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South Dakota State University Athletics
Longtime Rivals Meet in Pork Classic
1/30/2015 4:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game #22
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (14-7, 5-3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9-11, 5-3)
Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. in Frost Arena (6,100) in Brookings, S.D.
| Tip-off: | 2 p.m. |
| Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Scotty Kwas on WNAX 570 AM. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 14-7, 5-3. |
| North Dakota State is 9-10, 5-3. | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 19 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and North Dakota State is not ranked. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 355-124 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| North Dakota State's Maren Walseth (Penn State '02) is 9-10 in her 1st season with the Bison. | |
| The Series: | 81st meeting. SDSU leads 41-39. |
Longtime Rivals Meet in Pork Classic
- In the middle of a three-game homestand, the South Dakota State women's basketball team gets a chance to avenge its January loss to North Dakota State Saturday when it leads off a doubleheader with the Jackrabbit men's basketball team in the 43rd Pork Classic in the friendly confines of Frost Arena at 2 p.m.
- SDSU is 14-7 overall and 5-3 in league play after winning its seventh home game of the season with a 71-46 victory over Oral Roberts Thursday.
- Freshman Macy Miller led four Jackrabbits in double digits in scoring with 16 points.
- SDSU will be protecting a modest five-game home winning streak and a 3-0 league record in Frost. It last lost at home Dec. 10, 2014.
- With two wins in a row, the Jackrabbits look to make it three for the first time since winning five consecutive games between Nov. 24 and Dec. 6.
- North Dakota State is 9-10 overall, 5-3 in Summit League play and 2-3 in its last five games after having a two-game win streak snapped, losing at Western Illinois Jan. 24, 88-66. The Bison enter Saturday's game with a 1-3 road record in The Summit League and in second place in The Summit League standings.
- Saturday's game marks the 81st meeting between South Dakota State and North Dakota State. SDSU leads the series 41-38 after the Jackrabbits dropped an 83-78 game in Fargo, N.D., Jan. 4.
Noteworthy
- With its win Thursday, SDSU moved into a three-way tie for second in The Summit League standings with Western Illinois and North Dakota State.
- South Dakota State is 56-6 (.903) all-time at home in Summit League contests and has won 27 of its last 28.
- The Jackrabbits are 107-21 (.835) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 10 of their last 13, dating to a 71-60 win over Omaha Feb. 13, 2014.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 350th game Dec. 29, enters Saturday's game with a 355-124 (.741) overall record and a 107-21 (.835) league mark.
- The Jacks are holding opponents to 39.7 percent shooting and they have shot a higher percentage than their opponent in 14 of 21 games.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 13 of its 21 games and in 11 of the last 16 outings.
- Senior Megan Waytashek has scored in double figures in 16 of 20 games, made at least one three-point field goal in 25 of her last 30 games and enters Saturday's game with 1,240 career points and 22nd on the South Dakota State 1,000-point list. She needs 31 points to move into 21st past Jodi Bergemann (1990-93).
Tracking the Jacks
- The Jackrabbit Sports Network with Scotty Kwas will broadcast Saturday's game.
- The free live audio stream can be heard on GoJacks.com and on WNAX-AM 570, KSDR 1480 AM, KORN 1490 AM, KJJQ 910 AM and KJOE 106.1 FM.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State jumped two spots to 19th in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll released Tuesday.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 57 of the last 58 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 14-7 overall record with a win at then-No. 25 Arkansas and victories over two top-10 CollegeInsider Teams and a 5-3 Summit League record.
- Statistically, South Dakota State's biggest strengths have been rebounding (the Jacks outrebound opponents by 8.3 boards per game) and free-throw shooting (.755) in Summit League-only games.
- Ten players—three freshmen, three sophomores, a junior and three seniors—make up the regular rotation.
- Megan Waytashek (14.3 ppg and 40.4 three-point percentage) is having an all-league season so far. She has five 20-plus point outings, a double-double, scored in double figures 16 times and ranks fifth in overall and league-only scoring (14.1) in the Summit League.
- Macy Miller (13.1 ppg and 50.0 field goal percentage) is the top freshmen in The Summit League, ranking seventh in overall and league-only scoring (13.9).
- In the frontcourt, senior Mariah Clarin (11.4 ppg and 7.1 rpg) and sophomore Chynna Stevens (8.9 ppg and 6.1 rpg) are one of the league's leading rebounding duos. Clarin is fifth overall and third in the league (7.8) in rebounds.
- Miller and sophomore Kerri Young (8.9 ppg and 3.0 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.
- Five reserves have been key to SDSU's success. Freshman Ellie Thompson (5.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg) leads all non-starters in scoring. Senior Rachel Walters (3.7 ppg, 40.0 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 junior Chloe Cornemann (1.1 ppg) and freshman Alexis Alexander (1.9 ppg, 1.6 apg) are solid guards who add a strong defensive presence.
A Glance at North Dakota State
- North Dakota State is 1-3 in Summit League road games this season. Its lone win was at Omaha, 77-60, Jan. 22.
- Senior guard Brooke LeMar leads the Bison in scoring, averaging 19.5 points per game, while junior forward Holly Johnson is chipping in 12.5 points per outing. NDSU is scoring at a 70-point clip and has a -3.3 scoring margin.
- On the boards, three Bison average 4-or-more rebounds per game led by junior forward Marena Whittle's 7.5 average. North Dakota State is being outrebounded by 3.7 boards per game.
- LeMar dishes a team-best 4.4 assists per game.
- The Bison are shooting 40.2 percent from the field, 33.7 percent from three-point range and 72.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Breaking Down the North Dakota State Series
- Saturday's game will be the 81st meeting between SDSU and NDSU and the Jacks lead the series, 41-39.
- South Dakota State lost the first game of the two-game series, 83-78, snapping an eight-game winning streak vs. NDSU. In Frost Arena, the Jackrabbits have won the last three games.
- The teams were longtime rivals at the NCAA?Division II level in the North Central Conference and now continue at the Division I level as members of The Summit League.
- The Jackrabbits now lead the series in the D-I era, holding a 16-5 advantage. The Bison ushered in the D- I era by sweeping the initial season series between the two squads during the 2004-05 season. SDSU then won 10 consecutive meetings until NDSU recorded a 78-71 victory in the 2010-11 Summit League opener Dec. 4, 2010, at Frost Arena.
- Megan Waytashek averages 12 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists, while shooting 46.7 percent from the field, 38.9 percent from three-point range and is 23 for 25 from the foul line in her 10 games vs. the Bison. Mariah Clarin averages 8.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in seven outings against NDSU.Â
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