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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Augustana (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, November 5
Frost Arena
6:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
University of Mary
Final Tune-Up Thursday
11/4/2015 2:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State vs. Mary
Thursday - 6 p.m. - Frost Arena
| Broadcast Information | Â |
| Live Video: | Not available |
| Live Radio: | WNAX 570 AM, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM |
| Â | KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM |
| Jackrabbit Sports Network: | Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/GoJacksWBB |
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE STORYLINES
• South Dakota State opened exhibition play Oct. 29 with a commanding 79-44 win over St. Cloud State. With the win, the Jackrabbits are 17-0 in exhibition games since entering the D-I era. The most points scored in an exhibition are 105 in 2008 vs. Minnesota-Crookston and the fewest were 63 vs. Bemidji State in 2010.
• Jackrabbits head coach Aaron Johnston's starting five vs. the Huskies were juniors Clarissa Ober and Kerri Young, sophomores Macy Miller and Ellie Thompson and freshman Madison Guebert. All 13 Jacks played.
• Four Jacks scored in double digits led by senior Gabrielle Boever's 14 points off the bench. In her return to the court after sitting out last season, the guard would have tied a career high, sinking three 3-pointers. She also added four rebounds, two assists and a game-high three steals.
• Clarissa Ober and Ellie Thompson combined for 17 of the Jackrabbits' 45 rebounds. Thompson had 5 of the team's 19 offensive boards.
• Eleven of the 13 Jacks had an assist vs. the Huskies led by Kerri Young's four.
• South Dakota State returns eight letterwinners from its squad that finished 24-9 overall and 12-4 in The Summit League a season ago. It must replace two starters who averaged nearly 35 percent of the Jackrabbits scoring in 2014-15.
• The Jackrabbits played in their sixth NCAA tournament game in 2014-15 after winning their eighth Summit League Tournament title.
• Boever will be chasing the SDSU career steals record. The point guard enters her final year with 189 steals and needs two steals to enter the top 10. She also will be climbing The Summit League chart, needing 27 to enter the top 20.
• Ober has 62 career blocks and needs 20 this season to pass Leah Klaassen for 10th on the career list.
• Last season, Miller finished the year with 19 consecutive made free throws made after having her streak of 27 snapped Feb. 21, 2015, at Omaha.
PRESEASON NO. 1
South Dakota State was selected the preseason favorite to win The Summit League women's basketball regular season title in a vote of the league's head coaches, sports information directors and the media, the conference announced Oct. 15.
It is the fourth consecutive year the Jackrabbits have topped the preseason rankings. SDSU was also picked No. 1 in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. It was also selected preseason No. 1 in 2008-09 and 2009-10. The Jackrabbits have won five of the last seven Summit League regular-season titles.
YOUNG, MILLER, THOMPSON PRESEASON ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Guards Kerri Young and Macy Miller were named to the six-member Preseason All-Summit League Women's Basketball First Team while forward Ellie Thompson earned second-team honors.
Young, the 2013-14 Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year and all-newcomer team selection, averaged 10.6 points and 2.5 assists while shooting 41.3 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from 3-point range and 88.9 percent from the free-throw line in 16 league outings a year ago.
Miller was a second-team all-conference selection, an all-tournament pick and named to the 2014-15 All-Newcomer Team after averaging a team-leading 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 50 percent from the field and 90.6 percent from the foul line in 16 league games. Overall, Miller averaged 13.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists and had six 20-plus point games.
Thompson was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team and All-Tournament team. She started the final seven games and averaged 6.8 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 45.7 percent from the floor.
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF MARY
University of Mary opened its exhibition season Tuesday, losing at Dickinson State, 59-36, in Dickinson, N.D.
Senior Brittany Dietz led the Marauders with 11 points. Sophomore Hannah Larson had 10 rebounds. UM was limited offensively, shooting 16.4 percent from the field, 16.7 percent from 3-point range and 50 percent from the free-throw line.
Mary finished the 2014-15 season with a 10-19 overall mark and 8-14 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
The Marauders return their top two scorers in Dietz and Larson. Dietz averaged a team-leading 16.7 points and 4.0 rebounds. Larson chipped in 10.6 points and 7.2 rebounds.
University of Mary is coached by Rick Neumann, who begins his third season at the helm.
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