SCOUTING NO. 21/18 SOUTH DAKOTA
•   After USD won 71-39 in its last contest on Jan. 29, head coach Dawn Plitzuweit earned her 100th win at South Dakota.
•   The Coyotes have opened league play 9-0 for the second time under Plitzuweit.
•   South Dakota leads the Summit League in scoring defense (56.5), field-goal percent (48.3), 3-point field goals made per game (8.5), 3-point percentage (39.3), assists per game (17.4), and blocks per game (4.4).
•   Ciara Duffy is averaging a team-best 16.8 points per game and Hannah Sjerven leads the team with a rebounding average of 6.7.
HIGH SCORING AFFAIR
•   Denver and South Dakota are ranked first and second in the Summit League, while also ranking in the top-20 nationally in scoring offense.
•   The Coyotes lead the Summit League with 80.9 points per game, 10th best in the entire NCAA.
•   The Pioneers' scoring average of 77.2 is second in the Summit League and the 20th highest in the country.
SHOOTING UP THE RECORDS
•   Loven sank six 3s against Oral Roberts to move to second in the Summit League record book with 310 made in her career.
•   She also moved to second in league history with 770 career 3s attempted.
•   After scoring 25 points against Oral Roberts, Loven is 10th on Denver's all-time scoring list with 1,311 career points.
HEATING UP
•   Freshman
Meghan Boyd has scored in double figures in three straight games, while averaging 18.3 points per game over the last three games.
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