taylor Robertson was the NCAA's leading 3-point shooter last season with 131 made triples. She has made 13 in five games this season.
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The Series
The marks the first meeting between South Dakota and Oklahoma. The teams were initially scheduled to meet in November at the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. Oklahoma backed out of the tournament due to COVID-19 contact tracing efforts within OU's program.
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One Last Thing
Sjerven became the first Coyote to record a 30-20 game since NCAA Division II Player of the Year Mandy Koupal had 35 points and 26 boards to upset #8 North Dakota State on Feb. 22, 2003.