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Tsimba Malonga

Women's Basketball

Pioneers Set for Battle in Brookings

SCOUTING SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
•    South Dakota State is on a four game win streak and has won its last five home games.
•    The Jackrabbits earned a 69-59 victory over Omaha in their last game on Feb. 8.
•    SDSU is holding opponents to 59.9 points per game and a field-goal percentage of 37.5, both second best marks in the Summit League.
•    South Dakota State is knocking down 44.5 percent of its shots from the field for the second highest mark in the Summit League.
•    Paiton Burckhard is leading the Jackrabbits in points (14.5) and rebounds (6.3) per game this season.

SEASON-BEST
•    Denver knocked down a season-high 56.3 percent of its shots behind the arc in its 26-point (83-57) win over Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 8).

SENIOR DUO
•    Madison Nelson and Lauren Loven are the highest scoring tandem in the Summit League.
•    Nelson is averaging 17.9 points per game for the second most in the league, while Loven is sixth at 13.9.

HEATING UP
•    Loven has scored in double figures in five straight games, while averaging 17.4 points per game and shooting 56.4 percent from behind the arc over that stretch.
•    Loven has hit 4 or more 3s in four of Denver's previous five games.
•    Freshman Meghan Boyd is scoring 14.2 points per contest over DU's last five games, including scoring in double-digits in four of the last five games.
•    In the last five games, Loven and Boyd have combined for 35 of the Pioneers' 45 3s.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Loven

#3 Lauren Loven

Guard
5' 7"
Junior
Madison Nelson

#23 Madison Nelson

Forward
6' 1"
Junior
Meghan Boyd

#0 Meghan Boyd

Guard
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lauren Loven

#3 Lauren Loven

5' 7"
Junior
Guard
Madison Nelson

#23 Madison Nelson

6' 1"
Junior
Forward
Meghan Boyd

#0 Meghan Boyd

5' 11"
Freshman
Guard