# 2022–23 Summit League women's basketball 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.
| Wooden | Naismith | Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | Wade |
| | | — | ― | Myah Selland – South Dakota State | ― | ― | |

### 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:

### Summit League Preseason All-Conference
#### Preseason All-Summit League First Team

Key :
| Symbol | Meaning |
| † | Preseason player of the year automatically earns a spot on the first team |
| Name | School | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Kacie Borowicz | North Dakota | Sr. | G | 5'9 | Roseau, MN (Roseau HS) |
| Heaven Hamling | North Dakota State | Sr. | G | 5'8 | Grand Rapids, MN (Grand Rapids HS) |
| Paiton Burckhard | South Dakota State | Sr. | F | 6'0 | Aberdeen, SD (Aberdeen Central HS) |
| Tirzah Moore | Oral Roberts | So. | F | 6'0 | Oklahoma City, OK (Jones HS) |
| Paige Meyer | South Dakota State | So. | G | 5'6 | Albany, MN (Albany HS) |
| Myah Selland † | South Dakota State | R-Sr. | F | 6'1 | Letcher, SD (Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS) |

#### Preseason All-Summit League Second Team

| Name | School | Yr. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
| Jade Hill | St. Thomas | So. | G | 5'7 | Minneapolis, MN (South HS) |
| Grace Larkins | South Dakota | So. | G | 5'9 | Altoona, IA (Southeast Polk HS) |
| Elizabeth Lutz | Western Illinois | GS. | G | 5'7 | California, MO (California HS) |
| Tori Nelson | South Dakota State | Jr. | F | 6'1 | Mendota Heights, MN (Two Rivers HS) |
| RaVon Nero | Kansas City | GS. | G | 5'9 | Edmond, OK (Edmond Santa Fe HS) |

### Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Wooden | Naismith | Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | Wade |
| | | | | Myah Selland – South Dakota State | | | |

## Regular season

The schedule was released in early August.

### Records against other conferences

2022–23 records against non-conference foes as of March 20, 2023:
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–4 |
| ACC | 1–0 |
| Big East | 0–3 |
| Big Ten | 2–3 |
| Big 12 | 1–4 |
| Pac-12 | 0–2 |
| SEC | 1–3 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total | 6–19 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 1–1 |
| ASUN | 1–0 |
| Big Sky | 4–9 |
| Big South | 1–0 |
| Big West | 0–1 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–1 |
| Horizon | 2–1 |
| Independent | 2–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 1–0 |
| MAC | 1–3 |
| MEAC | 1–0 |
| MVC | 4–5 |
| Mountain West | 3–5 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 4–5 |
| Patriot League | 1–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–1 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–1 |
| WAC | 3–4 |
| WCC | 2–2 |
| Other Division I Total | 31–39 |
| Division II Total | 2–0 |
| Division III Total | 2–0 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 37–58 |
| NAIA Total | 9–0 |
| Non-Conference Total | 50-58 |
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 1–1 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total | 1–2 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–1 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 0–0 |
| MAC | 1–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–1 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I Total | 1–2 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 2–4 |

### 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.
| | 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

### 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 |
| Denver | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Denver | 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 |
| Kansas City | 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 |
| North Dakota | 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 |
| North Dakota State | 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 |
| Omaha | 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 |
| Oral Roberts | 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 |
| St. Thomas | 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 |
| South Dakota | 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 |
| South Dakota State | 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 |
| Western Illinois | 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. On March 30, 2022, Texas associate head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett was hired a new head coach.

#### Oral Roberts

On March 30, 2022 Misti Cussen and Oral Roberts parted ways after 10 seasons. 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.

#### South Dakota

On March 31, 2022 Dawn Plitzuweit left South Dakota after 6 seasons for the West Virginia head coaching job. Drake assistant coach Kayla Karius, who was an assistant for the Coyotes from 2016 to 2018, was hired on April 10, 2022.

