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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, December 30
Denver, Colo.
8:00 PM
South Dakota State University
at
Denver
SDSU Opens Summit League Play
12/29/2015 2:31:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (10-3, 0-0) vs.
Denver (2-11, 0-0)
Dec. 30, 2015
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 375-129/16th |
| Denver: | Kerry Cremeans (Florida '94) is 33-74/3rd |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Denver: | 7-1 |
| Current Streak: | W, 1 |
| Longest Streak: | W, 6 |
| Last Five Games: | 5-1 |
| Last Meeting with Denver: | W, 79-61, March 7, 2015 in Sioux Falls |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | denverpioneers.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-AM 570, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | Brian Roth |
| Live Stats: | denverpioneers.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—The five-time Summit League regular-season champion South Dakota State women's basketball team begins its ninth season of league play Wednesday when it travels to Denver for an 8 p.m. game in Magness Arena.
- The Jackrabbits, who finished the nonconference portion of their schedule 10-3, have won seven of their last eight games while Denver has lost nine of its 10 games and finished 2-11 in nonconference play.
- SDSU won its final nonconference game, 58-45, at Bowling Green Dec. 21. Senior Gabby Boever turned in one of her best outings of the season, registering 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals.
- Denver completed its nonconference schedule Monday, losing to Long Beach State, 48-41.
- Wednesday's game marks the ninth meeting between South Dakota State and Denver. The Jackrabbits lead the series 7-1 after beating the Pioneers, 79-61, in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Summit League Tournament.
Noteworthy
- Denver is the last Summit League team to defeat the Jackrabbits. The Jacks lost their lone game in the series at Denver Feb. 11, 2015, 77-72. SDSU was without the services of leading scorer Megan Waytashek, but then-freshman Macy Miller recorded her first 30-plus point game with 30. Miller upped that mark to 31 points vs. Arkansas Nov. 18.
- Of its eight Summit League opponents in the last eight years, SDSU has one loss each to Denver, Fort Wayne and Western Illinois. The most losses have been to Oral Roberts (6), including four on the road, since 2007-08.
- South Dakota State is 6-2 in Summit League openers and 2-1 on the road. It's won its last four openers.
- South Dakota State is 52-16 (.764) in Summit League road games and has won three of its last four road contests. Last year, it went 4-4 in league road contests.
- The Jackrabbits are 114-22 (.838) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 25 of their last 30, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- Macy Miller has scored in double digits in 12 of 13 games this season and in 21 of her last 23 games.
- The Jackrabbits' three losses this season have been to then-No. 3 Notre Dame, then-No. 6 Maryland and Green Bay.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 375th game Dec. 21, enters Wednesday's game with a 375-129 overall record and a 114-22 league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 63.8 points per game and outscoring them by 5.2 points.
- With their six 3-pointers Dec. 22, the Jacks have 33 treys in the last five outings and 104 for the season. They are 10th in the NCAA in 3-pointers and 27th in 3-pointers per game (8.0).
- Two of the top defensive teams meet Wednesday. Denver is third in The Summit League in scoring defense (62.6) while the Jackrabbits are fourth (64.0). The Pioneers have held six opponents to under 60 points while SDSU has held five.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State is No. 7 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll this week. The Jacks' losses are to two top-10 teams and Green Bay.
- The last time the Jackrabbits were ranked in the top 10 was Dec. 30, 2014.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 69 of the last 70 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 Denver game are:
- Macy Miller, point guard
- Madison Guebert, guard
- Kerri Young, guard
- Ellie Thompson, forward
- Clarissa Ober, forward
- Miller is SDSU's leading scorer at 17.3 points per game and ranked 45th in total points (216) in the NCAA. She is also the Jacks' top playmaker (2.8 apg). Young (11.5) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in scoring as SDSU averages 67.9 points per game.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.2 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 1.6.
- Three Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game and the team has a plus-1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 40.3 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from 3-point range and 66.8 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Denver
- Denver is 2-11 on the season. It lost its last nonconference game 48-41 vs. Long Beach State Monday.
- The Pioneers are led by senior Paige Bradley. The guard is averaging 11.3 points. Freshman Samantha Romanowski is also scoring at an 11.3 clip.
- On the boards, Denver has a minus-4.0 rebound margin and is led by sophomore forward Jordyn Alt, who averages 7.7 caroms an outing.
- Bradley dishes a team-high 3.8 assists per game.
- The Pioneers are shooting 37.9 percent from the field, 26.8 percent from 3-point range and 68.8 percent from the free-throw line.
- Denver is being outscored by its opponents by 10 points per game and is averaging 52.6 points an outing while giving up 62.6 points per game.
Breaking Down the Denver Series
- Wednesday's game will be the ninth meeting between SDSU and Denver and the Jacks lead the series, 7-1.
- SDSU won last year's first meeting, 85-44, in Brookings Jan. 2 in The Summit League opener, but lost a 77-72 game at Denver Feb. 11. The Jackrabbits advanced to The Summit League semifinals with a 79-61 win over the Pioneers in the quarterfinals.
- The teams first met in 1983 in Denver, and South Dakota State came away with a 77-71 win. During the 1994-95 season, the Jacks won the regular-season meeting, 82-73, Dec. 10, 1994, in Denver and beat the Pioneers, 95-59, Mar. 7, 1995, in the first-round game of the NCAA Division II Tournament in Brookings.
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