ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Coyotes and Tommies are scheduled for a 1 p.m. tipoff from Schoenecker Arena in St. Paul Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can watch the Coyotes and Tommies on the Summit League Network powered by Midco Sports Plus at 1 p.m.. The game will also be broadcasted on the Coyote Sports Network's flagship station, KVHT 106.3 FM and on the Varsity Network App.
 
ROUND TWO
The last time South Dakota and St. Thomas met, South Dakota earned a 77-60 win over St. Thomas in Vermillion as Grace Larkins poured in 34 points and 12 rebounds.
South Dakota converted near 50% of their field goals against the Tommies in January, sinking 49.1% while holding St. Thomas to just 33.3% shooting from the floor.
Two Coyotes joined Larkins in double figures as Adara Groman and Cassidy Carson scored 11 and 10 points apiece.
St. Thomas' fourth leading scorer, Sammy Opichka (10.5 ppg), didn't play against the Yotes in the first game.
 
SINCE THEY'VE PLAYED
When these two met the first time around, both sides were playing just their third conference game. Now, the Coyotes are playing in their final road game of the season and St. Thomas has three games remaining.
Seeding in the conference tournament will be affected by this game, as St. Thomas (7-6) sits fourth and South Dakota (5-9) sits sixth.
St. Thomas has won three of their last four to surge into fourth in the conference standings.
In Thursday's loss to Kansas City, the Tommies had two players over 20 points: Opichka (23) and Jo Langbehn (21). Amber Scalia also had 18 points in the loss.
Four Tommies average 10+ points per game: Scalia (15), Langbehn (14.7), Jade Hill (14.2), and Opichka (10.5)
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Coyotes fell at Omaha Thursday night.
Alexi Hempe scored 20 points, her fifth 20-point game of the season and all of them have come this season.
Grace Larkins tallied 13 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.
 
INSIDE THE OMAHA SERIES
The Coyotes and Tommies meet for the 9th time in series history.
South Dakota has won three straight over St. Thomas by 10-or-more points.
The Coyotes are unbeaten in Schoenecker Arena at 3-0, but the last two games have been decided by two points.
Last season's game at St. Thomas was a 63-61 Coyote win.
In last season's game in St. Paul, Grace Larkins scored 10 points. St. Thomas returned all three double digit scorers from that game (Hill, Langbehn, Scalia), while the Coyotes lost two of their three 10+ point scorers.