The girls DWU/Culver’s Classic is Friday, Feb. 9 at the Corn Palace. 

The eight-game classic starts with Jones County vs. Bridgewater-Emery at 10 a.m. Lyman plays Flandreau at 8:30 p.m. in the nightcap. All Games will be streamed exclusively online as Pay-Per-View via LiveTicket.tv at dwu.liveticket.tv. You can purchase a day pass for each event at $12.50.

Here’s a look at three games to watch: 

Lyman vs. Flandreau

Newly-minted Class A No. 1 Flandreau will face Class B No. 5 Lyman in the nightcap. 

The Fliers (17-0) are one of two remaining undefeated teams left in Class A girls basketball, with Red Cloud (17-0) also perfect. Lyman’s lone defeat was against Class B No. 4 Wall, 61-58. 

The matchup features a pair of future Summit League women’s basketball players in Claire Sheppard (SDSU) and Skyler Volmer (UND). 

Sheppard, a 6-foot-2 guard, became the all-time leading scorer in Flandreau girls basketball history on Tuesday. Volmer, a 5-foot-9 guard, is coming off a 22 points in a win over Chamberlain on Monday. 

The Fliers are also paced by senior guard Lily Klein, who will play college basketball at Northern State University. Senior Lizzie Pavlis and junior Sadie Iott are also key contributors for the Fliers. 

The Raiders also are led by sophomore Mak Scott, junior Brooke Palmer and eighth-grader Jordyn Scott. 

Mount Vernon/Plankinton vs. St. Thomas More

High-scoring all-state guard Emilee Fox will headline the 7 p.m. matchup. 

The future Jackrabbit recently scored her 2,000th career point, becoming the 36th girls basketball player in South Dakota history to reach the milestone. She’s coming off a 41-point performance in a 75-44 win over Dell Rapids on Tuesday. 

The Titans (12-3) are also powered by Reagan Rus, who scored 20 points on Tuesday. 

MVP dropped a 61-46 decision against Ethan on Monday, while it also lost to Lennox (65-58) and Vermillion (73-67). The Titans have picked up recent wins over region opponents Wagner (59-45) and Hanson (62-54). 

The Cavaliers (10-6) are coming off a 51-34 loss against Class A No. 2 Red Cloud. St. Thomas More will play West Central on Thursday. 

St. Thomas More, which has one senior, is paced by juniors and Sloane Keszler.

Wall vs. Freeman

Freeman will get tested before the postseason. 

The Flyers will play Class B No. 4 Wall at 5:30 p.m. at the DWU/Culver’s Classic, followed by hosting Class B No. 1 Ethan on Feb. 13. They will close the regular season at Gayville-Volin (11-5) on Feb. 15.

Up first, Freeman faces Wall (13-3) in an East River vs. West River tilt. The Eagles, who placed second in the Class B state tourney last season, is riding a four-game winning streak.

Wall has dropped two games against Class A foes Red Cloud (67-43) and Hill City (65-61). The Eagles also lost to Class B No. 2 Centerville (77-47). 

The Eagles are powered by a quartet of seniors in Nora Dinger, Paige Kjerstad, Rhea Tucker and Alexis Stephan. 

Freeman has dropped contests against Howard (51-47), Centerville (73-32), Bon Homme (52-48) and Hanson (58-44). The Flyers are paced by seniors Cami Fransen and Ashlin Jacobsen. 

Schedule

10 a.m. - Jones County vs. Bridgewater-Emery

11:30 a.m. - Philip vs. Potter County

1 p.m. - Viborg-Hurley vs. McCook Central/Montrose

2:30 p.m. - Dell Rapids St. Mary vs. Corsica-Stickney

4 p.m. - Hamlin vs. Howard

5:30 p.m. - Wall vs. Freeman

7 p.m. - Mount Vernon/Plankinton vs. St. Thomas More

8:30 p.m. - Lyman vs. Flandreau