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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Vermillion, S.D.
2:00 PM
South Dakota State University
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South Dakota
First Place on the Line Saturday
2/19/2016 5:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (22-4, 12-1) vs.
South Dakota (21-5, 12-1)
Feb. 20, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 387-130/16th |
| South Dakota: | Amy Williams (Nebraska '98) is 85-43/4th |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. South Dakota: | 53-25 |
| Current Streak: | L, 1 |
| Longest Streak: | W, 25 |
| Last Five Games: | 2-3 |
| Last Meeting with South Dakota: | L, 63-58, Jan. 17, 2016, Frost Arena |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | GoYotes.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-FM 104.1, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | Scotty Kwas |
| Live Stats: | GoYotes.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—With a potential Summit League regular-season title, win streaks, state bragging rights and a Showdown Series point on the line, the South Dakota State women's basketball team travels south Saturday to meet in-state rival South Dakota. Tipoff for the South Dakota Showdown Series game, presented by South Dakota Corn, is at 2 p.m. in the DakotaDome.
- Saturday's game will be SDSU's 29th and final game in the DakotaDome, as South Dakota opens a new arena next season.
- Saturday's game will be televised live regionally on Midco Sports Net (626 HD channel, standard channel 26) and on ESPN3 (http://es.pn/1PYMHee). Jay Elsen will call the play-by-play, Greg Stemen will provide the color commentary and Carla Metts will be reporting from the sidelines.
- The Jackrabbits, 22-4 overall and 12-1 in league play, are tied atop The Summit League standings with South Dakota.
- The Jackrabbits, who have won their last eight games, have the 23rd-longest win streak in the NCAA and the 13th-longest road win streak with six wins.
- SDSU has won its last six road games and 13 of its last 14 games overall, dating to a 58-45 win at Bowling Green Dec. 21.
- All-Summit League candidate Kerri Young led four Jackrabbits in double-figure scoring with 15 points, 5 rebound and 2 assists in the 80-52 win over Denver Thursday.
- South Dakota, 21-5 overall and 12-1 in league play, enters the game with an 11-game win streak, has won 15 of its last 16 outings overall and won its last eight home games. It has the NCAA's 11th-longest win streak and 29th-longest home win streak.
- In their last outing, the Coyotes defeated Western Illinois, 86-50, Thursday.
- Saturday's game marks the 79th meeting between South Dakota State and South Dakota. SDSU leads the series 53-25 after dropping the first game, 63-58, in Frost Arena Jan. 17. Last year, the teams split the regular-season games and the Jackrabbits won the championship game at The Summit League Tournament.
- Despite South Dakota State (22nd, 7.8) and South Dakota (16th, 8.0) ranking in the top 25 in 3-point field goals made, the January game saw both squads make just five treys each.
Noteworthy
- Of its eight Summit League opponents in the last eight-plus years, SDSU has two losses to South Dakota and one each to Denver, Fort Wayne and Western Illinois. The most losses have been to Oral Roberts (6).
- SDSU is 7-1 on the road this season with its lone loss coming at Green Bay, 58-57, Dec. 19.
- South Dakota State is 56-16 (.777) all-time in Summit League road games and has won seven of its last eight road contests. Last year, it went 4-4 in league road contests.
- South Dakota State has flourished on the road, posting a +15.1 average scoring margin (64.9-49.4) in its eight games. It is outshooting its opponents 40.5 to 33.0 from the field.
- The duo of Macy Miller (42 of 87, .483) and Ellie Thompson (40 of 73, .548) is shooting a combined .512 (82 of 160) from the floor in road games. Additionally, both are averaging over five rebounds per game.
- Macy Miller has scored in double digits in 24 of 26 games this season and in 33 of her last 36 games.
- Forwards Ellie Thompson and Clarissa Ober are shooting 63.6 percent (35-55) from the field in the last four games.
- The Jackrabbits are 217-75 (.743) in all games since joining The Summit League in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 37 of their last 42, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 385th game Feb. 11, enters Saturday's game with a 387-130 (.748) overall record and a 126-23 (.845) league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 51.6 points per game and outscoring them by 24 points. They also dominate first-quarter scoring, 105-46.
- After sinking 10 3-pointers vs. Denver, the Jacks have 43 treys in the last five outings and 204 for the season. They are 22nd in the NCAA in 3-pointers made and 27th in 3-pointers per game (7.8).
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State remains No. 5 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll this week.
- SDSU was ranked as high as No. 3 Jan. 12.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 77 of the last 78 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 South Dakota game are:
           - Macy Miller, point guardÂ
           - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Kerri Young, guard
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
           - Clarissa Ober, center
- Miller is SDSU's leading scorer at 15.7 points per game. She ranks sixth overall and 11th in Summit League-only games (14.8). She is also the Jacks' leading playmaker (2.8 apg).
- Young (11.0) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in overall scoring and is second in assists (2.5 apg).
- SDSU averages 70.2 points per game and gives up 58.3.
- On the boards, junior Clarissa Ober grabs a team-leading 8.3 caroms per outing, ranking second overall and fourth in league games (8.5). SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 5.2.
- Ober is also the team leader in blocks (52, 2.1 bpg) and ranks second overall and leads The Summit League (32, 2.9) in blocks per game.
- Three Jackrabbits are dishing two-or-more assists a game and the team has a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- The Jackrabbits are shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from 3-point range and 71.7 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at South Dakota
- South Dakota is tied for first in the latest Summit League standings with records of 21-5 and 12-1.
- The Coyotes have won their last 11 games and 15 of 16 outings. They have the NCAA's 11th-longest win streak and 29th-longest home win streak.
- Thursday, USD defeated Western Illinois, 86-50.
- The Yotes average 79.5 points a contest while giving up 64.7.
- South Dakota has two players averaging double figures in scoring. Senior guard Nicole Seekamp leads the team (16.3) and is second in Summit League-only games (17.7). She is the Coyotes' top playmaker, dishing 6.3 assists per game. Seekamp also averages 2.6 steals per outing.
- Senior guard Tia Hemiller averages 10.8 points and is USD's top rebounder, grabbing 5.3 per game.
Breaking Down the South Dakota Series
- Saturday's game marks the 79th meeting between South Dakota State and South Dakota, dating to a 35-26 Jackrabbits' victory Feb. 4, 1967, in Vermillion. It was the second game in SDSU's first season as a varsity program.
- Overall, the Jackrabbits hold a 53-25 series advantage, winning 38 of the last 42 meetings, and a road record of 23-11.
- SDSU won the first 14 games in the series before the Coyotes won 18 of 23 matchups between the 1977-78 and 1990-91 seasons. The Jackrabbits followed with 25 consecutive victories to start their recent run of success.
- The Jackrabbits won six meetings in a row, starting with an 87-63 victory in the championship game of the 2003 NCAA?Division II North Central Regional at Frost Arena. However, that streak came to an end in 2012 as the two squads split the series in their first year together as members of The Summit League.
- Last year, each team won on its respective home court and the Jackrabbits captured their sixth The Summit League Tournament championship with a dominating 72-57 win Mar. 10 in the title game.
- In the first meeting this year, USD's Nicole Seekamp led the Coyotes on a 7-0 run in the game's final 54 seconds to defeat the Jackrabbits, 63-58, Jan. 17 in Frost Arena.
- In eight of the last 13 games, SDSU has limited USD to 60-or-fewer points, including a low of 48 points Feb. 15, 2010, in Frost Arena.
- Macy Miller averages 20 points while shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 83.3 percent (20 of 22) from the free-throw line in her three games vs. South Dakota.
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