The Game
South Dakota women's basketball travels to St. Thomas for a game at 7 p.m. Thursday inside Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Fans can tune into the game on the Coyote Sports Network with Carter Woodiel, carried on KVTK 101.5 FM or 1570 AM in Yankton/Vermillion or by using The Varsity Network app. A live stream of the game will be available on TommieSports.com.
The Coyotes
South Dakota (20-5, 13-1) can lock up a top-two seed for the Summit League Tournament with a win on Thursday evening. The Big Three, USD's trio of super seniors, lead the Coyotes in scoring for the second-straight season. Senior guard
Chloe Lamb is averaging a team-high 15.4 points per game. She's one of 15 players that were named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year watch list. Senior center
Hannah Sjerven's averaging 13.7 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game. Senior guard
Liv Korngable is averaging 12.8 points and a team-high 3.7 assists per game. Freshman guard
Grace Larkins is coming off a career-best 15 points to lead the Coyotes in scoring versus Denver.
The Tommies
St. Thomas (8-17, 3-11) is in its first season as a member of the Summit League, making the jump from NCAA Division III to NCAA Division I. After a 3-1 start to Summit League play, the Tommies have lost their last 10 in conference play. The Tommies are led by Minnesota natives Erin Norling and Jade Hill with 13.9 and 13.7 points per game, respectively. Norling was the 2020-21 NSIC South Division Player of the Year at Wayne State (Neb.). She's a graduate transfer for the Tommies in their first season of Division I. Hill is a true freshman averaging a league-high 36.1 minutes per contest.
The Series
South Dakota won the first meeting the series, 70-43, back on Jan. 22. This will be the Coyotes' first time playing in the Schoenecker Arena and the first conference game in the state of Minnesota since leaving the NCC in 2008.
One Last Thing
It's a milestone chase for two Coyote seniors.
Liv Korngable sits just 20 points away of 1,000 career points in her career.
Hannah Sjerven needs two blocks to become South Dakota's all-time blocks leader.
