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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Augustana (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, February 25
Indianapolis, Ind.
6:00 PM
South Dakota State University
at
IUPUI
Final Summit League Road Trip
2/24/2016 11:22:00 AM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (22-5, 12-2) vs.
IUPUI (19-8, 10-4)
Feb. 25, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 387-131/16th |
| IUPUI: | Austin Parkinson (Purdue '04) is 94-89/5th |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. IUPUI: | 15-4 |
| Current Streak: | W, 2 (2/28/15 to present) |
| Longest Streak: | W, 12 |
| Last Five Games: | 3-2 |
| Last Meeting with IUPUI: | W, 68-66 2ot, Jan. 21, 2016, Frost Arena |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | iupuijags.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-FM 104.1, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats: | iupuijags.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—With just two games left in the regular season, the South Dakota State women's basketball team travels to Indianapolis Thursday for a 6 p.m. game at IUPUI.
- The Jackrabbits, 22-5 overall and 12-2 in league play, are in second in latest The Summit League standings.
- SDSU has won six of its last seven road games, is 7-2 on the road this year, but needs to snap a three-game losing streak at IUPUI.
- All-Summit League candidate Ellie Thompson led four Jackrabbits in double-figure scoring with a game-high 21 points and 5 rebounds in an 80-75 loss at South Dakota Feb. 20.
- IUPUI, 19-8 overall and 10-4 in league play, enters the game third in The Summit League standings, has a five-game home win streak, and has won 6 of its last 10 outings.
- In their last game, the Jaguars defeated in-state rival Fort Wayne, 63-52, Feb. 21.
- Thursday's game marks the 20th meeting between South Dakota State and IUPUI. SDSU leads the series 15-4 after winning in double overtime, 68-66, in Frost Arena Jan. 21. Last year, the teams split the regular-season games.
Noteworthy
- Of its eight Summit League opponents in the last eight-plus years, SDSU has four losses to IUPUI, three to South Dakota, two to North Dakota State and one each to Denver, Fort Wayne and Western Illinois. The most losses have been to Oral Roberts (6).
- SDSU is 7-2 on the road this season with its losses coming at Green Bay, 58-57, Dec. 19, and at South Dakota, 80-75, Feb. 20.
- South Dakota State is 56-17 (.776) all-time in Summit League road games and has won seven of its last nine road contests. Last year, it went 4-4 in league road contests.
- South Dakota State has flourished on the road, posting a +13.2 average scoring margin (66.0-52.8) in its nine games. It is outshooting its opponents 40.6 to 35.1 from the field.
- The duo of Macy Miller (46 of 102, .451) and Ellie Thompson (48 of 85, .565) is shooting a combined .502 (94 of 187) from the floor in road games. Additionally, both are averaging over five rebounds per game.
- Macy Miller has scored in double digits in 25 of 27 games this season and in 34 of her last 37 games.
- Forwards Ellie Thompson and Clarissa Ober are shooting 63 percent (46-73) from the field in the last five games.
- The Jackrabbits are 217-76 (.740) in all games since joining The Summit League in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 37 of their last 43, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 385th game Feb. 11, enters Thursday's game with a 387-131 (.747) overall record and a 126-24 (.840) league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 58.2 points per game and outscoring them by 19.4 points. They also dominate first-quarter scoring, 100-51.
- After sinking eight 3-pointers Feb. 20, the Jacks have 43 treys in the last five outings and 212 for the season. They are 18th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made and 21st in 3-pointers per game (7.9).
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State dropped to No. 8 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 78 of the last 79 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 IUPUI game are:
           - Macy Miller, point guard Â
           - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Kerri Young, guard
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
           - Clarissa Ober, center
- Miller is SDSU's leading scorer at 15.5 points per game. She ranks sixth overall and ninth in Summit League-only games (14.5). She is also the Jacks' leading playmaker (2.9 apg).
- Young (11.0) and Ellie Thompson (10.1) are the other Jacks averaging in double digits in overall scoring. Young is second in assists (2.5 apg) and Thompson second in rebounds (6.3).
- SDSU averages 70.4 points per game and gives up 59.1.
- On the boards, Clarissa Ober grabs a team-leading 8.2 caroms per outing, ranking second overall and fifth in league games (8.3). SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 4.8.
- Ober is also the team leader in blocks (52, 2.1 bpg) and ranks second overall and leads The Summit League (32, 2.7) 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, 34.3 percent from 3-point range and 71.9 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at IUPUI
- IUPUI is third in the latest Summit League standings after defeating in-state rival Fort Wayne, 63-52, Feb. 21.
- The Jaguars are 19-8 overall and 10-4 in league play. At home, they are 10-2 overall and 5-1 in Summit League action. The Jags have a five-game home winning streak, dating to a 75-59 victory over Omaha Jan. 13.
- IUPUI is averaging 68.9 points a contest while giving up 59.4.
- The Jaguars have three players averaging double figures in scoring. Sophomore guard Danielle Lawrence is averaging 13.5 points per game and a team-best 1.3 steals.
- Senior forward Mikale Rogers is second in scoring (12.9) and leads the Jags in rebounds per game (7.1) and blocks (1.6).
- Senior guard Akilah Sims is averaging 11 points per game and shooting 50 percent from the field.
- Sophomore guard Martha Burse dishes out a team-leading 2.0 assists and freshman guard Sydney Hall is IUPUI's top 3-point threat, sinking 31.
Breaking Down the IUPUI Series
- Thursday's game will be the 20th meeting between SDSU and IUPUI. The Jacks lead the series 15-4 and has won 7 of the last 11 meetings, but has lost their last three games on the road.
- In the first meeting Jan. 21, Madison Guebert sank a 10-foot jump shot with 4.6 seconds remaining to lift South Dakota State to a 68-66 double-overtime win.
- SDSU won the first 12 games in the series before the Jaguars snapped the win streak in 2013.
- Ellie Thompson averages 12 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 65.7 percent from the field in three games vs. the Jags. In her three games, Miller is averaging 8.7 points per game and 4.3 rebounds. Gabby Boever tallies 8.1 points per game and is shooting 54.8 percent from the floor in eight games.
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