2024–25 Summit League women's basketball season

The 2024–25 Summit League women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 4, 2024. Conference play began on January 2, 2025 and ended on March 1, 2025. This was the eighteenth season of women's basketball play under the Summit League name and forty-third overall for the conference. The Summit League tournament took place from March 5–9, 2025. South Dakota State won the tournament, defeating Oral Roberts in the tournament final, and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Oral Roberts played in the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). North Dakota State played in the 2025 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

Preseason The preseason Summit League women's basketball poll was released on October 8, 2024.

Preseason poll First place votes in parentheses South Dakota State (34) – 562 Oral Roberts (1) – 479 North Dakota State (1) – 427 South Dakota – 363 St. Thomas – 336 Denver – 220 North Dakota – 188 Kansas City – 144 Omaha – 116

Preseason awards HonorRecipientPreseason Player of the YearBrooklyn Meyer, South Dakota StatePreseason All-Summit League First TeamJordan Jones, DenverTaleyah Jones, Oral RobertsGrace Larkins, South DakotaBrooklyn Meyer, South Dakota StatePaige Meyer, South Dakota StateRuthie Udoumoh, Oral RobertsPreseason All-Summit League Second TeamGrace Cave, OmahaJade Hill, St. ThomasJalei Oglesby, Oral RobertsAmber Scalia, St. ThomasHaleigh Timmer, South Dakota State

Regular season Records against other conferences 2024–25 records against non-conference foes as of December 30, 2024:

Major 6 ConferencesRecordMajor 6 ConferencesRecordACC0–2American2–4Big East1–1Big Ten2–5Big 120–5SEC2–3Major 6 Total7–20Other Division I ConferencesRecordOther Division I ConferencesRecordAtlantic 101–1ASUN1–0America East1–0Big Sky11–9Big South0–2Big West2–0CAA1–0Conference USA0–1Horizon League2–1Ivy LeagueNoneIndependentsNoneMAAC0–1MAC3–0MEAC1–0MVC2–5MWC3–3NECNoneOVC5–3Patriot LeagueNoneSoConNoneSouthland1–2SWAC0–1Sun Belt0–2WAC1–1WCC1–2Other Division I Total36–34NCAA Division I Total43–54NCAA Division II Total5–1NCAA Division III Total5–0NAIA Total12–0NCCAA Total0–0Total Non-Conference Record65–53

Record against ranked non-conference opponents This will be a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):Summit League teams in bold Date Visitor Home Site Score Conference record Ref November 4, 2024 Omaha No. 23 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE L 48–88 0–1 November 8, 2024 No. 21 Creighton South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena ● Brookings, SD W 76–71 1–1 November 14, 2024 St. Thomas No. 8 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA L 47–80 1–2 November 16, 2024 No. 21 Nebraska South Dakota† Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD L 70–113 1–3 November 17, 2024 No. 16 Duke South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena ● Brookings, SD L 71–75 1–4 November 26, 2024 No. 21 Oregon South Dakota State† George Q. Cannon Activities Center ● Laie, HI W 75–70 2–4 November 26, 2024 Kansas City No. 25 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE L 38–84 2–5 December 15, 2024 Oral Roberts No. 10 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK L 54–94 2–6 December 22, 2024 South Dakota State No. 6 Texas Moody Center ● Austin, TX L 57–103 2–7 December 22, 2024 Omaha No. 10 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK L 65–111 2–8 March 22, 2025 No. 24 South Dakota State No. 17 Oklahoma State†^ Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT W 74–68 3–8 March 25, 2025 No. 24 South Dakota State No. 3 UConn^ Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT L 57–91 3–9 Team rankings are reflective of AP poll

† denotes game was played at neutral site ^ denotes NCAA tournament game

Conference matrix   Denver Kansas City North DakotaNorth Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State vs. Denver – 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0vs. Kansas City 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 vs. North Dakota 0–2 0–2 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0vs. North Dakota State 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0vs. Omaha 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0vs. Oral Roberts 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 2–0vs. St. Thomas 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 2–0vs. South Dakota 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–0vs. South Dakota State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 –Total 2–14 6–10 6–10 11–5 5–11 12–4 9–7 5–11 16–0 Through March 1, 2025

Points scored TeamForAgainstDifferenceDenver 1914 2024 –110Kansas City 2165 2317 –152North Dakota 2056 2173 –117North Dakota State 2087 1942 +145Omaha 2099 2279 –180Oral Roberts 2661 2329 +332St. Thomas 2140 2075 +65South Dakota 2041 2239 –198South Dakota State 2443 1964 +479 Through March 17, 2025

National Television Games Any games that league members will play on National Television, including the Summit League's media contract with CBS Sports Network, are listed here.

Summit League members in bold DateTime (CT)Road TeamHome teamFinal ScoreNetworkNovember 17, 20242:30 PMDukeSouth Dakota StateL 71–75CBSSNFebruary 8, 202511 AMOral RobertsSouth Dakota State71–89CBSSN

Home attendance TeamArenaCapacityTotal GamesAverage AttendanceAttendance HighTotal Attendance% of CapacityDenverHamilton Gymnasium2,50016393947Dec 7 vs. Portland St6,30315.8%Kansas CitySwinney Recreation Center1,50011409998Nov 22 vs. Lindenwood4,50527.3%North DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300131,4901,964Feb 15 vs. North Dakota St19,38245.2%North Dakota StateScheels Center5,460139562,210Jan 25 vs. North Dakota12,42817.5%OmahaBaxter Arena7,898138764,866Nov 7 vs. College of Saint Mary11,39711.1%Oral RobertsMabee Center10,154132,0284,836Nov 4 vs. Northeastern State26,37620.0%St. ThomasSchoenecker Arena1,80014417733Jan 22 vs. South Dakota St5,83823.2%South DakotaSanford Coyote Sports Center6,000161,6172,956Jan 25 vs. South Dakota St25,87227.0%South Dakota StateFirst Bank and Trust Arena6,500152,9424,582Nov 17 vs. No. 16 Duke44,14145.3% Bold - Exceed capacity As of March 1, 2025 Does not include exhibition games

Head coaches Coaching changes South Dakota On April 23, 2024, Kayla Karius left South Dakota after two seasons to return to Green Bay as head coach. Soon after, on April 30, 2024, former Idaho head coach Carrie Eighmey was named as the Coyotes' new head coach.

