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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, January 23
Frost Arena
2:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
Western Illinois
Jackrabbits Host Western Illinois
1/22/2016 2:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (15-4, 5-1) vs.
Western Illinois (11-8, 4-2)
Jan. 23, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston(Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 380-130/16th |
| Western Illinois: | JD Gravina(William Jewell '00) is 68-72/4th |
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| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Western Illinois: | 16-1 |
| Current Streak: | W, 16 (2/9/08 to present) |
| Longest Streak: | W, 16 |
| Last Five Games: | 5-0 |
| Last Meeting with Western Illinois: | W, 69-49, Feb. 26, 2015, Frost Arena |
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| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-AM 570, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| Â | KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM |
| Talent: | Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—The South Dakota State women's basketball team concludes its three-game homestand Saturday when it hosts Western Illinois at 2 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
- SDSU sits tied atop the latest Summit League standings with records of 15-4 overall and 5-1 in league play. It is ranks eighth in the latest College Insider Mid-Major poll.
- Summit League All-League candidate Kerri Young led four Jackrabbits in double digits with 16 points in a thrilling 68-66 double-overtime win vs. IUPUI Thursday.
- Western Illinois improved to 11-8 overall and 4-2 in Summit League play after a 94-82 comeback win at North Dakota State Thursday.
- The Fighting Leathernecks have won three of their last five games. They won at Fort Wayne (78-74) and vs. Oral Roberts (72-61) while losing to IUPUI (68-60) and at Omaha (79-66) during the stretch.
- Saturday's game marks the 18th meeting between South Dakota State and Western Illinois. SDSU leads the series 16-1 after winning both regular-season games last year.
Noteworthy
- Of its eight Summit League opponents in the last eight years, SDSU has two losses to South Dakota and one 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.
- SDSU is 8-2 at home this season with its losses coming at the hands of No. 3 Notre Dame Nov. 21 and South Dakota Jan. 17.
- South Dakota State is averaging 72.8 points per game in Frost and limiting opponents to 69.1 points per game for a plus-3.7 scoring average.
- After having the highest single-game attendance Nov. 21, SDSU averages 2,456 fans in Frost Arena. All 10 home games have drawn at least 1,500-plus fans.
- SDSU is 64-7 (.901) all-time at home in Summit League contests. It is 143-20 (.877) in Frost Arena since 2004-05 with two undefeated seasons—2008-09, 14-0, and 2013-14, 18-0.
- The Jackrabbits are 119-23 (.838) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 30 of their last 35, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- SDSU, the reigning Summit League tournament champion, 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 17 of 19 games this season and in 26 of her last 29 games.
- The Jackrabbits' four losses this season have been to then-No. 3 Notre Dame, then-No. 6 Maryland, at Green Bay and vs. South Dakota.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 380th game Thursday, enters Saturday's game with a 380-130 (.745) overall record and a 118-23 (.838) league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 58.4 points per game and outscoring them by 8.8 points. They also dominate second-quarter scoring, 75-48.
- After sinking five 3-pointers Thursday, the Jacks have 27 treys in the last five outings and 142 for the season. They are 21st in the NCAA in 3-pointers and 31st in 3-pointers per game (7.5).
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State dropped five spots to No. 8 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, Green Bay and South Dakota.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 73 of the last 74 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 Western Illinois game are:
           - Macy Miller, point guard Â
           - Gabrielle Boever, guard
           - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Kerri Young, guard
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
- Miller is SDSU's leading scorer at 16.5 points per game. She ranks fourth overall and in Summit League-only games (16.3). She is also the Jacks' second-leading playmaker (2.5 apg). Young (10.8) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in overall scoring and leads the team in assists (2.6 apg) as SDSU averages 68.2 points per game.
- On the boards, junior Clarissa Ober grabs a team-leading 8.0 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 3.6.
- Ober is also the team leader in blocks (37, 2.0 bpg) and ranks second overall (2.0) and first in Summit League-only games (3.4) in blocks per game.
- Three Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game and the team has a plus-1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 40.5 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from 3-point range and 71.7 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Western Illinois
- After tying for third and finishing 17-13 overall and 9-7 in league play last year, Western Illinois sits tied for fourth in The Summit League standings entering Saturday's game.
- The Fighting Leathernecks are 11-8 overall, 4-2 in league play and 4-4 in road games this year.
- WIU won its fourth Summit League game, topping North Dakota State, 94-82, Thursday.
- Saturday's game is Western Illinois' fourth league road game (2-1) and the Fighting Leathernecks are 3-2 in their last five games.
- Western Illinois starts two sophomores, a junior and two seniors.
- The Fighting Leathernecks average 77 points a contest while giving up 71.2.
- WIU has four players averaging double figures in scoring. Senior center Sophie Reichelt is seventh in overall games (14.0) and leads the team in scoring. In Summit League-only games, she is 13th in scoring (13.5).
- Reichelt is also the squad's top rebounder, grabbing 7.4 caroms.
- Senior guard Michelle Maher is second in scoring (13.6) and leads the Fighting Leathernecks in assists per game (4.3) which ranks second overall and third in league games (3.8). She is also the squad's top 3-point threat, sinking 33 treys.
- Freshman guard Taylor Higginbotham is averaging 12.4 points per game off the bench.
- Sophomore guard Emily Clemens scores 11 points per game, but her 16.2 points per game in Summit League-only games ranks fifth. She also leads the team and is second overall (2.4) in The Summit League in steals per game.
Breaking Down the Western Illinois Series
- Saturday's game will be the 18th meeting between SDSU and Western Illinois. The Jacks lead the series 16-1 and have won the last 16 games after dropping the first game of the series, 67-60, Jan. 14, 2008, in Macomb, Ill.
- Last year, the Jackrabbits won, 74-61, in Macomb Feb. 21 and in Brookings, 69-49, Feb. 26, 2015.
- Macy Miller averages 16.5 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 52.8 percent from the field in her two games vs. the Fighting Leathernecks. Kerri Young averages 8.8 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 40 percent from the field.
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