### 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 Championships |
| Denver | Doshia Woods | Tulane (recruiting coordinator) | 3rd | 17–36 (.321) | 10–22 (.313) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City | Dionnah Jackson-Durrett | Texas (Associate head coach) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | Mallory Bernhard | North Dakota (assistant) | 3rd | 17–34 (.333) | 11–22 (.333) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota State | Jory Collins | Kansas (assistant) | 4th | 37–46 (.446) | 23-27 (.460) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omaha | Carrie Banks | Ohio State (assistant) | 3rd | 14–32 (.304) | 7–22 (.241) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oral Roberts | Kelsi Musick | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Thomas | Ruth Sinn | Apple Valley HS | 18th | 363–109 (.769) | 4–14 (.222) † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | Kayla Karius | Drake (assistant) | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota State | Aaron Johnston | South Dakota State (assistant) | 23rd | 542–179 (.752) | 210–34 (.861) | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Western Illinois | JD Gravina | Quincy | 12th | 170–161 (.514) | 88–85 (.509) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 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.
| Week | Player of the Week | School |
| Nov. 14 | Hannah Cooper | Oral Roberts |
| Nov. 21 | Kacie Borowicz | North Dakota |
| Nov. 28 | Heaven Hamling | North Dakota State |
| Dec 5 | Kacie Borowicz (2) | North Dakota (2) |
| Dec 12 | Hannah Cooper (2) | Oral Roberts (2) |
| Dec 19 | Hannah Cooper (3) | Oral Roberts (3) |
| Dec 27 | Grace Larkins | South Dakota |
| Jan. 3 | Heaven Hamling (2) | North Dakota State (2) |
| Jan 9 | Myah Selland | South Dakota State |
| Jan 16 | Anna Deets | Western Illinois |
| Jan 23 | Tirzah Moore | Oral Roberts (4) |
| Jan. 30 | Hannah Cooper (4) | Oral Roberts (5) |
| Feb. 6 | Grace Cave | Omaha |
| Feb. 13 | Jo Langbehn | St. Thomas |
| Feb. 20 | Heaven Hamling (3) | North Dakota State (3) |
| Feb. 27 | Myah Selland (2) | South Dakota State (2) |

### 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.
2023 Summit League Women's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Myah Selland – South Dakota State |
| Coach of the Year | Aaron Johnston – South Dakota State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Makayla Minett – Denver |
| Freshman of the Year | Elle Evans – North Dakota State |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Kallie Theisen – South Dakota State |
| Newcomer of the Year | E'Lease Stafford – Kansas City |
| Honor | Recipient |
| All-Summit League First Team | Myah Selland, South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Heaven Hamling, North Dakota State |
| All-Summit League First Team | Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts |
| All-Summit League First Team | Tirzah Moore, Oral Roberts |
| All-Summit League First Team | Kacie Borowicz, North Dakota |
| All-Summit League First Team | Grace Larkins, South Dakota |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Paiton Burckhard, South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Haleigh Timmer, South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Maggie Negaard, St. Thomas |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Elena Pilakouta, Omaha |
| All-Summit League Second Team | Paige Meyer, South Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Anna Deets, Western Illinois |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Elle Evans, North Dakota State |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Makayla Minett, Denver |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | Emma Smith, Denver |
| All-Summit League Honorable Mention | E'Lease Stafford, Kansas City |
| All-Defensive Team | Hannah Cooper, Oral Roberts |
| All-Defensive Team | Elle Evans, North Dakota State |
| All-Defensive Team | Grace Larkins, South Dakota |
| All-Defensive Team | Makayla Minett, Denver |
| All-Defensive Team | Claire Orth, North Dakota |
| All-Newcomer Team | Elle Evans, North Dakota State |
| All-Newcomer Team | Dru Gylten, South Dakota State |
| All-Newcomer Team | Emma Smith, Denver |
| All-Newcomer Team | E'Lease Stafford, Kansas City |
| All-Newcomer Team | Ruthie Udoumoh, Oral Roberts |

## Post season
### Summit League tournament

| First Round March 3 ESPN+ | First Round March 3 ESPN+ | First Round March 3 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 4 & 5 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 4 & 5 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 4 & 5 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 6 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 6 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 6 ESPN+ | Championship March 7 ESPNU | Championship March 7 ESPNU | 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.
| 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 $^{(OT)}$ | lost to No. 1 Virginia Tech 60–72 | — | — | — | — |
| | 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.
| School | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinal | Final Four | Championship |
| North Dakota State | lost to Oregon 57–96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | lost to Cal Baptist 79–96 | defeated Northern Illinois 102–99 | lost to FIU 73–76 |
| W-L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) TOTAL: 1–2 (.333) |