2022–23 Summit League women's basketball season
Sports season
The 2022–23 Summit League women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 7, 2022. The conference schedule began on December 19, 2022. This will be the sixteenth season under the Summit League name and the 41st since the conference was established under its current charter as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982.
The Summit League tournament took place from March 3–7, 2023. South Dakota State won the tournament after beating Omaha in the tournament final, and advanced to the NCAA tournament . Since the Jacks were the regular season winner as well, North Dakota State was automatically invited to participate in the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament . North Dakota received an invitation to play in the Women's Basketball Invitational .
Pre-season
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason polls
Summit League Coaches' Poll
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place
Team
Points
First place votes
1.
South Dakota State
746
36
2.
South Dakota
676
4
3.
Oral Roberts
602
―
4.
North Dakota
522
―
5.
North Dakota State
475
―
6.
Kansas City
388
―
7.
Western Illinois
308
―
8.
Denver
227
―
9.
St. Thomas
211
―
10.
Omaha
199
―
Source:[ 6]
Summit League Preseason All-Conference
Preseason All-Summit League First Team
Preseason All-Summit League Second Team
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Regular season
The schedule was released in early August.[ 11]
Records against other conferences
2022–23 records against non-conference foes as of March 20, 2023:
Regular season
Post Season
Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Significance
Score
Conference record
Nov 7
Omaha
No. 22 Nebraska
Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE
―
L 36 –100
0–1
Nov 7
Oral Roberts
No. 15 Oklahoma
Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK
―
L 94 –105
0–2
Nov 7
No. 21 Creighton
No. 23 South Dakota State
Frost Arena ● Brookings, SD
―
L 69 –78
0–3
Nov 10
No. 21 Creighton
South Dakota
Sanford Coyote Sports Center ● Vermillion, SD
―
L 51 –74
0–4
Nov 21
South Dakota State
No. 10 Louisville †
Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island , Bahamas
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 65 –55
1–4
Nov 22
No. 16 Creighton
Omaha
Baxter Arena ● Omaha, NE
―
L 71 –93
1–5
Dec 7
Kansas City
No. 24 Kansas State
Bramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS
―
L 45 –72
1–6
Dec 10
South Dakota State
No. 24 Kansas State †
Municipal Auditorium ● Kansas City, MO
―
W 82 –78
2–6
Dec 15
South Dakota State
No. 1 South Carolina †
Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD
―
L 44 –62
2–7
Mar 19
South Dakota State
No. 4 Virginia Tech
Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA
NCAA tournament (second round)
L 60 –72
2–8
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Conference schedule
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[ 12]
Denver
Kansas City
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Omaha
Oral Roberts
St. Thomas
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Western Illinois
vs. Denver
–
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
vs. Kansas City
2–0
–
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
vs. North Dakota
0–2
1–1
–
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
vs. North Dakota State
1–1
0–2
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
vs. Omaha
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
–
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
0–2
vs. Oral Roberts
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
–
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
vs. St. Thomas
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
0–2
–
1–1
2–0
1–1
vs. South Dakota
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
–
2–0
1–1
vs. South Dakota State
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
–
0–2
vs. Western Illinois
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
–
Total
8–10
3–15
11–7
12–6
8–10
8–10
7–11
10–8
18–0
5–13
As of February 25, 2023
Points scored
Team
For
Against
Difference
Denver
1903
2036
-133
Kansas City
1830
2108
-278
North Dakota
2075
1923
+152
North Dakota State
2023
1924
+99
Omaha
1911
2026
-115
Oral Roberts
2268
2397
-129
St. Thomas
1780
1793
-13
South Dakota
2025
1979
+46
South Dakota State
2353
1821
+532
Western Illinois
1975
2134
-159
Through February 25, 2023 [ 13]
Rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV
No votes received
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
Denver
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Kansas City
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
North Dakota
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
North Dakota State
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Omaha
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Oral Roberts
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
St. Thomas
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
South Dakota
AP
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
South Dakota State
AP
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
C
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
RV
RV
Western Illinois
AP
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
C
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
Home attendance
Team
Arena
Capacity
Total Games
Average Attendance
Attendance High
Total Attendance
% of Capacity
Denver
Hamilton Gymnasium
2,500
13
377
806 Nov. 11 vs. Northern Colorado
4,913
15.1%
Kansas City
Swinney Recreation Center
1,500
14
549
1,250 Nov. 7 vs. Westerminster (MO)
7,692
36.6%
North Dakota
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center
3,300
14
1,191
2,116 Jan. 28 vs. North Dakota St
16,674
36.1%
North Dakota State
Scheels Center
5,460
12
1,015
1,759 Nov. 17 vs. Minnesota
12,188
18.6%
Omaha
Baxter Arena
7,898
14
493
1,273 Nov. 22 vs. No. 13 Creighton
6,904
6.2%
Oral Roberts
Mabee Center
10,154
14
1,709
2,275 Feb. 25 vs. South Dakota St
23,933
16.8%
St. Thomas
Schoenecker Arena
1,800
14
454
958 Dec. 31 vs. South Dakota St
6,368
25.3%
South Dakota
Sanford Coyote Sports Center
6,000
15
1,786
3,025 Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota St
26,804
29.8%
South Dakota State
Frost Arena
6,500
14
1,486
3,136 Jan. 14 vs. South Dakota
20,805
22.9%
Western Illinois
Western Hall
5,139
15
486
806 Feb. 18 vs. St. Thomas
7,299
9.5%
Bold - Exceed capacity
As of February 25, 2023
Does not include exhibition games
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Kansas City
On March 20, 2022, Jacie Hoyt left Kansas City for the Oklahoma State head coaching job.[ 14] On March 30, 2022, Texas associate head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett was hired a new head coach.[ 15]
Oral Roberts
On March 30, 2022 Misti Cussen and Oral Roberts parted ways after 10 seasons.[ 16] On April 21 Golden Eagles appointed new head coach Kelsi Musick , who led the Division II member Southwestern Oklahoma State team the past 13 seasons.[ 17]
South Dakota
On March 31, 2022 Dawn Plitzuweit left South Dakota after 6 seasons for the West Virginia head coaching job.[ 18] Drake assistant coach Kayla Karius , who was an assistant for the Coyotes from 2016 to 2018, was hired on April 10, 2022.[ 19]
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Summit League records are from time at current school.
