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Thursday, February 18

Frost Arena

7:00 PM

South Dakota State University

22-4, 12-1

Denver (Pink Game)

4-23, 2-12

Denver

South Dakota State

2/18/2016 10:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: SDSU Sports Info

BROOKINGS, S.D.—Feb. 18, 2016—The South Dakota State University women's basketball team used a 15-2 run to open Thursday night's contest and never looked back in recording an 80-52 win over Denver in front of 1,823 fans at Frost Arena in The Summit League play.

The Jackrabbits, now 22-4 overall and 12-1 in league play, were led by junior guard Kerri Young (Mitchell) and her game-high 15 points. Young scored SDSU's first five points as it rolled to a 24-4 lead after the first quarter.

Sophomore forward Ellie Thompson (Chaska, Minn.) added 14 points while sophomore guard Macy Miller (Mitchell) and freshman guard Madison Guebert (Apple Valley, Minn.) scored 13 and 12 points, respectively. Junior forward Clarissa Ober (Glencoe, Minn.) snared a game-high 11 rebounds and recorded a game-high 4 assists.

South Dakota State held a 41-26 advantage in rebounds and forced Denver into committing 23 turnovers. The Jackrabbits sank 10 3-point field goals, marking the sixth time this season, and second consecutive game, it has made 10-or-more 3-pointers.

Denver, 4-12 and 2-12, was led by Paige Bradley's 13 points.

After building the 20-point first-quarter lead, SDSU struggled from the field in the second quarter, making two field goals. Denver rallied to trail 33-21 at halftime.

Ober gave South Dakota State a 15-point lead, 38-23, just over a minute into the third quarter when she scored on a layup. While Denver rallied to cut the lead to six, 43-37, the Jackrabbits closed the quarter on a 13-3 run behind five points by Thompson.

South Dakota State, which closed its home schedule with a 13-2 record, plays at South Dakota at 2 p.m. Saturday in the DakotaDome.