Tournament Time in Iowa

Saturday, November 19

Missoula, MT

12:45 p.m.

South Dakota State University

Montana

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11/18/2016 11:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball

GAMES 3 & 4: South Dakota State [2-0] at Hawkeye Challenge

When	Friday, Nov. 19, 2016 l 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, 2016 I 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m.
Where	Carver-Hawkeye Arena I Iowa City, Iowa
TV	Hawkeyesports.com/watch
Radio	Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbit All-Access I Brad Peterson Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 104.1 FM I Jackrabbit All-Access I Brad Peterson
Live Stats	GoJacks.com
SDSU Links	Game Notes
Montana Link	Game Notes
UMass Link	Game Notes
Iowa Link	Game Notes
Summit League Links	Weekly Notes I Website
Social Media	Twitter I #EarsUp

After two home games, the South Dakota State women's basketball team travels to Iowa for the Hawkeye Challenge in Iowa City Saturday and Sunday.

The Jackrabbits open the Hawkeye Challenge Saturday at 10 a.m. vs. Montana. Sunday, the winner advances to a 2 p.m. game vs. Iowa while the loser plays UMass at 11:30 a.m. Iowa and UMass play Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

SDSU remained undefeated in a lopsided win over SIUE Nov. 13. The Jacks picked up an 82-49 victory over the Cougars. Junior Macy Miller scored a game-high 18 points to lead three in double-figure scoring.

Montana opened its season Tuesday, defeating NAIA Great Falls, 66-55. The Lady Griz were led by Alycia Sims' and McKenzie Stockholm's 10 points each.

UMass enters the Hawkeye Challenge 1-1 after defeating Summit League member North Dakota State, 70-58 at home Monday.

Iowa sports a 3-0 record after taking down North Dakota (75-60) Wednesday.

The Jacks and Montana meet for the first time since State won in 2008 at the Caribbean Challenge MTE in Cancun, Mexico. It would be the first meeting between SDSU and UMass. Iowa has won all three meetings with SDSU.

Noteworthy

SDSU is 10-13 in away nonleague games in the last five years. It is also 6-6 in away regular-season tournament games.
The Jackrabbits were picked to win The Summit League and are receiving votes in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches preseason polls.
South Dakota State was ranked first in the espnW preseason mid-major poll Nov. 3.
Iowa is undefeated in Hawkeye Challenge since 2011, winning six consecutive titles.
The Hawkeye Challenge began in 1985.

Tournament Time

South Dakota State is 18-13 in regular-season tournaments since 2004-05.
SDSU won the 2004 Stanislaus Farm Supply Classic and the 2014 UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up.
The Jacks went 2-1 in the 2010 Preseason WNIT, defeating Utah Valley and Hampton in Frost Arena, but then losing at Purdue.
Last year, the Jackrabbits went 2-1 at the Paradise Jam Tournament in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. They defeated Pittsburgh and Old Dominion, but fell to No. 6 Maryland.
SDSU has played in six different states. Additionally, it has played in the Bahamas; Cancun Mexico; and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Poll Positions

South Dakota State received two votes in the Associated Press poll Monday and 25 votes in the USA Today Sports Coaches poll.
The Jackrabbits received 5 votes in the AP preseason poll and 28 in the preseason Coaches poll.
The last time the Jacks were ranked in either preseason poll was Nov. 9, 2009.
The Jackrabbits' votes are the first since the Jackrabbits received votes in the Jan. 11, 2016, AP poll and April 6, 2016, Coaches polls.
The highest SDSU has ever been ranked is 16th in the AP poll March 9, 2009, and 14th in the Coaches poll March 2, 2009.

Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll

South Dakota State is ranked first in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll this week after earning the top spot in the preseason poll.
With its 26 first-place votes in the preseason poll, SDSU is the first team in The Summit League history to earn a top national preseason ranking.
SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 83 of the last 84 weeks.
The Jackrabbits were ranked first in the final 2015-16 poll, their highest-ever ranking.

