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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 13
Fort Wayne, IN
6:00 PM
South Dakota State University
at
Fort Wayne
Win Streaks on the Line
1/13/2016 9:32:00 AM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (13-3, 3-0, RV) vs.
Fort Wayne (4-11, 0-2)
Jan. 13, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 378-129/16th |
| Fort Wayne: | Chris Paul (Saint Francis (Ind.) '94) is 122-183/11th |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Fort Wayne: | 24-1 |
| Current Streak: | W, 11 (2/21/11 to present) |
| Longest Streak: | W, 12 |
| Last Five Games: | 5-0 |
| Last Meeting with Fort Wayne: | W, 89-68, Feb. 8, 2015, Frost Arena |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | GoMastodons.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-AM 570, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | John Nolan |
| Live Stats: | sidearmstats.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—With three win streaks on the line, the South Dakota State women's basketball team returns to the road for a 6 p.m. CT game at Fort Wayne tonight in the Gates Sports Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.
- SDSU is 13-3 overall, 3-0 in league play, and receiving votes in the latest Associated Press poll. It won its fourth consecutive game, fifth home game in a row and 11th-straight game (7th-longest in NCAA) vs. league opponents Jan. 7 with a 68-58 win over Omaha in Frost Arena.
- Summit League Freshman of the Year candidate Madison Guebert sank a career-high six 3-pointers enroute to a personal-best 23 points vs. the Mavericks.
- With four wins in a row, the Jackrabbits look to make it five for the first time since winning six consecutive games between Nov. 28 and Dec. 15.
- Fort Wayne is 4-11 overall, 0-2 in Summit League play and is 0-5 in its last five outings. The Mastodons are looking for their first Summit League win since defeating Denver, 68-51, in Colorado Feb. 14, 2015. They lost their sixth consecutive game at Denver Jan. 9, 78-74 in overtime.
- Tonight's game marks the 26th meeting between South Dakota State and Fort Wayne. SDSU leads the series 24-1 after the Jackrabbits won both games last year—65-64, Jan. 10, 2015, at IPFW and 89-68, Feb. 16, 2015, in Frost Arena.
Noteworthy
- 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 54-16 (.771) all-time in Summit League road games and has won five of its last six road contests. Last year, it went 4-4 in league road contests.
- The Jackrabbits are 117-22 (.841) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 28 of their last 32, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014. They have won their last four road league games, dating to a 66-52 win at Oral Roberts, Feb. 13, 2015.
- SDSU, the reigning Summit League tournament champions, went 12-4 in league play last season, defeating all eight league opponents at least once and sweeping four regular-season series.
- Macy Miller has scored in double digits in 14 of 16 games this season and in 23 of her last 26 games.
- Six of SDSU's eight-player rotation is shooting 40 percent-or-higher from the field in league-only games.
- The Jackrabbits' three losses this season have been to then-No. 3 Notre Dame, then-No. 6 Maryland and at Green Bay.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 375th game Dec. 21, enters Tonight's game with a 378-129 overall record and a 117-22 league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 52.6 points per game and outscoring them by 15.4 points. They also dominate second-quarter scoring, 74-45.
- With their seven 3-pointers Jan. 7, the Jacks have 35 treys in the last five outings and 126 for the season. They are 18th in the NCAA in 3-pointers and 26th in 3-pointers per game (7.9).
Poll Position
- South Dakota State debuted in this season's Associated Press Top 25 poll Jan. 4, receiving four votes.
- The Jackrabbits' votes are the first since the Jackrabbits received votes Nov. 16, 2009, in both the AP and Coaches polls.
- The Jackrabbits received two votes Monday, ranking them 38th in the poll.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State jumped one spot to No. 3 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll this week.
- SDSU's previous high was No. 6, Nov. 18, 2014.
- The last time the Jackrabbits were ranked in the top 10 was Dec. 30, 2014.
- The Jacks' losses are to two top-10 teams and Green Bay.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 72 of the last 73 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 Fort Wayne 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 16.9 points per game. She is also the Jacks' top playmaker (2.6 apg). Young (10.5) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in overall scoring as SDSU averages 69.2 points per game.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.3 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 2.7.
- Three Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game and the team has a plus-1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 40.9 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from 3-point range and 69.2 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Fort Wayne
- After finishing 9-21 last year and ninth in league play (3-13), Fort Wayne is 4-11 overall and 0-2 in league action.
- Tonight is IPFW's lone Summit League home game in a five-game stretch. It is 1-4 in its last five home games, including a 78-74 loss to Western Illinois Jan. 7.
- The Mastodons lost at Denver Jan. 9, 78-74 in overtime, to extend their losing streak to six games.
- Fort Wayne, which starts a freshman, two sophomores, a junior and a senior, have league losses to IUPUI (69-50), Western Illinois and at Denver.
- The 'Dons average 66.9 points a contest while giving up 68.8.
- Fort Wayne has two players averaging double figures in scoring. Senior guard Kamilah Carter is fourth in The Summit League and leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.7 per game. She has six 20-plus point games. Carter is shooting 41.3 from the field, 33.3 from 3-point range (42 makes) and 76.3 from the free throw line (29 makes).
- Freshman guard Josie Fisher averages 11.7 points off the bench, starting 9 of 16 games.
- Junior guard Rachel Rinehart leads the Mastodons in assists (2.9) and steals (2.3) per game.
- Sophomore forward Keanna Gary tops the team and is second in overall games with 8.7 rebounds per game and leads The Summit League with 14.0 boards per outing.
Breaking Down the Fort Wayne Series
- Tonight's game marks the 26th meeting between SDSU and Fort Wayne.
- The Jacks, who lead the series 24-1, won the first 12 games of the series and currently have an 11-game winning streak after defeating IPFW twice last year.
- The Mastodons' lone win was a 70-67 overtime victory Jan. 22, 2011, at Frost Arena.
- SDSU holds the series lead in Summit League regular-season games, 14-1, is 3-0 in The Summit League Championship, 11-0 on the road and 9-1 in Frost Arena vs. the 'Dons.
- IPFW has never scored more than 74 points in the series.
- The Jacks are 1-1 in overtime games in the series. They beat the 'Dons 74-72 Feb. 4, 2008, and lost 70-67 Jan. 22, 2011.
- SDSU won both meetings last year. In the first game, the Jacks won 65-64 Jan. 10 in Indiana. In Frost Arena, SDSU dominated 89-68 Feb. 6.
- SDSU has eliminated the Mastodons from The Summit League postseason tournament four times, the last time in the 2013 tournament.
- Kerri Young averages 11 points while shooting 63 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free-throw line in her four games vs. the Mastodons. In two games, Ellie Thompson averages 10 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 57.1 percent from the field. Clarissa Ober also averages 10 points and is shooting 71.4 percent from the field and 80 percent from the foul line in four games.
- In 20 games, SDSU has averaged 75.9 points per game while limiting IPFW to 61.4 points per game.
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