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South Dakota State University Athletics
On the Road, Again
1/20/2015 9:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game #20
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (12-7, 3-3) vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks (11-7, 3-2)
Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in Western Hall (5,139) in Macomb, Ill.
| 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-FM 104.1. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 12-7, 3-3. |
| Western Illinois 11-7, 3-2. | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 14 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and Western Illinois is not ranked. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 353-124 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Western Illinois's JD Gravina (William Jewell '00) is 51-58 in his fourth season with the Leathernecks. | |
| The Series: | 16th meeting. SDSU leads 14-1. |
On the Road, Again
- For the fifth time this month, the South Dakota State women's basketball team takes to the road when it travels to Macomb, Ill., to meet Western Illinois Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Western Hall.
- SDSU, who is on the road for five of its first seven Summit League games, sits at 12-7 overall and 3-3 in the league standings after dropping a 82-78 game at South Dakota Jan. 17.
- The Jackrabbits were led by freshman Macy Miller, who tied a career high with 25 points. Sophomore Chynna Stevens registered her third double-double of the year with 13 points and game-high 11 rebounds.
- Western Illinois is 3-2 in its last five games, falling to 3-2 in Summit League play with a 76-73 loss at Oral Roberts Jan. 17. The Fighting Leathernecks are 1-1 at home in league games.
- Wednesday's game marks the 16th meeting between South Dakota State and Western Illinois. The Jackrabbits lead the series 14-1 after winning both regular-season games last year and the last 14 in the series.
Noteworthy
- Senior Megan Waytashek returns to the Jackrabbit lineup after sitting out the South Dakota game Jan. 17 due to illness.
- Waytashek hadn't missed a game since 2011-12 and had started 86 of 87 games.
- South Dakota State is 46-16 (.741) in Summit League road games and has won 9 of its last 12.
- The Jackrabbits are 105-21 (.833) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 8 of their last 11, dating to a 71-60 win over Omaha Feb. 13.
- The Jackrabbits are 6-1 all-time in Macomb.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 350th game Dec. 29, enters Wednesday's game with a 353-124 overall record and a 155-43 league mark.
- The Jacks are holding opponents to 40.2 percent shooting and they have shot a higher percentage than their opponent in 12 of 19 games.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 12 of its 19 games and in 10 of the last 14 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 Wednesday'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 Brad Peterson will broadcast Wednesday's game.
- The free live audio stream can be heard on GoJacks.com and on WNAX-FM 104.1 and select stations in the network.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Fielding a lineup of a freshman, two sophomores and a pair of seniors, the Jackrabbits have a 12-7 overall record with a win at No. 25 Arkansas and victories over two top-10 CollegeInsider Teams and a 3-3 Summit League record.
- Statistically, South Dakota State's biggest strengths have been rebounding (the Jacks outrebound opponents by 8.0 boards per game) and free-throw shooting (.763) in Summit League-only games.
- Nine players—three freshmen, three sophomores, a junior 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 (12.6 ppg and 47.9 field goal percentage) is one of the top freshmen in The Summit League, ranking ninth in overall scoring.
- In the frontcourt, senior Mariah Clarin (11.6 ppg and 7.0 rpg) and sophomore Chynna Stevens (8.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg) are one of the league's leading rebounding duos.
- Miller and sophomore Kerri Young (9.2 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 (5.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg) leads all non-starters in scoring. Senior Rachel Walters (3.6 ppg, 39.6 3FG%) is another three-point threat for the Jacks. Sophomore Clarissa Ober (3.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg) gives the Jacks size in the middle and junior Chloe Cornemann (1.2 ppg) and freshman Alexis Alexander (1.9 ppg, 1.3 apg) are solid guards that add a strong defensive presence.
A Glance at Western Illinois
- Western Illinois sits in a tie for third in The Summit League standings with records of 11-7 overall and 3-2 after losing at Oral Roberts, 76-73, Jan. 17.
- The Fighting Leathernecks went 8-5 in nonconference play and have a 6-2 home record in Western Hall.
- Summit League Preseason Player of the Year junior forward Ashley Luke leads Leathernecks and the league in scoring, averaging 18.6 and 24.6 points per game, respectively. Senior guard Tori Niemann and junior forward Sophie Reichelt are chipping in 11.8 and 10.3 points per game, respectively. Western Illinois is scoring at a 77.1 clip and has a 9.7 scoring margin.
- On the boards, three Leathernecks average 4-or-more rebounds per game led by Luke's 10.5 average.
- Junior guard Michelle Maher dishes a team-best 4.7 assists per game.
- The Leathernecks are shooting 42.1 percent from the field, 36 percent from three-point range and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line.
- WIU is first in league-only games in scoring offense (84.4), three-pointers (8.4) and three-point percentage (42.4). Additionally, it is sixth in the NCAA in three-pointers and 22nd in percentage.
The Western Illinois Series
- Wednesday's game is the 16th meeting between SDSU and Western Illinois, and the Jacks lead the series 14-1.
- The Fighting Leathernecks won the initial meeting, 67-60, Jan. 14, 2008, in Macomb, Ill., but SDSU has since gone on to win the last 14 meetings, including the last six in Western Hall.Â
- Last year, the Jacks won in Macomb, 67-66, Jan. 16, and, 83-79, Feb. 15 in Frost Arena.
- Megan Waytashek averages 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 42.1 percent from the field in her three games vs. the Fighting Leathernecks. Kerri Young averages 8.0 points and 3.0 assists in two outings against Western Illinois. Mariah Clarin averages 7.2 points and 3.8 rebounds while shooting 51.7 percent from the field in six games vs. WIU.
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