Notes:
† St. Thomas joined the Summit League in the summer of 2021.
Overall and Summit League records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2021–22 season.
NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
Awards and honors
Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Summit League offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[ 20]
Week
Player of the Week
School
Ref.
Nov. 14
Hannah Cooper
Oral Roberts
[ 21]
Nov. 21
Kacie Borowicz
North Dakota
[ 22]
Nov. 28
Heaven Hamling
North Dakota State
[ 23]
Dec 5
Kacie Borowicz (2)
North Dakota (2)
[ 24]
Dec 12
Hannah Cooper (2)
Oral Roberts (2)
[ 25]
Dec 19
Hannah Cooper (3)
Oral Roberts (3)
[ 26]
Dec 27
Grace Larkins
South Dakota
[ 27]
Jan. 3
Heaven Hamling (2)
North Dakota State (2)
[ 28]
Jan 9
Myah Selland
South Dakota State
[ 29]
Jan 16
Anna Deets
Western Illinois
[ 30]
Jan 23
Tirzah Moore
Oral Roberts (4)
[ 31]
Jan. 30
Hannah Cooper (4)
Oral Roberts (5)
[ 32]
Feb. 6
Grace Cave
Omaha
[ 33]
Feb. 13
Jo Langbehn
St. Thomas
[ 34]
Feb. 20
Heaven Hamling (3)
North Dakota State (3)
[ 35]
Feb. 27
Myah Selland (2)
South Dakota State (2)
[ 36]
Summit League Awards
The All-Summit League teams and the player of the year awards were announced on March 2, 2023 ahead of the start of the Summit League tournament .[ 37]
Honor
Recipient
All-Summit League First Team
Myah Selland, South Dakota State
Heaven Hamling, North Dakota State
Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts
Tirzah Moore, Oral Roberts
Kacie Borowicz, North Dakota
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
All-Summit League Second Team
Paiton Burckhard, South Dakota State
Haleigh Timmer, South Dakota State
Maggie Negaard, St. Thomas
Elena Pilakouta, Omaha
Paige Meyer, South Dakota State
All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Anna Deets, Western Illinois
Elle Evans, North Dakota State
Makayla Minett, Denver
Emma Smith, Denver
E'Lease Stafford, Kansas City
All-Defensive Team
Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts
Elle Evans, North Dakota State
Grace Larkins, South Dakota
Makayla Minett, Denver
Claire Orth, North Dakota
All-Newcomer Team
Elle Evans, North Dakota State
Dru Gylten, South Dakota State
Emma Smith, Denver
E'Lease Stafford, Kansas City
Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts
Post season
Summit League tournament
First Round March 3 ESPN+
Quarterfinals March 4 & 5 ESPN+
Semifinals March 6 ESPN+
Championship March 7 ESPNU
1
South Dakota State
87
8
St. Thomas
61
8
St. Thomas
59
9
Western Illinois
50
1
South Dakota State
87
5
Oral Roberts
60
4
South Dakota
69
5
Oral Roberts
92
1
South Dakota State
93
6
Omaha
51
2
North Dakota State
64
7
Denver
65
10
Kansas City
71
10
Kansas City
66
10
Kansas City
60
6
Omaha
69
3
North Dakota
81
6
Omaha
84
NCAA tournament
Only South Dakota State was selected to participate in the tournament as the conference's automatic bid.[ 38]
Seed
Region
School
First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
No. 9
Seattle Regional
South Dakota State
defeated No. 8
USC 62–57
(OT)
—
—
—
—
1 Bid
W-L (%):
1–0 (1.000)
0–1 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 1–1 (.500)
WNIT
As the next best regular season finishing team in the conference, North Dakota State was the only team selected to participate in the tournament.[ 39]
School
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinal
Final Four
Championship
North Dakota State
—
—
—
—
—
W-L (%):
0–1 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–1 (.000)
WBI
Only one team was invited to play in the 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational , and that was North Dakota .
School
Quarterfinal
Consolation
Consolation Championship
North Dakota
W-L (%):
0–1 (.000)
1–0 (1.000)
0–1 (.000)TOTAL: 1–2 (.333)
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