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South Dakota State University Athletics
Time for a New Win Streak
11/24/2014 12:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game #4
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1-2)
vs.
Sam Houston State Bearkats (0-2)
Monday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. in Frost Arena (6,100) in Brookings, S.D.
| Tip-off: | 6 p.m. |
| Television: | None |
| Video/Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Scotty Kwas. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 1-2. |
| Sam Houston State is 0-2 | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 6 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll. |
| Sam Houston State is not ranked. | |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 342-119 in 14 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Sam Houston State coach Brenda Welch-Nichols (Sam Houston State '98) is 91-148 in 8 seasons with the Bearkats. | |
| The Series: | First meeting |
Jacks Try To Start Another Streak
- South Dakota State, coming off a loss to No. 18/20 DePaul Saturday, leads off a doubleheader with the Jackrabbit men's basketball team in the friendly confines of Frost Arena Tonight at 6 p.m. against Sam Houston State.
- The Jackrabbits, 1-2, will try to avoid losing three consecutive games for the first time since last December. SDSU committed a season-high 34 turnovers in Saturday's 84-62 loss at DePaul. Senior Megan Waytashek became the Jacks' 33rd career 1,000-point scorer and scored a game- and season-high 26 points in the loss.
- Sam Houston State, 0-2, lost to Wiley College in its home opener Saturday, 65-48. Shernise Robertson and Taylor Dorsey scored 13 points each as the Bearkats shot just 28.6 percent from the field.
- Tonight's game marks the first meeting between South Dakota State and Sam Houston State.
Noteworthy
- SDSU is averaging 72.7 points per game. Sam Houston State has scored less than 50 points in its two outings.
- Two of the Jackrabbit starters—Megan Waytashek and Mariah Clarin—have scored in double digits in all three of SDSU's games and both are averaging double figures on the season.
- Tonight the 2013-14 Jackrabbits will receive championship rings for winning The Summit League regular-season title.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State is ranked No. 6th in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll, moving up four spots from the preseason poll. It is the Jacks' highest ranking.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 47 of the last 48 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits finished ninth in the final 2013-14 poll.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- In its last three games, SDSU has started seniors Mariah Clarin and Megan Waytashek, sophomores Kerri Young and Chynna Stevens and freshman Macy Miller. The lineup is 1-2 on the season.
- Waytashek is the Jackrabbits' leading scorer at 19.3 points per game and is shooting 55.9 percent from the field and 58.8 from three-point range. Clarin averages 15.0 points per game and leads the team in rebounds (6.7). SDSU averages 72.7 points per game.
- On the boards, SDSU outrebounds its opponents by plus-7 and three Jacks average 5.0 rebounds per outing.
- Two Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game, led by sophomore Kerri Young's 4.3 average.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 45.3 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 75.3 percent from the free-throw line.
A Glance at Sam Houston State
- Sam Houston State enters tonight's game 0-2 on the season after losing to Wiley College, 65-48, Friday and at LSU Nov. 15 in the season opener.
- Junior guard Shernise Robertson led the Bearkats in scoring, averaging 17 points per game and 4.0 steals per outing.
- On the boards, junior forward Shadijah Moore averages 8.0 rebounds per game and the Bearkats average 30.5 rebounds per outing.
- Sam Houston State is shooting 33 percent from the field, 23.7 from three-point range and 50 percent from the foul line. They are also scoring at a 46.5 clip, but allow opponents to score 68-plus points per game.
- The Bearkats' senior center Angela Beadle was named a preseason first team selection by the Southland Conference but has yet to play for SHSU due in an injury. SHSU was picked to finish 10th in the conference.
Sam Houston State Series
- Tonight's game vs. Sam Houston State marks the first meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Bearkats in women's basketball.
- SDSU is 7-3 vs. teams from Texas and Sam Houston State will be the first Southland Conference opponent the Jackrabbits play.
- The last Texas team the Jacks played was UTEP in the semifinals of the 2014 WNIT.
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