TULSA, Okla. – South Dakota women's basketball completes a two game road trip Saturday with a game at Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. in Tulsa.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
• South Dakota women's basketball against South Dakota State will be available to watch 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.
 
KEY STORYLINES
• South Dakota hits the road for two games this week after a successful pair of home wins over St. Thomas and South Dakota State last week.
• The Coyotes scored a season-low 53 points, but earned an 11-point win over Denver Thursday in the Mile High City.
• South Dakota snapped a seven-game losing streak to South Dakota State last Saturday, earning a 73-54 win over the Jacks.
• Angelina Robles tallied 25 points in the win, including going 6-for-7 from the three-point arch.
• Her performance against St. Thomas (20 points) and South Dakota State earned Robles her first Summit League Peak Performer honor of the season and of her career.
• Elise Turrubiates stepped up in a big way last week, averaging a double-double of 16.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in a pair of wins. She recorded a double-double in back-to-back games for the second time this season.
• In USD's 18 wins so far this season, they've won by 20+ points 12 times.
• The Coyotes have distributed the wealth on the scoring front this season, with 12 of their 14 players who have played scoring in double figures at least once.
• Defensively, The Coyotes have been one of the nation's toughest teams to score on, ranking second in the NCAA in FG% defense (33.0%), ninth in 3PT% defense (25.7%), and 12th in scoring defense (55.1).
 
INSIDE THE ORAL ROBERTS SERIES
• The Coyotes and Golden Eagles meet for the 32nd time in series history.
• After controlling the series for the first 24 meetings, South Dakota has lost seven straight meetings to the Golden Eagles, including an 83-61 loss in Vermillion on Jan. 8 of this year.
• South Dakota won 19 straight games prior to the current losing streak to ORU, starting during the 2015-16 season and ending in the 2022-23 season.
• The Coyotes have struggled to score against Oral Roberts during this streak, reaching 70 points twice in seven games, while ORU has scored 70+ points in every game.
• The seven game losing streak matches USD's longest active losing streak to a Summit League opponent (NDSU).
 
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
• Oral Roberts has the benefit of entering Saturday's contest with added rest after not playing a mid-week Summit League game this week.
• The Golden Eagles are 3-3 since they faced the Coyotes in Vermillion on Jan. 8, including being 2-0 at home with wins over Kansas City (81-65) and Omaha (85-52).
• Cophie Anderson is 1-0 against USD as a head coach, but as an assistant at ORU since 2022-23, ORU is 7-1 against the Yotes.
• In Oral Roberts' win in Vermillion earlier this season, four Golden Eagles scored in double figures, led by Anna Trusty and Azailah Funches' 18 points apiece.
• ORU forced USD into a season-high 21 turnovers and handed the Yotes their first loss by double figures this season.
• Jalei Oglesby, who didn't play against USD in Vermillion, is leading ORU in scoring at 16.2 points per game. Trusty averages 15.8 points.
• The Golden Eagles lead the Summit League in steals per game (10.0) and turnovers forced per game (19.6).
• During conference play, ORU is one of two Summit League schools averaging over 80 points per game, averaging 80.3 for second in the league.
• On the defensive side of things, The Golden Eagles are ninth in scoring defense (75.9 per game).

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 196-73 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 (25), Denver (24), North Dakota State (22), and Oral Roberts (21).
 
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 117-26 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 62-14 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 (4-0).
• 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).
 
SEASON HIGHS LAST TIME OUT
• Season highs set Thursday against Denver:
• Elise Turrubiates set a season's best with four steals in Denver.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PEAK PERFORMER
• South Dakota's first Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honor of the season was earned this week, as Angelina Robles picked up her first career honor.
• Robles led the Summit League at 22.5 points per game last week in a pair of wins.
• She totaled 25 points on 7-10 shooting and 6-7 from three against SDSU.
• Robles shot .583/.692/.889 on the week.
 
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. 24.
• After receiving votes in the last couple polls, USD re-entered the Top 25 at No. 24 Tuesday.
• 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. 10).
 
MILESTONE CHASING
• A handful of Coyotes are looking to reach some career milestones this season.
• Molly Joyce passed 1,000 career points in just her third collegiate season. She currently has 278 points as a Coyote.
• She is also nearing 100 career three-pointers, currently at 95.
• Angelina Robles passed 1,000 career points against South Dakota State, totaling 25 points in the win. She has 357 points in a USD uniform.
• She can also pass 300 career rebounds with three more.
• Josie Hill is nearing 1,000 career points, currently at 980 (150 as a Yote).
• Turrubiates passed 1,000 career points including NJCAA stats earlier this season, but passed 800 NCAA points at Omaha, currently with 840.
• She reached 600 career rebounds at Denver, now at 605. She has also passed 200 career offensive rebounds.
• Patience Williams needs six blocks for 50 and 13 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 23rd nationally and is atop the Summit League in rebounding at 42.1 rebounds per game.
• The Coyotes are getting it done on both ends of the floor, ranking second in the conference in offensive rebounds at 12.5 per game, and ranking 10th nationally (first in the SL) in defensive rebounds at 29.7 per game.
• USD has outrebounded its opponents in 17 games this season.
• 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
• South Dakota has been the best defensive team in the Summit League this season, holding opponents to 55.1 points per game.
• The Coyotes lead the Summit League in scoring defense (55.1), field goal percentage defense (33.0%), and three-point percentage defense (25.7%).
• The Coyotes also rank inside the top 15 nationally in four categories: 2nd in FG% defense, 9th in 3PT% defense, 10th in defensive rebounds, 12th in scoring 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 16.6 points per game (28th in Division I).  
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