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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, November 26
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
7:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
Pittsburgh
Tournament Time in the Islands
11/23/2015 3:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (2-1) vs.
Pittsburgh (3-0)
No. 6 Maryland (3-0)
Old Dominion (1-2)
Nov. 26-28
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 366-127/16th |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Field: | 0-1 |
| Last Meeting: | First meeting vs. Pittsburgh |
| Maryland - L, 68-56, Nov. 26, 2008 | |
| First meeting vs. Old Dominion | |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | ParadiseJam.com |
| Radio: | KBRK 1430 AM, KORN 1490 AM |
| Talent: | Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats: | stats.statbroadcast.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.— After three home games, the South Dakota State women's basketball team travels south for Thanksgiving for the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Thursday thru Saturday.
- The Jackrabbits open the Jam Thursday at 7 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh, play No. 6 Maryland Friday at 4:45 p.m. and Old Dominion Saturday at 4:45 p.m.
- SDSU, 2-1, fell short in its upset bid against No. 3 Notre Dame Nov. 21. The Jacks trailed by single digits vs. the Irish with 1:31 to play, but couldn't overcome the deficit. Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller had a game-high 23 points while shooting 53.3 percent from the field.
- Pittsburgh, 3-0, won both its games last week. The Panthers won at St. Francis (Pa.), 74-59, and defeated Delaware State, 77-43, in a neutral-site game.
- Maryland won its third game of the season, defeating Detroit Mercy, 97-41, Nov. 20. With the win, the No. 6 ranked Terrapins enter the week 3-0.
- Old Dominion, 1-2, lost to Miami Nov. 17 and hosts East Tennessee State Monday night.
- It will be the first meeting between the Jacks, Pittsburgh and Old Dominion. SDSU lost to Maryland in 2008 at the Caribbean Challenge MTE in Cancun, Mexico.
Noteworthy
- SDSU is 2-3 since 2004-05 when playing on Thanksgiving in five tournaments.
- The Jackrabbits are making their sixth trip south since 2004-05 to play in a nonconference tournament.
- South Dakota State is 6-10 in nonconference tournaments.
- In the five tournaments, SDSU has played in Cancun, Mexico, and Freeport, Bahamas, twice, and the U.S. Virgin Islands once.
- The last time South Dakota State played in the Paradise Jam was Nov. 25-27, 2004, the first season SDSU was a Division I program. The Jacks lost to Rutgers, 68-50, beat Kentucky, 57-55, and then fell to Oregon State, 68-65.
- The Jackrabbits are 16-12 in regular-season tournaments. The last tournament they played in was the UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up in Las Vegas, Nev. The Jacks won the tournament with victories over Northern Illinois (55-42) and UNLV (65-59).
- Despite losing to Notre Dame, South Dakota State should move up in this week's CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll. The Jacks were 10th in last week's poll.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State is ranked No. 10 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 64 of the last 65 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits finished 19th in the final 2014-15 poll.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Sixteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the Paradise Jam games are:
           - Macy Miller, point guard
          - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Kerri Young, guard
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
           - Clarissa Ober, forward
- Miller is SDSU's leading scorer at 24.3 points per game and top playmaker (3.0 apg). Young (10.0) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in scoring as SDSU averages 72.3 points per game.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.0 caroms an outing and SDSU is being outrebounded by minus-0.7.
- Four Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game and the team has a plus-1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 39.8 percent from the field, 30.6 percent from 3-point range and 67.7 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is 3-0 on the season after defeating Delaware State (77-43) Nov. 20 in a neutral-site game.
- The Panthers' leading scorer is freshman Kalista Walters. The forward is averaging 16 points per game and shooting 71percent from the field. Freshman guard/forward Brenna Wise is scoring at an 11-point clip.
- On the boards, Pitt has a plus-5.7 rebound margin and is led by Wise, who averages 9.0 caroms an outing.
- Sophomore guard Aysia Bugg dishes 5.0 assists per game.
- The Panthers are shooting 41.4 percent from the field, 23.3 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line.
- Pittsburgh is outscoring its opponents by 25 points per game and averaging 72.7 points an outing while limiting its foes to 47.7 points per game.Â
Pittsburgh Series
- Thursday's game marks the first meeting between South Dakota State and Pittsburgh.
- The Panthers are the second consecutive ACC member the Jackrabbits play. SDSU lost to Notre Dame Nov. 21.
