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South Dakota State University Athletics
Road Challenge
2/10/2015 10:20:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Game #24
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (16-7, 7-3) vs. Denver Pioneers (7-17, 4-6)
Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Magness Arena (7,200) in Denver, Colo.
| Tip-off: | 8 p.m. |
| Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | GoJacks.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brian Roth on WNAX 570 AM. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 16-7, 7-3. |
| Denver is 7-17, 4-6 | |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 18 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and Denver is not ranked. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 357-124 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Denver's Kerry Cremeans (Florida '94) is 30-57 in her 3rd season with the Pioneers. | |
| The Series: | 7th meeting. SDSU leads 6-0. |
Jacks Begin Three-Game Road Trip
- The South Dakota State women's basketball team begins a three-game road trip when it travels west to Denver for an 8 p.m. game Wednesday at Magness Arena.Â
- SDSU is 16-7 overall, 7-3 in league play and in second place in The Summit League standings. The Jackrabbits won their ninth home game of the season, fifth consecutive in Frost and seventh straight overall with a convincing 89-68 victory over Fort Wayne Feb. 8.
- Sophomore Clarissa Ober came off the bench to lead four Jackrabbits in double digits in scoring with a career-high 21 points.Â
- SDSU will be protecting a modest four-game winning streak and playing for its second consecutive road win Wednesday.
- With four wins in a row, the Jackrabbits look to make it five for the first time since winning five consecutive games between Nov. 24 and Dec. 6.
- Denver is 7-17 overall, 4-6 in Summit League play and 1-4 in its last five games after losing at Oral Roberts, 65-44, Feb. 7. The Pioneers enter Wednesday's game with a 3-2 home record in Summit League games. They are also in seventh place in The Summit League standings.
- Wednesday's game marks the seventh meeting between South Dakota State and Denver. SDSU leads the series 6-0 after the Jackrabbits defeated the Pioneers in their Summit League opener, 85-44, in Frost Arena Jan. 2.
Noteworthy
- With its win over Fort Wayne Feb. 8, SDSU is now a game and a half behind first place South Dakota in The Summit League standings.
- SDSU lost another Jackrabbit to injury last week. Sophomore Chynna Stevens has a foot injury. No timetable has been given for her return. Freshman Ellie Thompson made her first collegiate start, replacing Stevens, in the Fort Wayne win.
- The Jacks' three-game road trip is their last of the regular season. They close their schedule with three home games Feb. 21-28.
- South Dakota State is 47-16 (.746) in Summit League road games and has won 10 of its last 13.
- The Jackrabbits are 109-21 (.838) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 12 of their last 15, dating to a 71-60 win over Omaha Feb. 13, 2014.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 350th game Dec. 29, enters Wednesday's game with a 357-124 (.742) overall record and a 109-21 (.838) league mark.
- The Jacks are holding opponents to 39.9 percent shooting and they have shot a higher percentage than their opponent in 16 of 23 games.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 15 of its 23 games and in 13 of the last 18 outings.
- Senior Megan Waytashek has scored in double figures in 17 of 22 games, made at least one three-point field goal in 26 of her last 32 games and enters Wednesday's game with 1,261 career points and 22nd on the South Dakota State 1,000-point list. She needs 10 points to move into 21st past Jodi Bergemann (1990-93).
Tracking the Jacks
- The Jackrabbit Sports Network with Brian Roth will broadcast Wednesday'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 a spot to 18th in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll released Feb. 3.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 58 of the last 59 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits finished ninth in the final 2013-14 poll.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Fielding lineups of either a freshman, two sophomores and two seniors or two freshmen a sophomore and a pair of seniors, the Jackrabbits have a 16-7 overall record with a win at then-No. 25 Arkansas and victories over two top-10 CollegeInsider Teams and a 7-3 Summit League record.
- Statistically, South Dakota State's biggest strengths have been rebounding (the Jacks outrebound opponents by 10.2 boards per game) and free-throw shooting (.758) in Summit League-only games.
- Eight players—three freshmen, three sophomores, a junior and three seniors—make the rotation.
- Megan Waytashek (14.0 ppg and 39.4 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 17 times and ranks eighth in overall and 10th in league-only scoring (14.1) in the Summit League.
- Macy Miller (13.0 ppg and 49.3 field goal percentage) is one of the top freshmen in The Summit League, ranking ninth overall and 11th in league-only scoring (13.3).
- Senior Mariah Clarin (12.0 ppg and 7.3 rpg) and freshman Ellie Thompson (5.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg) are in the frontcourt for the Jacks. Overall, Clarin is 11th eighth in scoring and fourth in rebounds and in league play, eighth (14.1) in scoring and third (8.0) in rebounds.
- Miller and sophomore Kerri Young (9.3 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.
- Four reserves have been key to SDSU's success. Sophomore Clarissa Ober (4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg) leads all non-starters in scoring and gives the Jacks size in the middle. Senior Rachel Walters (3.6 ppg, 40.6 3FG%) is another three-point threat for the Jacks. Junior Chloe Cornemann (1.3 ppg) and freshman Alexis Alexander (1.9 ppg, 1.6 apg) are solid guards who add a strong defensive presence.
A Glance at Denver
- Denver looks to end its three-game losing streak Wednesday. The Pioneers dropped their second consecutive road game, losing at Oral Roberts, 65-44, Feb. 7.Â
- Junior guard Paige Bradley leads the Pioneers in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game, while senior guard Morgan Van Riper-Rose is chipping in 10.7 points per outing. Denver is scoring at a 60.9 clip and has a -10.0 scoring margin.
- On the boards, three Pioneers average 4-or-more rebounds per game led by sophomore forward Alecia Espinoza's 6.7 average. DU is being outrebounded by 6.4 per game.
- Bradley dishes a team-best 4.0 assists per game.
- The Pioneers are shooting 37 percent from the field, 33.5 percent from three-point range and 71.7 percent from the free-throw line.
- Denver averaged just 54.6 points per game in the last three outings.
Breaking Down the Denver Series
- Wednesday's game will be the seventh meeting between SDSU and Denver and the Jacks lead the series, 6-0.
- SDSU won this the first meeting, 85-44, in Brookings Jan. 2 in The Summit League opener.
- 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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