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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, December 14
Louisville, Ky.
6 p.m.
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Eighth-Ranked Louisville Up Next
12/13/2016 2:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME 11: South Dakota State [8-2] at No. 8/8 Louisville [8-2] |
| When | Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 l 6 p.m. |
| Where | KFC Yum! Center I Louisville, Ky. |
| TV | ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN |
| Radio | Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbit All-Access I Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats | GoJacks.com |
| SDSU Links | Game Notes |
| Louisville Links | Game Notes |
| Summit League Links | Weekly Notes I Website |
| Social Media | Twitter I #EarsUp |
The South Dakota State women's basketball team plays its second nationally ranked team on the road this season when it travels east to take on No. 8/8 Louisville Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center.
SDSU improved to 4-1 in the friendly confines of Frost Arena Dec. 11 with a hard-fought 60-55 win over George Washington. Four Jackrabbits were in double figures in scoring, led by Ellie Thompson and Kerri Young who had 13 points each.
Louisville won its second in row, defeating Western Kentucky, 68-61, Dec. 11.
Wednesday's game is the first meeting between the Jackrabbits and Cardinals.
Noteworthy
- South Dakota State sports a 3-1 road record, winning at Iowa, Northern Iowa and North Dakota and falling to then-No. 13/12 Oklahoma.
- The Jackrabbits are 13-14 in away nonleague games in the last five years.
- The Jackrabbits slipped to third in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major Poll after falling to then second-ranked Green Bay Dec. 9. Gonzaga is second in the Dec. 13 poll.
- South Dakota State is ranked second behind Green Bay in Graham Hays' espnW mid-major poll Dec. 9.
- 17th-year head coach Aaron Johnston won his 400th career game Dec. 11 and now ranks second in The Summit League in overall career victories (230).
Poll Positions
- SDSU dropped out of both The Associated Press and USA Today Sports Coaches polls this week.
- 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 was ranked first in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll for the fourth consecutive week Dec. 6 after earning the top spot in the preseason poll.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 86 of the last 87 weeks.
- 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.
- 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:
- Madison Guebert, guard
- Kerri Young, guard
- Ellie Thompson, forward
- Clarissa Ober, forward
- The starting lineup is 1-0 this season.
- The starting lineup is shooting 44.2 percent from the field, 33.7 percent from 3-point range and 74.7 percent from the free-throw line.
- Macy Miller is SDSU's leading scorer, averaging 14.9 points per game. Miller was injured in the Green Bay game Dec. 9 and missed the George Washington game Dec. 11.
- Guebert (13.7), Thompson (11.0) and Young (10.2) are the other Jacks averaging double digits in scoring.
- SDSU averages 70.5 points per game. Four different Jackrabbits have led the team in scoring this season.
- State has held 7 of its 10 opponents to less than 65 points, including four to less than 50.
- There have been at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits in 7 of the 10 games.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.1 caroms an outing and ranks second in the league. SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 2.6.
- The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 3.2 treys per game and shooting 47.8 percent.
- Young is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 3.2 assists per game.
- The Jacks have a plus-1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- SDSU is shooting 43.7 percent from the field, 32.3 percent from 3-point range and 71.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Louisville
- Louisville is 8-2 on the season after defeating Western Kentucky, 68-61, Dec. 11. It had its six-game winning streak snapped with back-to-back losses to then-No. 3 South Carolina and then-No. 5 Maryland before taking down Kentucky in overtime Dec. 4.
- The Cardinals have three players averaging double digits in scoring. Sophomore guard Asia Durr leads the team, averaging 18.2 points per game while junior forwards Mariya Moore and Myisha Hines-Allen are scoring 12.0 and 11.8 points per game, respectively.
- Hines-Allen averages a team-leading 8.3 rebounds. Louisville is outrebounding opponents by 2.7 caroms a game.
- Senior guard Briahanna Jackson and Moore are dishing 5.0 and 4.6 assists per game, respectively.
- Durr is the Cardinals top 3-point threat, sinking 44.8 percent (39-87) of her shots.
- Louisville has six players averaging 5-or-more points and 10 averaging 10-or-more minutes per game.
- The Cardinals are shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 32.8 percent from 3-point range and 61.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Louisville Series
- Wednesday's game marks the first meeting between South Dakota State and Louisville.
- The Jackrabbits are 4-2 vs. teams from Kentucky and 1-3 against Atlantic Coast Conference members.
- Notre Dame was the last ACC team SDSU played.
For more information on the South Dakota State women's basketball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksWBB) or like South Dakota State women's basketball on Facebook.
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