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South Dakota State University Athletics
Week Closes with Oral Roberts
2/12/2015 7:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game #25
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (16-8, 7-4) vs. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (13-12, 7-5)
Friday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Mabee Center (10,525) in Tulsa, Okla.
| Tip-off: | 7 p.m. |
| Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Audio: | GoJacks.com |
| Live Stats: | GoJacks.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksSDSU; @GoJacksWBB |
| Radio: | Jackrabbit Sports Network with Shawn Tiemann on WNAX 570 AM. |
| Records: | South Dakota State is 16-8, 7-4. |
| Â | Oral Roberts is 13-12, 7-5 |
| Rankings: | South Dakota State is ranked No. 19 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll and Oral Roberts is not ranked. |
| Coaches: | South Dakota State head coach Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 357-125 in 15 seasons with the Jackrabbits. |
| Â | Oral Roberts's Misti Cussen (Southern Nazarene '93) is 40-45 in her third season with the Golden Eagles. |
| The Series: | 14th meeting. SDSU leads 7-6. |
Jacks Continue Road Trip at Oral
- The South Dakota State women's basketball team looks to regroup on the road as it continues its three-game road swing Friday at 7 p.m. at Oral Roberts.Â
- SDSU is 16-8 overall, 7-4 in league play and is in a three-way tie for second place in The Summit League standings. The Jackrabbits dropped their eighth game of the season and fourth league road game at Denver Wednesday, 77-72.
- Freshman Macy Miller scored a career-high 30 points to lead three Jackrabbits in double digits in scoring.Â
- SDSU will be looking for its second series sweep Friday, already sweeping Fort Wayne.
- Oral Roberts has a modest three-game winning streak after knocking off North Dakota State, 67-41, Wednesday.
- ORU enter Friday's game with an 11-1 overall home record and a 6-0 home record in Summit League games. Its lone home loss this season in the Mabee Center was to Grand Canyon, 54-51, Dec. 12.
- The Golden Eagles are also in fifth place in The Summit League standings.
- Friday's game marks the 14th meeting between South Dakota State and Oral Roberts. SDSU leads the series 7-6 after the Jackrabbits defeated the Golden Eagles, 71-46, in Frost Arena Jan. 31.
Noteworthy
- With its loss at Denver Wednesday, SDSU is now two games 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 Feb. 8 and started at Denver Wednesday.
- 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 47-17 (.734) in Summit League road games and has won 10 of its last 14.
- The Jackrabbits are 109-22 (.832) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 12 of their last 16, dating to a 71-60 win over Omaha Feb. 13, 2014.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 350th game Dec. 29, enters Friday's game with a 357-125 (.740) overall record and a 109-22 (.832) league mark.
- SDSU has had a player score 20-or-more points in 16 of its 24 games and in 14 of the last 19 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 Friday'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 Shawn Tiemann will broadcast Friday'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 dropped a spot to 19th in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll released Tuesday.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 59 of the last 60 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 16-8 overall record with a win at then-No. 25 Arkansas and victories over two top-10 CollegeInsider Teams and a 7-4 Summit League record.
- Statistically, South Dakota State's biggest strengths have been rebounding (the Jacks outrebound opponents by 9.9 boards per game) and free-throw shooting (.765) 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 (13.7 ppg and 50.7 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 7.1 rpg) and freshman Ellie Thompson (5.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg) are in the frontcourt for the Jacks. Overall, Clarin is 11th in scoring and fourth in rebounds and in league play, eighth (13.9) in scoring and third (7.6) in rebounds.
- Miller and sophomore Kerri Young (9.7 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 (4.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg) leads all non-starters in scoring and gives the Jacks size in the middle. Senior Rachel Walters (3.7 ppg, 40.3 3FG%) is another three-point threat for the Jacks. Junior Chloe Cornemann (1.2 ppg) and freshman Alexis Alexander (1.8 ppg, 1.5 apg) are solid guards who add a strong defensive presence
A Glance at Oral Roberts
- Oral Roberts sits tied for fifth in The Summit League standings with records of 13-12 overall and 7-5 after defeating North Dakota State, 67-41, Wednesday.
- The Golden Eagles are on a modest three-game winning streak and sport 11-1 overall and 6-0 league records in the Mabee Center.
- Oral Roberts is headlined by Vickey McIntyre, a 6-foot-7 transfer from Florida. McIntyre averages 14.9 points per game and an impressive 15.8 rebounds per contest, tops in the nation. Senior guard Atoe' Jackson is the second-best threat for Oral Roberts, averaging 9.4 points per game. Oral Roberts is scoring at a 63.8 clip and has a -0.6 scoring margin.
- On the boards, three Golden Eagles average 4-or-more rebounds per game led by McIntyre.
- Freshman guard Jordan Boyle dishes a team-best 2.1 assists per game.
- The Golden Eagles are shooting 41.1 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point range and 71 percent from the free-throw line.
- Oral Roberts leads The Summit League in blocks per game (5.9) and is second in three-point defense (32.5).
The Oral Roberts Series
- Friday's game marks the 14th meeting between South Dakota State and Oral Roberts—a series that began when the Jackrabbits joined The Summit League at the start of the 2007-08 season.
- SDSU leads the series, 7-6, after the Jackrabbits defeated the Golden Eagles, 71-46, Jan. 31 in Frost Arena for its second consecutive win in the series. SDSU's previous win in the series was a 79-75 overtime victory in the 2010 Summit League championship game in Sioux Falls.
- With a 77-62 victory at Frost Arena Jan. 8, 2011, ORU became the first Summit League team to win twice on the Jackrabbits' home floor since SDSU became a league member at the start of the 2007-08 season.
- Megan Waytashek, Mariah Clarin and Rachel Walters are the only Jackrabbits to play at Oral Roberts.
First-Half Run Leads to Win
- A 24-3 run midway in the first half powered the South Dakota State women's basketball to a 71-46 victory over Oral Roberts University Jan. 29 in Summit League action in front of 1,841 fans at Frost Arena.
- The Jackrabbits had four players score in double figures. Macy Miller led the Jackrabbits with 16 points, 10 coming in the first half. Mariah Clarin added 12 points while Megan Waytashek and Kerri Young each scored 10 points. Clarin added eight rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots.
- Oral Roberts were led by Vicky McIntyre's 16 points, 20 rebounds and 9 blocked shots.
- After Oral Roberts opened the game on a 15-4 run, the Jackrabbits answered with a 14-0 run for an 18-15 lead after a steal and basket by Miller with 8:25 left in the half. South Dakota State pushed the lead to 10 points when Clarin scored six straight points for a 28-18 lead with 4:40 remaining. The Jacks then closed the half on a 12-4 run for a 40-22 halftime lead.
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