VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women's basketball has its final regular season home game Saturday at 1 p.m. against North Dakota State. Senior Day festivities will be held after the game.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
• South Dakota women's basketball against North Dakota State will be available to watch Midco Sports and on the Summit League Network powered by Midco Sports Plus.
• Fans can listen to the Coyotes on KVHT 106.3 FM on the Coyote Sports Network with the voice of the Coyotes Jerry Palleschi on the broadcast.
 
PROMOTIONS
• Saturday is Senior Day! The Coyotes will honor their four seniors after the game. Fans are encouraged to stick around to help celebrate Josie Hill, Angelina Robles, Elise Turrubiates, and Patience Williams following the conclusion of the game.
• Fans also will be able to take advantage of one dollar Dome Dogs and beverages while supplies last.
 
KEY STORYLINES
• South Dakota is set for its final regular season home game Saturday afternoon against North Dakota State. USD is 12-2 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center this season.
• South Dakota women's basketball has won six straight games, its second longest win streak of the season (seven straight to open the season).
• During this current win streak, Angelina Robles is averaging 20.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists. Molly Joyce has been adding 12.3 points per game and Elise Turrubiates has added 11.8 rebounds per game.
• Robles notched her 10th 20-point performance of the season Thursday against Omaha, totaling 21.
• Tori Schlagel was a difference maker in last week's win against the Roos. She recorded career-highs in points (17) and steals (4) in the win.
• Defensively, The Coyotes have been one of the nation's toughest teams to score on, ranking fourth in the NCAA in FG% defense (34.0%), 17th in scoring defense (56.4), and 26th in 3PT% defense (26.9%).
• South Dakota is the only school in the conference to have two players rank in the top six in scoring during Summit League play. Robles is fifth with 16.3 ppg, Joyce sixth at 14.8.
• Robles leads the conference in assists during conference play, totaling 51 for a 3.9 per game average.
 
INSIDE THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE SERIES
• The Coyotes and Bison meet for the 88th time in series history.
• Long time foes dating back to the 1976-77 season, South Dakota and North Dakota State will square off for the 88th time Saturday with USD looking to snap a seven game skid to the Bison.
• The Bison are the only Summit League team Carrie Eighmey doesn't have a win against as the head coach of the Coyotes, being 0-3 so far.
• Despite the current skid against NDSU, South Dakota has a 22-10 record against the Bison as Summit League foes.
• The Coyotes are above .500 against NDSU in Vermillion with a 21-20 record all-time. The Yotes are 7-3 against the Bison in the SCSC.
• South Dakota has snapped two seven game losing streaks to Summit League foes already this season with wins over SDSU and Oral Roberts. Saturday poses a third opportunity.
 
SCOUTING THE BISON
• North Dakota State is undefeated in conference play with a 13-0 record, including a 23-point win in Fargo over USD in January.
• The Bison have continued their roll and are now ranked No. 1 in the College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top 25.
• The Bison are one of the nation's most efficient teams, converting 48.9% of their shots, ranked 7th in Division I, and 37.0% from three, ranked 12th in Division I.
• They also feast on free throws, ranking fourth in free throws made at 17.6 per game.
• The Bison take care off the ball as well, turning it over just 11.6 times per game, ninth in the NCAA.

RECORD VS THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
• The Coyotes have five Summit League regular season titles and four tournament championships since joining the conference in 2011 and have finished in the top four in the conference every season except one.
• South Dakota is 199-73 against the Summit League (previously Mid-Continent Conference) in program history.
• USD has winning records against seven of the eight current conference foes as members of the Summit League
• South Dakota has 20 or more Summit League wins against four current members in Summit League play history: Omaha (26), Denver (24), North Dakota State (22), and Oral Roberts (22).
 
10 YEARS OF SCSC SUCCESS
• South Dakota women's basketball is in its 10th season of calling the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, a building that has treated the Yotes well, home.
• USD is 119-26 inside the SCSC since the building opened in 2016.
• The Coyotes have had a winning record in the SCSC in 8 of the 9 seasons played in the SCSC.
• South Dakota has a record of 64-14 against Summit League foes in the SCSC, including a winning record against all eight current foes.
• USD is undefeated against two Summit League opponents in the building: North Dakota (9-0) and Kansas City (5-0).
• South Dakota has had two undefeated seasons at home during the SCSC era: 2018-19 and 2020-21.
• USD's first win against a Top 25 opponent during the Div. I era came in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center (No. 23/22 Iowa State on Nov. 28, 2018).
 
THE TRANSFER PORTAL ERA
• Over 1,500 women's basketball players entered the transfer portal following the 2024-25 season. USD is one of at least six programs with 13+ newcomers.
• USD is one of at least seven programs with 13+ newcomers.
• USD is one of at least seven programs with at least nine transfers.
• Seven of USD's nine transfers come from Div. I programs, including two from Summit League foes.
• South Dakota's transfers hail from 6 states: California (1), Iowa (4), Minnesota (1), New Mexico (1), South Dakota (1), and Washington (1).
 
MID-MAJOR TOP 25
• South Dakota women's basketball has been ranked No. 1 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 ten times since joining the Division I ranks and are currently ranked No. 22.
• South Dakota climbed one spot to No. 22 in this week's poll.
• After receiving votes in the last couple polls, USD re-entered the Top 25 at No. 24 two weeks ago and were No. 23 last week.
• South Dakota has ranked as high as No. 11 since joining the rankings on Nov. 18.
• South Dakota's first ranking in the poll since week 8 of the 2023-24 season (23rd) came on Nov. 18.
• USD is one of three Summit League schools ranked in the Top 25 (NDSU at No. 1, SDSU at No. 8).
 
MILESTONE CHASING
• A handful of Coyotes are looking to reach some career milestones this season.
• Three Coyotes have passed 1,000 collegiate points: Molly Joyce, Angelina Robles, and Josie Hill
• Hill passed the 1,000 point mark in her career against Omaha Thursday.
• Joyce is also at 100 career three-pointers after two made on Thursday.
• Patience Williams needs one blocks for 50 and 10 steals for 100 in her career.
• Olivia Moore needs 10 points for 300 in her NCAA career.
 
CRASH THE GLASS
• The Coyotes have placed an emphasis on rebounding this season, and it has paid off so far as USD is one of the top rebounding teams in the country.
• USD is ranked 22nd nationally and is atop the Summit League in rebounding at 41.7 rebounds per game.
• The Coyotes are getting it done on both ends of the floor, ranking second in the conference in offensive rebounds at 12.2 per game, and ranking 11th nationally (first in the SL) in defensive rebounds at 29.6 per game.• USD has outrebounded its opponents in 19 games this season, going 18-1 in those games.
• South Dakota broke the SCSC record for rebounds in a game for a second time this season against College of Saint Mary, totaling 63.
• The Coyotes previously set an SCSC record with 62 rebounds against Valparaiso.

DEFENSE WINS
• The Coyotes lead the Summit League in scoring defense (56.4), field goal percentage defense (34.0%), and three-point percentage defense (26.9%).
• The Coyotes also rank inside the top 30 nationally in four categories: 4th in FG% defense, 11th in defensive rebounds, 17th in scoring defense, 26th in 3PT% defense.
• South Dakota has held opponents under 30% shooting in eight games this season.
• USD's strong defense has allowed for them to have one of the nation's best scoring margins as the Coyotes outscore their opponents by an average of 15.2 points per game (33rd in Division I).
   
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