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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, January 7
Frost Arena
7:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
Omaha
Battle of Unbeaten in Frost
1/6/2016 9:18:00 AM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (12-3, 2-0, RV) vs.
Omaha (9-5, 2-0)
Jan. 7, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 377-129/16th |
| Omaha: | Brittany Lange (Iowa State '10) is 31-39/3rd |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Omaha: | 35-29 |
| Current Streak: | W, 11 |
| Longest Streak: | W, 11 (2/16/02 to present) |
| Last Five Games: | 5-0 |
| Last Meeting with Omaha: | W, 60-49, Feb. 18, 2015, Omaha |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-FM 104.1, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | Scotty Kwas |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—Two of the last unbeaten Summit League teams take the court Thursday when the South Dakota State women's basketball team hosts Omaha at 7 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
- SDSU is 12-3 overall, 2-0 in league play, and received four votes in the latest Associated Press poll after avenging its second league road loss from last year with an 81-63 win at North Dakota State Jan. 3.
- Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller led four Jackrabbits in double digits in scoring with a game-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field. All-conference candidates Kerri Young and Ellie Thompson each netted 16 points, and Thompson produced her second double-double of the season with a career-high 12 rebounds.
- The Jackrabbits are protecting a four-game winning streak and the NCAA's seventh-longest win streak vs. league opponents (10) Thursday. With three wins in a row, the Jackrabbits look to make it four for the first time since winning six consecutive games between Nov. 28 and Dec. 15.
- Omaha is 9-5 overall, 2-0 in Summit League play and is 2-3 in its last five outings. The Mavericks recorded wins in their home Summit League games, defeating North Dakota State (77-52) and Western Illinois (79-66).
- The Mavs are 1-2 on the road this season. Thursday's game is Omaha's first road game since losing in overtime, 90-86, Dec. 13, at SIUE.
- Thursday's game marks the 65th meeting between South Dakota State and Omaha. SDSU leads the series 35-29 after the Jackrabbits both games last year—101-66, Jan. 15, 2015, in Frost and 60-49, Feb. 18, 2015, in Omaha.
Poll Position
- South Dakota State debuted in this season's Associated Press Top 25 poll Monday, 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 are currently the 37th ranked team in the poll.
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 7-1 in Summit League home openers in Frost Arena. It is 4-1 in its last five home openers.
- SDSU is 62-6 (.911) all-time at home in Summit League contests.
- The Jackrabbits are 116-22 (.840) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 27 of their last 31, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- 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 15 games this season and in 23 of her last 25 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 Thursday's game with a 377-129 overall record and a 116-22 league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 56.8 points per game and outscoring them by 15.2 points.
- With their four 3-pointers Jan. 3, the Jacks have 38 treys in the last five outings and 119 for the season. They are 11th in the NCAA in 3-pointers and 29th in 3-pointers per game (7.9).
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State jumped three spots to No. 4 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 70 of the last 71 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 Omaha 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 17.5 points per game. She is also the Jacks' top playmaker (2.7 apg). Young (11.5) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in scoring as SDSU averages 69.3 points per game.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.3 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 2.5.
- 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, 34.8 percent from 3-point range and 68.7 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Omaha
- After finishing 10-18 last year and tied for seventh in league play (5-11), Omaha is off to a 9-5, 2-0 start this season.
- Thursday is UNO's first Summit League road game. It is 1-2 in its last three road openers, including a 71-56 loss at Western Illinois last year.
- The Mavericks, who start two freshmen, a sophomore, a junior and a senior, have a two-game win streak after defeating North Dakota State (77-52) and Western Illinois (79-66) in Omaha.
- UNO leads the league in free throw percentage (.701) and blocks (5.8) and it fouls the least (14.4).
- Omaha averages 66 points a contest (ranks sixth in league) while giving up 60.1 (ranks ninth).
- The Mavericks have two players averaging double figures in scoring. Junior forward Mikaela Shaw leads The Summit League and the team in scoring, averaging 18.5 per game. She has four double-doubles, three 20-plus point games and ranks fourth in the league in rebounds (8.0). Shaw leads the squad with 3.5 assists per game and is shooting 53.2 from the field, 47.1 from 3-point range (8 makes) and 71.8 from the free throw line (51 makes).
- Sophomore guard Remy Davenport averages 10.4 points and she is the UNO's best 3-point threat, sinking 39.3 percent (33-84) of her treys. She is third in the league, averaging 2.4 3-pointers per game.
- Freshman center Caroline Hogue leads The Summit League in blocks per game (2.6) while sophomore center Vanessa Barajas is third (1.6).
- Head coach Brittany Lange is in her third season at Omaha and is 31-39.
The Breaking Down the Omaha Series
- Thursday's game is the 65th meeting between SDSU and Omaha. The Jackrabbits lead the series 35-29 after the Jackrabbits beat the Mavericks, 60-49, in Omaha Feb. 18, 2015.
- The series started in 1976-77 with the Mavericks winning 12 of the first 13 games. The Jackrabbits broke into the win column with an 82-75 overtime victory Feb. 1, 1979, and dominated the series late in the Division II era when SDSU and UNO were members of the North Central Conference.
- SDSU won 16 of the 20 meetings between the 1992-93 and 2003-04 seasons. Since then, the Jacks have beaten Omaha 11 times, including the last six times in Frost Arena.
- In the series, there have been two 100-point games and two overtime games. The Jacks beat the Mavs, 104-62, Jan. 10, 2004, in Frost Arena and 101-66, Jan. 15, 2015, in Frost, but have lost both overtime games in Brookings, 92-85, Jan. 10, 1997, and 82-75, Feb. 2, 1979.
- Macy Miller averages 12.5 points and 4.0 assists per game vs. Omaha. Kerri Young averages 9.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in her four outings against the Mavericks.
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