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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, December 21
Wichita, Kan.
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Wichita State
Photo by: Mike Rasay, ISI Group
Final Nonconference Game on Tap
12/20/2016 6:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Â GAME 12: South Dakota State [8-3] at Wichita State [5-5] |
| Â When | Â Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 l 7 p.m. |
| Â Where | Â Charles Koch Arena I Wichita, Kan. |
| Â TV | Â The Valley/ESPN3 |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbit All-Access I Tyler Merriam |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacks.com |
| Â SDSU Links | Â Game Notes |
| Â WSU Links | Â Game Notes |
| Â Summit League Links | Â Weekly Notes I Website |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter I #EarsUp |
The South Dakota State women's basketball team plays its final nonconference game of 2016 when it travels to Wichita, Kan., to take on the Wichita State Shockers Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Charles Koch Arena.
SDSU had its Dec. 18 game against Bowling Green cancelled due to weather conditions that hampered Bowling Green's ability to travel.
Wichita State enters Wednesday's game on a two-game win streak after capturing the Shocker Winter Classic this past weekend. The Shockers defeated Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word.
Wednesday's game is the first meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Shockers.
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Noteworthy
- South Dakota State sports a 3-2 road record, winning at Iowa, Northern Iowa and North Dakota and falling at then-No. 13/12 Oklahoma and at then-No. 8/8 Louisville.
- The Jackrabbits are 13-15 in away nonconference games in the last five years.
- The Jackrabbits are ranked eighth in this week's CollegeInsider Mid-Major Poll.
- South Dakota State was ranked second behind Green Bay in Graham Hays' Dec. 9 espnW mid-major poll.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- After four weeks atop the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll, South Dakota State slipped to eighth in Tuesday's poll.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 88 of the last 89 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 third consecutive game are:
           Madison Guebert, guard
           Kerri Young, guard
           Ellie Thompson, forward
           Clarissa Ober, forward
- The starting lineup is 1-1 this season.
- The starting lineup is shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 31.8 percent from 3-point range and 73.9 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 is out for the season.
- Guebert (12.6), Young (10.5) and Thompson (10.0) are the other Jacks averaging double digits in scoring.
- SDSU averages 66.8 points per game. Four different Jackrabbits have led the team in scoring this season.
- State has held 7 of its 11 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 11 games.
- On the boards, Ober grabs a team-leading 8.0 caroms an outing and ranks second in the league. SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 2.3.
- The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.9 treys per game and shooting 43.2 percent.
- Young is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 2.9 assists per game.Â
- The Jacks have a plus-0.9 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- SDSU is shooting 41.9 percent from the field, 30.2 percent from 3-point range and 71.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Wichita State
- Wichita State is 5-5 on the season after winning the Shocker Winter Classic this past weekend. The Shockers defeated Abilene Christian (81-62) and Incarnate Word (73-63.
- The Shockers are 4-1 in the Charles Koch Arena, including a four-game win streak.
- WSU is led offensively by junior Rangie Bessard. The forward is averaging 15.1 points per game. Wichita State averages 64.1 points per game.
- Bessard also averages a team-leading 5.1 rebounds. The Shockers are being outrebounded by 5.1 caroms a game.
- Junior guard Keke Thompson is dishing 3.5 assists per game.
- Junior guard Jeliah Preston is the Shockers' top 3-point threat, sinking 56.0 percent (14-25) of her shots.
- Wichita State has seven players averaging 5-or-more points and nine averaging 10-or-more minutes per game.
- The Shockers are shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 33.7 percent from 3-point range and 69.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Wichita State Series
- Wednesday's game marks the first meeting between South Dakota State and Wichita State.
- The Jackrabbits are 3-5 vs. teams from Kansas and 10-6 against Missouri Valley Conference members.
For more information on the South Dakota State volleyball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksVB) or like South Dakota State Volleyball on Facebook.
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