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South Dakota State University Athletics
Matchup with the Mavericks
1/14/2015 10:44:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game #18
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (11-6, 2-2) vs. Omaha Mavericks (5-10, 0-3)
Thursday, Jan. 15 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: | GoJacks.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brad Peterson on WNAX 570 AM. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 11-6, 2-2. |
| Omaha is 5-10, 0-3. | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 14 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and Omaha is not ranked. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 352-123 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Omaha's Brittany Lange (Iowa State '10) is 17-26 in her 2nd season with the Mavericks. | |
| The Series: | 63rd meeting. SDSU leads 33-29. |
Jacks Host Omaha Thursday
- The South Dakota State women's basketball team plays its lone home game in the middle of a five-game road swing when it hosts Omaha Thursday at 7 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
- SDSU, which played back-to-back games in less than 24 hours due to weather last week, sits at 2-2 in the Summit League standings after dropping its second road game of the Summit League season Jan. 11.
- The Jackrabbits' late second-half rally fell short at IUPUI, 68-67. For the second consecutive game, senior Mariah Clarin led three Jackrabbits in double figures with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.
- Omaha lost its third consecutive Summit League game of the season, losing at Denver Jan. 8, 60-53. The Mavericks have lost their last six games, last winning Dec. 11 vs. Bakersfield, 80-68.
- Thursday's game marks the 63rd meeting between South Dakota State and Omaha. The Jackrabbits lead the series 33-29 after winning the last nine games, including the last five in Frost Arena.
Noteworthy
- South Dakota State is 103-18 (.851) in Summit League home games since 2007-08. The Jacks have won the last 11 games and 28 of the last 29 outings.
- The Jackrabbits are 104-20 (.838) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won seven of their last nine regular-season Summit League games, dating to a 71-60 win over Omaha Feb. 13.
- Omaha sports a 1-6 road record, winning its lone road game at Milwaukee, 64-61, Dec. 7. Its last Summit League road win was Feb. 15, 2014, at North Dakota State (68-57).
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 350th game Dec. 29, enters Thursday's game with a 352-123 overall record and a 154-42 league mark.
- The Jacks are holding opponents to just 39.7 percent shooting and they have shot a higher percentage than their opponent in 11 of 17 games.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 10 of its 17 games and in 8 of the last 12 outings.
- Megan Waytashek has scored in double figures in 13 of 17 games, made at least one three-point field goal in 22 of her last 27 games and enters Thursday's game with 1,196 career points and in 25th on the South Dakota State 1,000-point list. She needs 32 points to move into 24th past Ann Just (1992-95).
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 dropped two spots to 14th in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll released Tuesday.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 55 of the last 56 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits finished ninth in the final 2013-14 poll.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Fielding a lineup of a freshman, two sophomores and a pair of seniors, the Jackrabbits have an 11-6 overall record with win at No. 25 Arkansas and victories over two top-10 CollegeInsider Teams and a 2-2 Summit League record.
- Statistically, South Dakota State's biggest strengths have been rebounding (the Jacks outrebound opponents by 6.8 boards per game) and free-throw shooting (.738) in Summit League-only games.
- Nine players—three freshmen, three sophomores and three seniors—make up the regular rotation.
- Senior Megan Waytashek (14.2 ppg and 39.2 three-point percentage) is having an all-league season so far. She has four 20-plus point outings, scored in double figures 13 times and ranks sixth in overall scoring in the Summit League.
- Freshman Macy Miller (12.1 ppg and 46.9 field goal percentage) is one of the top freshmen in The Summit League, ranking 11th in overall scoring.
- In the frontcourt, senior Mariah Clarin (10.9 ppg and 6.9 rpg) and sophomore Chynna Stevens (7.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg) are one of the league's leading rebounding duos.
- Miller and sophomore Kerri Young (9.0 ppg and 3.1 apg) give the Jacks a pair of 6-footers in the backcourt. Both have the ability to get to the basket and hit the three-pointer.
- A quartet of reserves has been key to SDSU's success. Freshman Ellie Thompson (5.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg) leads all non-starters in scoring. Senior Rachel Walters (3.7 ppg, 40 3FG%) is another three-point threat for the Jacks. Sophomore Clarissa Ober (3.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg) gives the Jacks size in the middle and freshman Alexis Alexander (1.8 ppg, 1.2 apg) a strong defensive presence.
A Glance at Omaha
- Omaha opened Summit League play 0-3, losing to South Dakota (64-48), at Western Illinois (71-56) and at Denver (60-53). With the loss in Denver, it is 1-6 on the road overall.
- The Mavericks went 5-7 in nonconference play and look to snap a six-game losing streak that started Dec. 14 at SIUE.
- Senior guard Mikaela Shaw leads the Mavericks and is 11th in league play in scoring, averaging 12.5 and 13 points per game, respectively. Junior guard Briana Bogard is chipping in 12.3 points. Omaha is scoring at a 60.7 clip and has a -2.4 scoring margin.
- On the boards, three Mavericks average 4-or-more rebounds per game led by Shaw's 9.5 average.
- Senior guard Lanese Bough dishes a team-best 4.2 assists per game and senior center Taijhe Kelly is blocking 2.7 shots an outing.
- The Mavericks are shooting 38 percent from the field, 29.5 percent from three-point range and 65.5 percent from the free-throw line.
Breaking Down the Omaha Series
- Thursday is the 63rd meeting between SDSU and Omaha. The Jackrabbits lead the series 33-29 after the Jackrabbits beat the Mavericks, twice last season.
- The series started in 1976-77 with the Mavericks winning 12 of the first 13 games. The Jackrabbits broke into the win column with an 82-75 overtime victory Feb. 1, 1979, and dominated the series late in the Division II era when both SDSU and UNO were members of the North Central Conference.Â
- SDSU won 16 of the 20 meetings between the 1992-93 and 2003-04 seasons. Since then, the Jacks have beaten Omaha nine times.
- In the series, there has been one 100-point game and two overtime games. The Jacks beat the Mavs, 104-62, Jan. 10, 2004, in Frost Arena, but has lost both overtime games in Brookings, 92-85, Jan. 10, 1997, and 82-75, Feb. 2, 1979.
- Megan Waytashek averages 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and has made all 12 of her free throws in four games vs. Omaha. Mariah Clarin averages 10 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 58.1 percent from the field in her four outings against the Mavericks.
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