SCOUTING NO. 22 SOUTH DAKOTA
•    South Dakota has won its last two contests, including a 62-41 win over Purdue Fort Wayne in its last game on Jan. 1.
•    The Coyotes have opened the season 13-2 for the third time under head coach Dawn Plitzuweitz in her four seasons. 
•    USD leads the Summit League with a 48.6 field-goal percentage with a league-leading 18.3 scoring margin.
•    Plitzuweitz's squad is knocking down a Summit League best 8.8 3s per game at a 40.9 3-point percent rate, first in the league. 
•    Ciara Duffy is pacing USD with 16.4 points per game, while Hannah Sjerven has a team-high 6.3 rebounding average.

HIGH SCORING AFFAIR
•    Denver and South Dakota are first and second in the Summit League and nationally ranked in scoring offense and free-throw percentage.
•    USD leads the league with 80.5 points per game while ranking 15th nationally.
•    DU's scoring offense is second with an average of 78.3, while sitting 26th in the entire NCAA.
•    The Pioneers 77.4 free-throw percentage is atop the Summit League and 17th in Division I.
•    The Coyotes are knocking down 75.5 of its shots at the line for the second best number in the league and 35th nationally.

DOUBLE THE FUN
•    Nelson recorded her 10th double-double of the season against North Dakota (Jan. 1) with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
•    The senior forward leads the Summit league and is currently ranked second in the nation in double-doubles with 10 this year.
•    The Dover, Minnesota native has 22 double-doubles in her career.
•    Nelson is averaging a double-double through 15 games with averages of 17.8 points and 11.3 rebounds.
•    Ezeudu notched her third career double-double with a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds against North Dakota.

CRACKING THE TOP-10
•    After grabbing 11 rebounds against North Dakota, Nelson jumped to ninth in program history with 683 career rebounds.

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