- South Dakota State is 1-3 vs. the ACC and 1-4 vs. teams from Pennsylvania.
A Look at Maryland
0 Maryland is 3-0 on the season after dominating UMass-Lowell (102-53), High Point (105-50) and Detroit Mercy (97-41).
- The Terrapins are No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 6 in the USA Today Sports/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll.
- Maryland has four players averaging double figures in scoring. Preseason All-Big Ten selection junior guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough leads the team in scoring (19.3), followed by freshman forward Kiah Gillespie (17.3), senior guard Brene Moseley (16.7), and junior center Brionna Jones (12.7).Â
- On the boards, the Terrapins have a plus-23.3 rebound margin and is led by Walker-Kimbrough, who averages 8.7 caroms an outing.
- Moseley dishes 9.7 assists per game.
- Maryland is shooting 50.9 percent from the field, 41.7 percent from 3-point range and 73.2 percent from the free-throw line.
- The Terrapins are outscoring their opponents by 53.3 points per game and averaging 101.3 points an outing while limiting its foes to 48 points per game.Â
Maryland Series
- Friday's game marks the second meeting between South Dakota State and Maryland.
- The Jackrabbits lost the first game 68-56 in Cancun, Mexico, Nov. 26, 2008. Maria Boever and Jennifer Warkenthien scored in double figures for the Jacks.
- SDSU is 13-13 vs. teams from the Big Ten. The last Big Ten team the Jacks met was Indiana in the 2013-14 WNIT quarterfinals. The Jackrabbits won 76-64 in Frost Arena.
- The Terrapins are the only Maryland school SDSU has played.
Terripins To Much for Jackrabbits
CANCUN, Mexico—Nov. 26, 2008—Tenth-ranked Maryland employed a balanced scoring attack and bridged a 13-0 run from the end of the first half to the opening minutes of the second half to pull away from South Dakota State for a 68-56 victory in the opening game of the Cancun Challenge MTE Tournament.
- The Terrapins jumped out to an early 8-2 run, only to see SDSU whittle away at the deficit before the Jackrabbits took their first lead of the game as Stacie Oistad broke a 16-all deadlock on a 3-pointer with 4:21 remaining in the first half. Oistad hit another 3-pointer on the next trip down the floor and Jill Young added a triple to finish off a 12-2 Jackrabbit run that gave them a 25-18 advantage with 2:44 remaining in the half.
- Maryland's Lynetta Kizer closed the half, scoring the final six points to pull the Terrapins to within one at intermission, 25-24.
- In the second half, Kizer opened the scoring with a traditional three-point play that gave Maryland the lead for good. After building a double-digit lead for the first time at 49-39, SDSU would get no closer than six, 49-43, following a Kristin Rotert 3-pointer and free throw by Young with 8:04 remaining in the game.
- Maryland shot 56 percent in the second half, 18-of-32, led by Kristi Tolliver, who scored 10 of her team-high 16 points in the final 20 minutes. Kizer and Demauria Liles each turned in double-doubles of 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Terrapins. Marissa Coleman added 15 points.
- SDSU was led by Jennifer Warkenthien, who scored a game-high 17 points and shared team-high honors with 7 rebounds. Maria Boever added 10 points and 7 rebounds.
A Look at Old Dominion
- Old Dominion is 1-2 on the season after losing at Richmond in the season opener (62-57), defeating Wagner (71-57) and falling to Miami (61-35) at home. It hosted East Tennessee State Monday night.
- The Lady Monrachs' leading scorer is junior guard Jennie Simms. The Preseason All-C-USA selection is averaging 18.3 points per game.
- On the boards, ODU has a minus-3.7 rebound margin and is led by Simms, who averages 7.7 caroms an outing.
- Simms also dishes 3.3 assists per game.
- The Lady Monarchs are shooting 33.1 percent from the field, 27 percent from 3-point range and 65.2 percent from the free-throw line.
- Old Dominion is being outscored by its opponents by 5.7 points per game and averaging just 54.3 points an outing to its foes 60 points per game.Â
Old Dominion Series
- Saturday's game marks the first meeting between South Dakota State and Old Dominion.
- SDSU is 6-7 vs. teams from Conference USA. The previous C-USA team the Jacks met was UTEP in the 2013-14 WNIT semifinals. The Miners won 66-63 in Texas.
- The Jackrabbits are 4-1 against Virginia teams.
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