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South Dakota State University Athletics
Final Home Game in Frost in 2014
12/17/2014 10:25:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game #11
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7-3) vs. UALR Trojans (6-1)
Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. in Frost Arena (6,100) in Brookings, S.D.
| Tip-off: | 7 p.m. |
| Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brad Peterson on WNAX 104.1-FM. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 7-3. |
| UALR is 6-1. | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 10 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and UALR is No. 8. It is also receiving votes in the Coaches poll. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 348-120 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| UALR coach Joe Foley (Central Arkansas '79) is 221-127 in his 12th season with the Trojans. | |
| The Series: | Fourth meeting. SDSU leads 2-1. |
Final Home Game in Frost in 2014
- The South Dakota State women's basketball team plays its final home game in Frost Arena in 2014 when its hosts UALR Thursday at 7 p.m.
- The Jackrabbits, 7-3, used a second-half run for a come-from-behind 65-61 win over Middle Tennessee State Monday.   Â
- SDSU had three players score in double digits, led by Megan Waytashek, who recorded her third 20-plus point outing of the season with a game-high 24 points vs. the Blue Raiders.
- UALR shot 76 percent from the field and scored 43 points in the first half en route to a 66-62 win over Oklahoma Dec. 14. The Trojans sport a 6-1 overall record with their lone loss Dec. 6 to Tulane (74-58).
- Thursday's game marks the fourth meeting between South Dakota State and UALR. The Jackrabbits lead the series 2-1, but had a two-game winning streak snapped last season, losing 66-45 in Little Rock Dec. 29.
Noteworthy
- South Dakota State looks to win its fourth game Thursday in the friendly confines of Frost Arena. A victory would also secure the first back-to-back home wins of the season.
- SDSU is 3-2 in Frost Arena this season with its last win being Monday over Middle Tennessee State. UALR is 3-0 on the road, defeating LSU, Rice and Memphis.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 7 of its 10 games and in the last five outings.
- Megan Waytashek has scored in double figures in 8 of 10 games, made at least one three-point field goal in 18 of her last 22 games and enters Thursday's game with 1,108 career points, 18 points short of passing Dawn Hull (1992-95) and moving into 29th and 22 points shy of passing Lisa Kannegieter (1990-93) for 28th.
Tracking the Jacks
- The Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brad Peterson will broadcast Thursday's game.
- The free live audio stream can be heard on GoJacks.com and on WNAX-AM 570 AM, KSDR 1480 AM, KORN 1490 AM, KJJQ 910 AM and KJOE 106.1 FM.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State is ranked No. 10 for the second consecutive week in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll released Tuesday.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 51 of the last 52 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits finished ninth in the final 2013-14 poll.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- In its first 10 games, SDSU has started seniors Mariah Clarin and Megan Waytashek, sophomores Kerri Young and Chynna Stevens and freshman Macy Miller. The lineup is 7-3 on the season.
- Waytashek is the Jackrabbits' leading scorer at 15.4 points per game and is shooting 50 percent from three-point range. Clarin averages 11.4 points per game and leads the team in rebounds (7.0) and field goal percentage (.549). SDSU averages 68.9 points per game.
- On the boards, SDSU outrebounds its opponents by 5.4 and four Jacks average 4.0 rebounds per outing.
- Three Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game, led by Young's 3.8 average.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 35.2 percent from three-point range and 76.8 percent from the free-throw line.
UALR
- UALR is 6-1 on the season after defeating Oklahoma, 66-62, Dec. 14. It scored 43 first-half points, shooting 76 percent (19 of 25) from the field, and scoring just enough in the second half for the win.
- Senior guard Taylor Gault leads the Trojans in scoring, averaging 13.1 points per game while sophomore guard Sharde' Collins is chipping in 12.0 points per outing after one game. The Trojans are scoring at a 61.4 clip and outscoring their opponents by 7.1 points per game.
- On the boards, four Trojans average four-or-more rebounds per game led by junior forward Shanity James' 5.9 average. UALR is being outrebounded by 2.3 per game.
- Senior guard Ka'Nesheia Cobbins dishes a team-best 4.0 assists per game. UALR averages 10.0 steals and is forces 22.7 turnovers per game.
- UALR has held five of its seven opponents to 59-or-fewer points. It ranks 27th in the NCAA in scoring defense, limiting foes to 54.3 points per game.
- The Trojans are shooting 41.0 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from three-point range and 69.7 percent from the free-throw line.
- The Trojans returned four starters and welcomed eight newcomers.
- UALR was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference. It posted records of 18-12 overall and 12-6 in the league last year.
UALR Series
- Thursday's game will be the fourth meeting between SDSU and UALR. The Jackrabbits hold a 2-1 series lead.Â
- Last year in Little Rock, the Jackrabbits lost 66-45 after UALR took a 20-point lead in the first half and never looked back.
- The first two games of the series were played within a 10-day span in 2011. The first meeting Dec. 6 in Little Rock, had South Dakota State winning, 60-49. On Dec. 16 in Brookings, the Jackrabbits won, 64-55.
- Senior Mariah Clarin, who has played in all three games vs. the Trojans, averages 7.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Classmate Rachel Walters averages 4.6 points and 1.6 rebounds coming off the bench in all three games.
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