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South Dakota State University Athletics
South Dakota Showdown Series
1/17/2015 9:25:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game #19
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (12-6, 3-2) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (13-4, 3-1)
Saturday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. in DakotaDome (10,000) in Vermillion, S.D.
| Tip-off: | 2 p.m. |
| Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | GoJacks.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Scotty Kwas on WNAX 570 AM. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 12-6, 3-2. |
| Â | South Dakota 13-4, 3-1. |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 14 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and South Dakota is receiving votes. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 353-123 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Â | South Dakota's Amy Williams (Nebraska '98) is 51-34 in her 3rd season with the Coyotes. |
| The Series: | 75th meeting. SDSU leads 53-21. |
State Bragging Rights on the Line
- State bragging rights will be on the line today as the South Dakota State women's basketball team travels south to meet long-time rival South Dakota. Tipoff for the South Dakota Showdown Series game, presented by South Dakota Corn, is 2 p.m.
- SDSU, who is on the road for five of its first seven games in The Summit League schedule, sits at 12-6 overall and 3-2 in The Summit League standings after winning its sixth home game and second Summit League home game of the season Thursday.
- The Jackrabbits, who had six players score in double digits, were led for the third consecutive game by senior Mariah Clarin's career-tying 22-point effort.
- South Dakota improved to 3-1 in the league after beating North Dakota State, 84-69, Thursday. The Coyotes have won their last seven home games. Their last home loss was to SDSU, 99-88, in the regular-season finale March 3, 2014.
- Today's game marks the 75th meeting between South Dakota State and South Dakota. The Jackrabbits lead the series 53-21 after winning both regular-season games last year, but losing in The Summit League Tournament.
Noteworthy
- South Dakota State is 46-15 (.766) in Summit League road games and has won 9 of its last 11.
- The Jackrabbits are 105-20 (.840) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 8 of their last 10, dating to a 71-60 win over Omaha Feb. 13.
- South Dakota sports a 7-0 home record. The Jackrabbits are 3-2 in Vermillion the last five years and 21-10 all-time.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 350th game Dec. 29, enters today's game with a 353-123 overall record and a 155-42 league mark.
- The Jacks are holding opponents to 40.1 percent shooting and they have shot a higher percentage than their opponent in 11 of 18 games.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 11 of its 18 games and in 9 of the last 13 outings.
- Megan Waytashek has scored in double figures in 14 of 18 games, made at least one three-point field goal in 23 of her last 28 games and enters today's game with 1,208 career points and in 25th on the South Dakota State 1,000-point list. She needs 20 points to move into 24th past Ann Just (1992-95).
Tracking the Jacks
- The Jackrabbit Sports Network with Scotty Kwas will broadcast today'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 a 12-6 overall record with a win at No. 25 Arkansas and victories over two top-10 CollegeInsider Teams and a 3-2 Summit League record.
- Statistically, South Dakota State's biggest strengths have been rebounding (the Jacks outrebound opponents by 10 boards per game) and free-throw shooting (.750) in Summit League-only games.
- Nine players—three freshmen, three sophomores and three seniors—make up the regular rotation.
- Senior Megan Waytashek (14.1 ppg and 39.5 three-point percentage) is having an all-league season so far. She has four 20-plus point outings, scored in double figures 14 times and ranks sixth in overall scoring in the Summit League.
- Freshman Macy Miller (11.9 ppg and 46.1 field goal percentage) is one of the top freshmen in The Summit League, ranking 11th in overall scoring.
- In the frontcourt, senior Mariah Clarin (11.5 ppg and 7.1 rpg) and sophomore Chynna Stevens (8.3 ppg and 6.1 rpg) are one of the league's leading rebounding duos.
- Miller and sophomore Kerri Young (9.2 ppg and 3.2 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 (5.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg) leads all non-starters in scoring. Senior Rachel Walters (3.7 ppg, 39.6 3FG%) is another three-point threat for the Jacks. Sophomore Clarissa Ober (3.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg) gives the Jacks size in the middle and freshman Alexis Alexander (1.9 ppg, 1.4 apg) a strong defensive presence.
A Glance at South Dakota
- South Dakota opened Summit League play 3-1, defeating NDSU, 84-69, Thursday.
- The Coyotes went 10-3 in nonconference play and look to remain undefeated at home today with a 7-0 record.
- Senior guard Raeshel Contreras leads the Coyotes and is fourth in league play in scoring, averaging 16.6 and 16.8 points per game, respectively. Senior guard Nicole Seekamp and junior center Margaret McCloud are chipping in 14.4 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. South Dakota is scoring at a 80.8 clip and has a 12.6 scoring margin.
- On the boards, five Coyotes average 4-or-more rebounds per game led by McCloud's 6.9 average.
- Seekamp dishes a team-best 5.1 assists per game and Contreras is averaging 2.6 three-pointers per game.
- The Coyotes are shooting 45 percent from the field, 36.2 percent from three-point range and 76.3 percent from the free-throw line.
The South Dakota Series
- Today's game marks the 75th meeting between South Dakota State and South Dakota, dating to a 35-26 Jackrabbit victory Feb. 4, 1967, in Vermillion. It was the second game in SDSU's first season as a varsity program.
- Overall, the Jackrabbits hold a 53-21 series advantage, winning 36 of the last 38 meetings. SDSU won the first 14 games in the series before the Coyotes won 18 of 23 matchups between the 1977-78 and 1990-91 seasons. The Jackrabbits followed with 25 consecutive victories to start their recent run of success.
- SDSU had won six meetings in a row starting with an 87-63 victory in the championship game of the 2003 NCAA?Division II North Central Regional at Frost Arena. However, that streak came to an end in 2012 as the two squads split the series in their first year together as members of The Summit League.
- The Jackrabbits won both regular-season games last year, but fell in the semifinals of The Summit League Tournament.
- Megan Waytashek averages 16.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 42.6 percent from the field and 89.1 percent (41 of 46) from the free-throw line in her six games vs. South Dakota.
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