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South Dakota State University Athletics
Jacks, Jackpots & Vegas
11/28/2014 10:21:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game #5
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (2-2)
vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (1-3)
Saturday, Nov. 29 at 4:30 p.m. in Cox Pavilion (2,500) in Las Vegas, Nev.
| Tip-off: | 4:30 p.m. |
| Television: | None |
| Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | unlvrebels.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brad Peterson. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 2-2. |
| Northern Illinois is 1-3. | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 12 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll. |
| Northern Illinois is not ranked. | |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 343-119 in 14 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Northern Illinois coach Kathi Bennett (Green Bay '86) is 35-60 in four seasons with the Huskies. | |
| The Series: | Fourth meeting. SDSU leads, 3-0. |
Tournament Time in Vegas
-South Dakota State begins a four-game road trip when it travels to Las Vegas this weekend for the UNLV Lady Rebels Round-Up.
-The Jackrabbits take on Northern Illinois Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and plays either the host UNLV or Delaware State at 2 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
-SDSU, 2-2, will be looking to end a pair of streaks this weekend. It has lost its last three neutral site games and is 0-2 on the road.
-Monday night the Jackrabbits won their second game in the friendly confines of Frost Arena with a 60-49 win over Sam Houston State. All 12 Jacks played in the game and nine scored. Sophomore Kerri Young led the team in points (11) while classmate Clarissa Ober grabbed a career- and game-high 12 rebounds.
-Northern Illinois, 1-3, is on a three-game losing streak after falling on the road at Eastern Illinois, 55-46, Wednesday.
-Saturday's game marks the fourth meeting between South Dakota State and Northern Illinois. The Jackrabbits have a 3-0 series lead.
Noteworthy
-SDSU plays in its first regular-season tournament since going 1-2 in the Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, last season. The Jacks beat TCU, 57-52, but lost to then-No. 6 Stanford, 80-60, and Florida Gulf Coast, 84-59.
-The last regular-season tournament South Dakota State won was the Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational at Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo., Nov. 25-27, 2005. It beat the host Rams and UC Irvine.
-The Jackrabbits are making their first trip to the Silver State—Nevada—and potentially playing a new opponent—UNLV.
-Megan Waytashek has scored in double figures in three of four games, made at least one three-point field goal in 13 of her last 16 games and enters this weekend's games with 1,020 career points, ranking 32nd in SDSU scoring history.
-South Dakota State is 2-2 in nonconference games this season.
-The Jackrabbits need a win Saturday to end a three-game neutral site losing streak.
-South Dakota State, 0-1 on the road, will try to avoid losing four consecutive nonconference road games in the D-1 era.
Tracking the Jacks
-The Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brad Peterson will broadcast this weekend's games. A live audio stream can also be heard on GoJacks.com.
-Should the Jackrabbits play UNLV Sunday, the Mountain West Network will have a free live video stream on the Mountain West website directly at www.themw.com/#!/watch-live or on GoJacks.com.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
-South Dakota State is ranked No. 12 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll dropping six spots in the poll.
-SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 48 of the last 49 weeks.
-The Jackrabbits finished ninth in the final 2013-14 poll.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
-In its last four games, SDSU has started seniors Mariah Clarin and Megan Waytashek, sophomores Kerri Young and Chynna Stevens and freshman Macy Miller. The lineup is 2-2 on the season.
-Waytashek is the Jackrabbits' leading scorer at 16.5 points per game and is shooting 55 percent from the field and three-point range. Clarin averages 12.3 points per game and is tied for the team lead in rebounds (6.8) with sophomore Clarissa Ober. SDSU averages 69.5 points per game.
-On the boards, SDSU outrebounds its opponents by plus 10.5 and four Jacks average 5.0 rebounds per outing.
-Two Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game, led by Young's 4.8 average.
-The Jackrabbits are shooting 42.9 percent from the field, 34.1 percent from three-point range and 72.1 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Northern Illinois
-Northern Illinois is 1-3 on the season and have a three-game winning streak after losing 65-50 to Valparaiso and 55-46 at Eastern Illinois..
-The Huskies were picked to finish sixth in the Mid-American West Division after posting records of 11-19 overall and 6-12 in the league last year.
-Northern Illinois has two players averaging double figures in scoring. Freshman guard Kelly Smith leads the team in scoring (10.0) while senior guard Amanda Corral scored 24 points in her first game of the season Wednesday at EIU.
-On the boards, sophomore guard Ally Lehman grabs a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game but the Huskies are being outrebounded by 8.0 caroms a game.
-Senior guard Danny Pulliam dishes a team-best 3.75 assists per game. Â
-The Huskies are shooting 30.8 percent from the field, 18.9 percent from three-point range and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line.
-Northern Illinois returns all five starters, eight letterwinners.
Northern Illinois Series
-Saturday's game marks the fourth meeting between South Dakota State and Northern Illinois. The Jackrabbits hold a 3-0 series lead.Â
-In last year's game Dec. 18, 2013, SDSU beat Northern Illinois, 67-50 at Frost Arena. Megan Waytashek led four Jackrabbits in scoring with game highs of 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line.
Jackrabbits on the Road
-SDSU has a 318-215 (.596) record in road games during the program's 49-year history.
-Since the 2004-05 season, South Dakota State owns an 87-53 (.621) mark in road contests.
-The Jackrabbits notched a 7-7 (.500) record on the road last season.
-SDSU won the program's first 21 road games before Northern State beat the Jacks, 48-45, Feb. 25, 1970.
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