Polly Harrington, South Dakota top Denver for 1st NCAA berth
Polly Harrington scored 16 points to lead South Dakota to an 82-71 win over Denver for the Summit League basketball title and the Coyotes' first trip to the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Denver Pioneers
71
South Dakota Coyotes
82
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| SDAK | 33 | 49 | 82 |
Sioux Falls Arena · 4,125 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/26 | @ LSU Tigers | L 37-101 | NCAAW |
| 11/10/26 | vs Colorado State Rams | L 50-86 | NCAAW |
| 11/7/26 | @ Weber State Wildcats | L 51-64 | NCAAW |
| 11/4/26 | vs Lindenwood Lions | W 66-52 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ Air Force Falcons | L 45-66 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-82
Tia Hemiller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-81
Tia Hemiller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 71-80
Foul on Jordan Johnston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 71-80
Morgan Van Riper-Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bradley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 68-80
Paige Bradley made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 65-80
Polly Harrington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 65-79
Polly Harrington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 65-78
Foul on Alison Janecek.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 65-78
Nicole Seekamp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 65-77
Foul on Kailey Edwards.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 65-77
Foul on Paige Bradley.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 65-77
Foul on Theresa Wirth.
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LayUpShot 1:42 65-77
Bridget Arens made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:07 65-75
Margaret McCloud made Layup. Assisted by Tia Hemiller.
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JumpShot 3:31 65-73
Alison Janecek made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:49 63-73
Taylor Moore made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 63-71
Alison Janecek made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 62-71
Foul on Kelly Stewart.
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LayUpShot 4:45 62-71
Raeshel Contreras made Layup.
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LayUpShot 4:53 62-69
Alison Janecek made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:48 60-69
Raeshel Contreras made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:48 60-68
Foul on Paige Bradley.
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LayUpShot 5:48 60-68
Raeshel Contreras made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Seekamp.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:11 60-66
Tia Hemiller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:11 60-65
Tia Hemiller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:11 60-64
Foul on Desiree Hunter.
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JumpShot 6:29 60-64
Nicole Seekamp made Jumper. Assisted by Tia Hemiller.
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LayUpShot 6:56 60-62
Desiree Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Morgan Van Riper-Rose.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:15 58-62
Polly Harrington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:15 58-61
Foul on Theresa Wirth.
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LayUpShot 7:15 58-61
Polly Harrington made Layup. Assisted by Tia Hemiller.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:34 58-59
Desiree Hunter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:34 57-59
Desiree Hunter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:34 56-59
Foul on Margaret McCloud.
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LayUpShot 7:53 56-59
Raeshel Contreras made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:22 56-57
Alison Janecek made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:22 55-57
Foul on Bridget Arens.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:48 55-57
Raeshel Contreras made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Seekamp.
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JumpShot 8:58 55-54
Kailey Edwards made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:31 53-54
Bridget Arens made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:49 53-52
Paige Bradley made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:49 52-52
Paige Bradley made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:49 51-52
Foul on Nicole Seekamp.
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LayUpShot 10:45 51-52
Theresa Wirth made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:09 49-52
Foul on Polly Harrington.
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PersonalFoul 11:31 49-52
Foul on Alison Janecek.
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PersonalFoul 12:04 49-52
Foul on Margaret McCloud.
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PersonalFoul 12:04 49-52
Foul on Lisa Loeffler.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:22 49-52
Lisa Loeffler made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:22 49-51
Lisa Loeffler made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:22 49-50
Foul on Theresa Wirth.
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JumpShot 13:03 49-50
Lisa Loeffler made Jumper. Assisted by Tia Hemiller.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:32 49-48
Desiree Hunter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:32 48-48
Foul on Margaret McCloud.
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LayUpShot 13:32 48-48
Desiree Hunter made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:58 46-48
Foul on Desiree Hunter.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:08 46-48
Paige Bradley made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:37 43-48
Bridget Arens made Layup. Assisted by Tia Hemiller.
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JumpShot 14:57 43-46
Paige Bradley made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:16 41-46
Desiree Hunter made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 71-82
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 71-82
Tia Hemiller Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:03 71-82
Kailey Edwards missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:03 71-82
Kailey Edwards Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 71-82
Jordan Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-82
Tia Hemiller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 71-81
Tia Hemiller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 71-80
Foul on Jordan Johnston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:15 71-80
Morgan Van Riper-Rose made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Paige Bradley.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 68-80
Kailey Edwards Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:28 68-80
Madeleine White missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:44 68-80
South Dakota Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:44 68-80
Denver Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:46 68-80
Paige Bradley made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 65-80
Polly Harrington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 65-79
Polly Harrington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 65-78
Foul on Alison Janecek.
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Defensive Rebound 0:56 65-78
Polly Harrington Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:56 65-78
Kailey Edwards missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:02 65-78
Alison Janecek Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 65-78
Nicole Seekamp missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 65-78
Nicole Seekamp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 65-77
Foul on Kailey Edwards.
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ShortTimeOut 1:10 65-77
Denver Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:10 65-77
Paige Bradley Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:19 65-77
Desiree Hunter Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 65-77
Tia Hemiller missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 65-77
Foul on Paige Bradley.
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Offensive Rebound 1:19 65-77
Tia Hemiller Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:19 65-77
Polly Harrington missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:24 65-77
Polly Harrington Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 65-77
Tia Hemiller missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 65-77
Foul on Theresa Wirth.
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Defensive Rebound 1:25 65-77
Tia Hemiller Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:25 65-77
Alison Janecek missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:42 65-77
Bridget Arens made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:49 65-75
Bridget Arens Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:49 65-75
Raeshel Contreras missed Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:11 65-75
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 65-75
Denver Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 334 events.
Team Stats
DEN
SDAK
23-52
FG
29-60
44
Field Goal %
48
4-8
3PT
4-12
50
Three Point %
33
21-26
FT
20-27
81
Free Throw %
74
33
Rebounds
35
7
Offensive Rebounds
11
26
Defensive Rebounds
24
7
Assists
17
4
Steals
8
1
Blocks
2
13
Turnovers
7
1
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
21
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