Jackrabbits Battle, but Fall Short

Thursday, January 25

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

16-5, 5-1

South Dakota

16-5, 7-0

South Dakota

South Dakota State

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

1/25/2018 9:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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South Dakota opened the second quarter with a 12-0 run and never looked back in handing the South Dakota State women's basketball team a 67-61 loss Thursday night in front of a season-high 3,091 fans in The Summit League play at Frost Arena.

The Jackrabbits, who fall to 16-5 overall and 5-1 in league play, were led by Macy Miller's 18 points. Madison Guebert added 17 points while Ellie Thompson had a season-high tying nine rebounds for game-high honors.

USD, 16-5 and 7-0, was led by Kate Liveringhouse's 20 points. Ciara Duffy and Allison Arens added 17 and 13 points, respectively.

Turning Point
Liveringhouse opened the second-quarter scoring with a 3-point field goal to spark USD on a 12-0 run to take a 31-19 lead with 6:12 left in the half. The Jackrabbits missed three shots and committed two turnovers before getting a 3-pointer by Guebert to snap the run. Miller sank a 3-pointer with 1:25 left to make the halftime score 39-34.

Duffy sank a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter for a 57-46 lead before State cut the lead to one, 57-56, after two Miller free throws with 5:25 remaining to play. Liveringhouse answered with a shot from the baseline to make it 59-56 and the Jackrabbits could not get any closer than two points the rest of the way.

Notes

The Jackrabbits saw their 16-game home Summit League win streak snapped at 16.
Miller's 18 points gives her 1,503 points, 60 shy moving into seventh on the career scoring.
Guebert scored 17 points to give her 1,160 points for 29th place, passing Rachel Halsrud (1990-93).
Thompson moved into 32^nd in career scoring with five points. She has now scored 1,131 points. She also has 699 career rebounds.

Up Next
South Dakota State concludes its four-game homestand Saturday when it hosts Fort Wayne at 2 p.m.

For more information on the South Dakota State women's basketball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksWBB) or like South Dakota State women's basketball on Facebook.

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