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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, December 9
Frost Arena
7:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
Northern Iowa
SDSU Concludes Homestand
12/8/2015 5:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (5-2) vs.
Northern Iowa (3-4)
Dec. 9, 2015
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 371-128/16th |
| Northern Iowa: | Tanya Warren (Creighton '88) is 141-123/8th |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Northern Iowa: | 6-3 |
| Current Streak: | 3 games |
| Longest Streak: | 3 games |
| Last Five Games: | 4-1 |
| Last Meeting with Northern Iowa: | W, 74-60 in Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Radio: | WNAX 570 AM, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | Scotty Kwas & Brad Newitt |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—The South Dakota State women's basketball team concludes a three-game homestand Wednesday when it hosts the Northern Iowa Panthers at 7 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
- SDSU, 6-2, extended its win streak to three games with a 66-62 win Dec. 5 for its fourth home win this season.
- Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller led four Jackrabbits in double digits in scoring with 14 points vs. the Bears.
- Northern Iowa enters the game on a three-game losing streak and with a 3-4 record. The Panthers lost to North Dakota, 64-59, on the road Dec. 5.
- It will be the 10th meeting between the Jacks and the Panthers. SDSU holds a 6-3 series record, has won the last three games and sports a 3-2 record in Frost Arena.
Noteworthy
- South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston will coach his 500th game Wednesday. In his 16 years, Johnston is 371-128 (.743).
- Macy Miller needs four point to score her 600th career point.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 56.4 points per game, good for fourth in The Summit League.
- With its 12 3-pointers Dec. 5, the Jacks have 36 treys in the last three outings.
- SDSU is 4-1 at home this season with its only loss coming at the hands of No. 3 Notre Dame Nov. 21.
- The Jackrabbits are 70-12 in Frost Arena in nonconference games since 2004-05. They had a streak of 12 consecutive wins snapped Nov. 21.
- South Dakota State is averaging 71.4 points per game in Frost and limiting opponents to 67.8 points per game for a plus-3.6 scoring average.
- After having the highest single-game attendance Nov. 21, SDSU averages 2,645 fans in Frost Arena.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State is ranked No. 13 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll. The Jacks' losses are to two top-10 teams.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 67 of the last 68 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 Northern Iowa game are:
           - Macy Miller, point guard
           - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Kerri Young, guard
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
           - Clarissa Ober, forward
- Miller is SDSU's and The Summit League's leading scorer at 17.9 points per game and top playmaker (2.5 apg). Young (11.6) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in scoring as SDSU averages 67.2 points per game.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.1 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 0.8.
- Two 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 37.9 percent from the field, 35.3 percent from 3-point range and 66 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Northern Iowa
- Northern Iowa is 3-4 on the season after losing its third consecutive game Dec. 5 with a 64-59 loss to North Dakota in Grand Forks.
- The Panthers' leading scorer is junior Madison Weekly. The guard is averaging 15.1 points per game while senior forward Amber Sorenson is scoring 14 points per game.
- On the boards, UNI has a minus-3.7 rebound margin and is led by senior forward Jen Keitel, who averages 6.1 caroms an outing.
- Senior guard Sharnae Lamar dishes 4.1 assists per game.
- The Panthers are shooting 36 percent from the field, 27.3 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line.
- Northern Iowa is outscoring its opponents by 0.9 points per game and averaging 61.6 points an outing while giving up 60.7 points per game.Â
Northern Iowa Series
- Wednesday's game vs. Northern Iowa marks the 10th meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Panthers.
- South Dakota State holds a 6-3 series lead. The Jacks are 3-2 vs. the Panthers in Frost Arena. SDSU won the last game at home, 80-44, Nov. 17, 2013.
- In last year's meeting in Cedar Falls, the Jacks won 74-60, Dec. 29.
- SDSU is 9-6 vs. Missouri Valley teams and 6-6 against teams from Iowa.
Coaching Connections
- South Dakota State assistant coach Katie (Miller) Falco was a standout player at Northern Iowa from 1999-2003, ending her career fifth on the career scoring charts with 1,343 points.
- A first-team all-Missouri Valley Conference performer in 2003, she finished second in the league with 18.2 points per game in leading the Panthers to their second Women's NIT appearance in three years. She set a UNI record for career free throws made with 411 and free-throw percentage at 82.4 percent. Additionally, Falco made a MVC-record 53 consecutive free throws during her freshman season.
- Falco was a Panther when current Northern Iowa head coach Tanya Warren was an assistant coach.
Jackrabbits Tame the Panthers
- CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—Dec. 29, 2014—Using a 19-2 run early in the first half, South Dakota State defeated Northern Iowa, 74-60, in front of 1,984 fans in McLeod Arena.
- Macy Miller scored a then-career-high 25 points, shooting 9 of 12 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Megan Waytashek tallied 19 points. Mariah Clarin and Chynna Stevens each grabbed six rebounds.
- After UNI jumped out to a 7-2 lead, the Jackrabbits forced the Panthers to miss their next 10 shots and turn the ball over 7 times. Ellie Thompson and Waytashek scored seven and six points, respectively to fuel the run.
- The Jacks led by 16, 36-20, with 1:06 left, but Northern Iowa sank two of its six first-half three-pointers with 27 seconds left to cut SDSU's lead going into halftime, 38-28.
- In the second half, UNI used a 10-2 run to pull within four points, 46-42, at 16:34, but Waytashek scored the next six points to push the lead to 10 points, 52-42. The Panthers got to within 8 points three times but SDSU outscored Northern Iowa, 11-7, the final five minutes for the win.
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