Coaches Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Summit League records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Summit record Summit titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Sweet Sixteen NCAA ChampionshipsDenver Doshia Woods Tulane (recruiting coordinator) 5th 37–76 () 23–43 () 0 0 0 0Kansas City Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Texas (Associate head coach) 3rd 21–53 () 6–28 () 0 0 0 0North Dakota Mallory Bernhard North Dakota (assistant) 5th 45–68 () 27–40 () 0 0 0 0North Dakota State Jory Collins Kansas (assistant) 6th 77–70 () 48-36 () 0 0 0 0Omaha Carrie Banks Ohio State (assistant) 5th 37–72 () 18–45 () 0 0 0 0Oral Roberts Kelsi Musick Southwestern Oklahoma State 3rd 33–30 () 19–15 () 0 0 0 0St. Thomas Ruth Sinn Apple Valley HS 20th 391–142 () 18–34 () 0 0 0 0South Dakota Carrie Eighmey Idaho 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0 0South Dakota State Aaron Johnston South Dakota State (assistant) 25th 598–191 () 244–34 () 11 12 1 0 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 2023–24 season. NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.

Awards and honors Players of the week Throughout the regular season, the Summit League offices will name one or two players of the week each Monday. WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchool Nov. 11Jade HillSt. Thomas Nov. 18Ruthie UdoumohOral Roberts Nov. 25Jalei OglesbyOral Roberts (2) Dec. 2Grace LarkinsSouth Dakota Dec. 9Marisa FrostNorth Dakota State Dec. 16Jade Hill (2)St. Thomas (2) Dec. 23Taleyah JonesOral Roberts (3) Dec. 30Amber ScaliaSt. Thomas (3) Jan. 6Grace Larkins (2)South Dakota (2) Jan. 13Grace Larkins (3)South Dakota (3) Jan. 20Alayna ContrerasKansas CityBrooklyn MeyerSouth Dakota State Jan. 27Abbie DraperNorth Dakota State (2) Feb. 3Grace Larkins (4)South Dakota (4) Feb. 10Grace Larkins (5)South Dakota (5)Feb. 24Ja HarveyOmahaBrooklyn Meyer (2)South Dakota State (2) Mar. 3Avery KoenenNorth Dakota State (3)

All–League Honors The All-Summit League teams and individual awards were announced on March 4, ahead of the Summit League tournament.

2025 Summit League Women's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearGrace Larkins – South DakotaNewcomer of the YearJa Harvey – OmahaFreshman of the YearJocelyn Schiller – North DakotaSixth Woman of the YearJalei Oglesby – Oral RobertsDefensive Player of the YearFatima Ibrahim – North DakotaCoach of the YearAaron Johnston – South Dakota State

HonorRecipientAll-Summit League First TeamGrace Larkins, South DakotaTaleyah Jones, Oral RobertsAvery Koenen, North Dakota StateBrooklyn Meyer, South Dakota StatePaige Meyer, South Dakota StateJalei Oglesby, Oral RobertsAll-Summit League Second TeamGrace Cave, OmahaAlayna Contreras, Kansas CityAbbie Draper, North Dakota StateJordan Jones, DenverKiera Pemberton, North DakotaAll-Summit League Honorable MentionJa Harvey, Omaha,Jade Hill, St. ThomasJo Langbehn, St. ThomasAmber Scalia, St. ThomasHaleigh Timmer, South Dakota StateAll-Defensive TeamMesa Byom, South Dakota StateFatima Ibrahim, North DakotaGrace Larkins, South DakotaBrooklyn Meyer, South Dakota StatePaige Meyer, South Dakota StateAll-Newcomer TeamJa Harvey, OmahaMolly Lenz, North Dakota StateAna Oliveria, Kansas CityAaliyah Moore, OmahaLaia Monclova, DenverAll-Freshman TeamMarisa Frost, North Dakota StateAlyssa Sand, St. ThomasJocelyn Schiller, North DakotaKatie Vasecka, South Dakota StateHarriet Ford, Omaha

Postseason Summit League tournament

All 9 teams qualified for the Summit League tournament. It was held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The tournament was held from March 5 to March 9, 2025.

NCAA tournament

Only South Dakota State was selected to participate in the tournament as the conference's automatic bid.

Seed Region School First round Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship No. 10 Spokane Regional 4 South Dakota State — — — 1 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:

WBIT

Oral Roberts was selected to participate in the tournament as an at-large bid. School First round Second round Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship Oral Roberts lost to No. 3 Missouri State — — — 1 Bid W-L (%):TOTAL:

WNIT

North Dakota State was selected to participate in the tournament as an at-large bid. School First round Second round Super 16 Great 8 Fab Four Championship North Dakota State Bye defeated New Mexico State defeated Washington State lost to Troy — 1 Bid W-L (%):TOTAL:

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