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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, February 4
Omaha, Neb.
7:00 PM
South Dakota State University
at
Omaha
Familiar Foe Awaits SDSU in Nebraska
2/3/2016 10:02:00 AM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (17-4, 7-1) vs.
Omaha (11-10, 4-5)
Feb. 6, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston (Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 382-130/16th |
| Omaha: | Brittany Lange (Iowa State '10) is 33-44/3rd |
| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. Omaha: | 36-29 |
| Current Streak: | W, 12 |
| Longest Streak: | W, 12 (2/16/02 to present) |
| Last Five Games: | 5-0 |
| Last Meeting with Omaha: | W, 68-58, Jan. 7, 2016, Frost Arena |
| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | OMavs.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-FM 104.1, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM | |
| Talent: | Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats: | OMavs.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—The South Dakota State women's basketball team starts the second half of Summit League play when it meets a familiar foe in Omaha Thursday at 7 p.m. in Baxter Arena.
- SDSU is second in the latest Summit League standings with records of 17-4 overall and 7-1 in league play. - All-Summit League candidate Ellie Thompson led three Jackrabbits in double digits with a game-high 16 points in a dominating 68-50 win at Oral Roberts Jan. 27. The forward was 7 of 10 from the field with a pair of free throws.
- Omaha is sixth in The Summit League standings with records of 11-10 overall and 4-5 in league games. The Mavericks enter Thursday's game having lost three of their last five games, including a 74-55 loss at Western Illinois Jan. 30.
- Thursday's game marks the 66th meeting between South Dakota State and Omaha. SDSU leads the series 36-29 after winning the first meeting of the season, 68-58, Jan. 7 in Frost Arena.
- The Jacks play in Baxter Arena for the first time Thursday.
Noteworthy
- Of its eight Summit League opponents in the last eight 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), including four on the road, since 2007-08.
- SDSU is 6-1 on the road this season with its lone loss coming at Green Bay, 58-57, Dec. 19.
- South Dakota State is 55-16 (.774) all-time in Summit League road games and has won six of its last seven 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 in its seven games. It is outshooting its opponents 41.7 to 33.5 from the field.
- The duo of Macy Miller (37 of 76, .487) and Ellie Thompson (38 of 66, .576) is shooting a combined .528 (75 of 142) from the floor. Additionally, both are averaging over five rebounds per game.
- The Jackrabbits are 121-23 (.840) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 32 of their last 37, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- SDSU, the reigning Summit League tournament champion, went 12-4 in league play last season, defeating all eight league opponents at least once and sweeping four regular-season series.
- Macy Miller has scored in double digits in 19 of 21 games this season and in 28 of her last 31 games.
- Gabby Boever needs three assists to reach 300 career assists Thursday and Macy Miller needs two for 150.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 380th game Jan. 21, enters Thursday's game with a 382-130 (.746) overall record and a 121-23 (.840) league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 56.8 points per game and outscoring them by 11.2 points. They also dominate second-quarter scoring, 88-59.
- After sinking six 3-pointers Jan. 27, the Jacks have 35 treys in the last five outings and 161 for the season. They are 24th in the NCAA in 3-pointers (161) and 29th in 3-pointers per game (7.7).
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State is No. 8 in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll this week.
- SDSUwas ranked as high as No. 3 Jan. 12.
- Prior to this season, the last time the Jackrabbits were ranked in the top 10 was Dec. 30, 2014.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 75 of the last 76 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 Omaha 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 16.0 points per game. She ranks fifth overall and seventh in Summit League-only games (15.1). She is also the Jacks' second-leading playmaker (2.6 apg).
- Young (10.9) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in overall scoring and leads the team in assists (2.7 apg).
- SDSU averages 69 points per game and gives up 59.9.
- On the boards, junior Clarissa Ober grabs a team-leading 7.7 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 3.7.
- Ober is also the team leader in blocks (40, 2.0 bpg) and ranks second overall (2.0) and first in Summit League-only games (3.3) 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 40.9 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from 3-point range and 72 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at Omaha
- After starting The Summit League season with back-to-back wins, Omaha has lost five of its last seven games. Last week, they won at Fort Wayne (60-58), but lost at Western Illinois (74-55).
- The Mavericks are 8-3 overall and 3-1 in four league games in Baxter Arena.
- Omaha averages 65 points a contest while giving up 62.6.
- UNO has two players averaging double figures in scoring. Junior forward Mikaela Shaw leads The Summit League overall, is second in league games (18.7) and leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.6 per game. She has nine double-doubles, eight 20-plus point games and ranks second in the league in rebounds (8.4). Shaw leads the squad with 3.2 assists per game and is shooting 54 percent from the field, 40.7 percent from 3-point range (11 makes) and 72 percent from the free throw line (72 makes).
- Sophomore guard Remy Davenport averages 10.6 points and is UNO's best 3-point threat, sinking 39.3 percent (48-122) of her treys. She leads the team in 3-point percentage and is third in league-only games (45.6).
- Freshman center Caroline Hogue leads The Summit League in blocks per game (2.7).
Breaking Down the Omaha Series
- Thursday's game is the 66th meeting between SDSU and Omaha. The Jackrabbits lead the series 36-29 after beating the Mavericks, 68-58, in Frost Arena Jan. 7, 2016.
- The series started in 1976-77 with the Mavericks winning 12 of the first 13 games. The Jackrabbits broke into the win column with an 82-75 overtime victory Feb. 1, 1979, and dominated the series late in the Division II era when SDSU and UNO were members of the North Central Conference.
- SDSU won 17 of the 21 meetings between the 1992-93 and 2003-04 seasons. Since then, the Jacks have beaten Omaha 12 times, including the last seven times in Frost Arena.
- In the series, there have been two 100-point games and two overtime games. The Jacks beat the Mavs, 104-62, Jan. 10, 2004, in Frost Arena and 101-66, Jan. 15, 2015, in Frost, but have lost both overtime games in Brookings, 92-85, Jan. 10, 1997, and 82-75, Feb. 2, 1979.
- Macy Miller averages 11 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in three outings vs. Omaha. Clarissa Ober averages 9.3 points and 7.8 rebounds in her three outings against the Mavericks.
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