A Quick Glance at South Dakota State

Seventeenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the second consecutive year are:

            - Macy Miller, point guard
            - Madison Guebert, guard
            - Kerri Young, guard
            - Ellie Thompson, forward
            - Clarissa Ober, forward

Miller and Young are SDSU's leading scorers, averaging 15.5 points per game.
Thompson (12.0) and Ober (10.0) are the other Jacks averaging double digits in scoring.
SDSU averages 72.5 points per game.
On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 9.5 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 2.5.
The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.5 treys per game and shooting 38.5 percent.
Miller and Young are the Jacks' top playmakers, dishing 3.5 assists per game.
Four Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game and the team has a plus-1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
The Jackrabbits are shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 30.2 percent from 3-point range and 73.2 percent from the free-throw line.

Montana

Under first-year head coach Shannon Schweyen, Montana won its season opener, defeating NAIA member Great Falls 66-55.
The Lady Griz were without senior Kayleigh Valley after the Big Sky's leading scorer from a year ago suffered a season-ending knee injury. The 5-foot-11 forward averaged more than 21 points per game and was a unanimous first-team all-league selection.
In the absence of Valley, freshman forward Emma Stockholm and senior forward Alycia Sims led Montana in the opener, scoring 10 each.
On the boards, junior forward Mekayla Isaak snared 10 rebounds Tuesday. The Lady Griz have a 25.0 rebound margin.
Sophomore guard Sierra Anderson dishes a team-high 3.0 assists per game.
Montana is shooting 35.9 percent from the field, 16.7 percent from 3-point range and 78.3 percent from the free-throw line.
The Lady Griz were picked to finish third in the Big Sky Conference prior to Valley's season-ending injury.

The Montana Series

Saturday's game vs. Montana marks the second meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Lady Griz.
South Dakota State won the first game, 64-59, Nov. 28, 2008, at the Caribbean Challenge MTE in Cancun, Mexico.
The Jackrabbits are 3-1 vs. teams from Montana and 55-52 against squads from the Big Sky Conference.

UMass

Under first-year head coach Tory Verdi, UMass lost its first game at Buffalo, 61-47, Nov. 11 and defeated North Dakota State, 70-58, Monday.
The Minutewomen return two starters from the 2015-16 season when it finished 12-18 and 6-12 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Freshman guard Hailey Leidel leads UMass in scoring and rebounding, averaging 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. The 5-foot-11 Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week also has a team-leading five 3-pointers and nine blocks.
Freshman guard Ryan Holder is the other Minutewomen averaging double digits in scoring (13.5 ppg).
Junior forward Maggie Mulligan is also grabbing a team-best 8.0 rebounds per outing.
Junior guard Leah McDerment is dishing 5.5 assists per game.
UMass was picked to finish last in the A-10 Conference.

The UMass Series

If SDSU and UMass meet Sunday it will be the first meeting between the two teams.
The Jackrabbits are 1-0 vs. teams from Massachusetts and 0-1 against squads from the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Iowa

Under 16th-year head coach Lisa Bluder, Iowa won its first three games, defeating Oral Roberts and Hampton before beating North Dakota, 75-60, Wednesday.
The Hawkeyes return all five starters from the 2015-16 season when it finished 19-14, 8-10 in the Big 10 Conference and played in the WNIT.
Ally Disterhoft leads Iowa in scoring, averaging 21.7 points per game. The 6-foot guard has sank 68.8 percent (22-32) of her field goals and is 21 for 28 (.750) from the free-throw line.
Sophomore forward Megan Gustafson averages a double-double with 17.0 points and a team-leading 9.7 rebounds per game.
Sophomore guard Tania Davis is the other Hawkeye averaging 12.3 points per outing.
The Hawkeyes are scoring at an 85.0-point clip and has a +22.7 scoring margin.
On the boards, Iowa is outrebounding opponents by 12.6 caroms a game.
Davis and freshman guard Kathleen Doyle are dishing 3.6 assists per game each.
The Hawkeyes are shooting 51.4 percent from the field, 29.6 percent from 3-point range and 72.0 percent from the foul line.

The Iowa Series

If SDSU and Iowa meet Sunday it will be the fourth meeting between the two teams.
The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series, 3-0. The last time the teams met was Dec. 18, 2010, in Frost Arena. Iowa won 65-54 when Iowa was ranked No. 16 in the country.
SDSU is 0-1 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It lost Dec. 22, 2009, 82-69.
The first meeting in the series was Jan. 14, 1978, in the Jennies Classic in Warrensburg, Mo. The Hawkeyes won 73-63.
The Jackrabbits are 61-19 vs. teams from Iowa and 13-14 against squads from the Big 10 Conference.

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