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Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, February 6
Frost Arena
4:30 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
North Dakota State
Final Homestand Starts Saturday
2/6/2016 12:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State (18-4, 8-1) vs.
North Dakota State (6-17, 1-9)
Feb. 6, 2016
| COACHES | |
| South Dakota State: | Aaron Johnston(Gustavus Adolphus '96) is 383-130/16th |
| North Dakota State: | Maren Walseth (Penn State '02) is 22-44/2nd |
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| TRENDS | |
| Series Record vs. North Dakota State: | 43-39 |
| Current Streak: | W, 2 |
| Longest Streak: | W, 10 (2/26/05 to 2/13/10) |
| Last Five Games: | 4-1 |
| Last Meeting with North Dakota State: | W, 81-63, Jan. 3, 2016, Fargo, N.D. |
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| BROADCAST INFORMATION | |
| Live Video: | GoJacks.com |
| Radio: | WNAX-FM 104.1, KJJQ 910 AM, KORN 1490 AM, |
| Â | KSDR 1480 AM, KJOE 106.1 FM |
| Talent: | Brad Peterson |
| Live Stats: | GoJacksLive.com |
| Twitter: | @GoJacksWBB |
BROOKINGS, S.D.—Feb. 67, 2016—With just four home games left, the South Dakota State women's basketball team is atop The Summit League standings and opens a doubleheader with the Jackrabbit men's basketball team by hosting longtime rival North Dakota State Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
- The Jackrabbits, 18-4 overall and 8-1 in league play, are tied with South Dakota in the latest The Summit League standings. They have a four-game winning streak, won their last two home games and 9 of their last 10 games overall, dating to a 58-45 win at Bowling Green Dec. 21.
- Saturday's game will be televised live regionally on Midco Sports Net (626 HD channel, standard channel 26) and on ESPN3 (http://es.pn/1PtCCWn). Tom Nieman will call the play-by-play and Brad Newitt will provide the color commentary.
- All-Summit League candidate Macy Miller and sophomore Alexis Alexander each scored 11 points in a dominating 65-47 win at Omaha Thursday.Â
- North Dakota State is tied for eighth in The Summit League standings with records of 6-17 overall and 1-9 in league games. The Bison enter Saturday's game having lost 9 of their last 10 games, including a 59-58 loss at Oral Roberts Thursday.
- Saturday's game marks the 83rd meeting between South Dakota State and North Dakota State. SDSU leads the series 43-39 after winning the first meeting of the season, 81-63, Jan. 3 in Fargo, N.D.
Noteworthy
- The 2015-16 Jackrabbits are getting close to securing the program's 900th win in the last 50 years. With a win Saturday, SDSU could post the 900th win as soon as Thursday vs. Oral Roberts.
- 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 9-2 at home this season with its losses coming at the hands of No. 3 Notre Dame Nov. 21 and South Dakota Jan. 17.
- South Dakota State is averaging 73.9 points per game in Frost and limiting opponents to 68.5 points per game for a plus-5.4 scoring average.
- After having the highest single-game attendance Nov. 21, SDSU averages 2,341 fans in Frost Arena. All 11 home games have drawn at least 1,500-plus fans.
- SDSU is 65-7 (.902) all-time at home in Summit League contests. It is 144-20 (.878) in Frost Arena since 2004-05 with two undefeated seasons—2008-09, 14-0, and 2013-14, 18-0.
- The Jackrabbits are 122-23 (.841) overall in Summit League games since joining the league in 2007-08. The Jacks have won 33 of their last 38, dating to a 63-57 win over IUPUI Jan. 9, 2014.
- After sweeping the Omaha series Thursday, the Jackrabbits look to sweep North Dakota State for the fourth time in five years. The last series sweep was in 2013-14.
- Macy Miller has scored in double digits in 20 of 22 games this season and in 29 of her last 32 games.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 380th game Jan. 21, enters Saturday's game with a 383-130 (.746) overall record and a 122-23 (.841) league mark.
- In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are limiting opponents to 57.8 points per game and outscoring them by 11 points. They also dominate second-quarter scoring, 96-61.
- After sinking eight 3-pointers Thursday, the Jacks have 37 treys in the last five outings and 169 for the season. They are 22nd in the NCAA in 3-pointers (169) and 26th 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.
- SDSU was ranked as high as No. 3 Jan. 12.
- 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 North Dakota State 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 15.8 points per game. She ranks sixth overall and ninth in Summit League-only games (14.7). She is also the Jacks' second-leading playmaker (2.5 apg).
- Young (10.8) is the other Jack averaging in double digits in overall scoring and leads the team in assists (2.7 apg).
- SDSU averages 68.8 points per game and gives up 59.3.
- On the boards, junior Clarissa Ober grabs a team-leading 7.8 caroms an outing and SDSU is outrebounding opponents by 4.1.
- Ober is also the team leader in blocks (40, 2.0 bpg) and ranks second overall and in Summit League-only games (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 40.5 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from 3-point range and 71.9 percent from the free-throw line.
A Look at North Dakota State
- North Dakota State secured its only Summit League win by beating Fort Wayne Jan. 23 and snapping a seven-game losing streak that included a double-overtime loss to South Dakota Jan. 14. NDSU lost at Oral Roberts, 59-58, Thursday.
- The Bison are 1-9 overall and 0-5 in league road games.
- North Dakota State averages 65 points a contest while giving up 72.3.
- The Bison have two players averaging double figures in scoring. Senior forward Marena Whittle is the lone student-athlete in The Summit League to average a double-double with 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Taylor Thunstedt averages 16.6 points. She is NDSU's best 3-point threat, sinking 39.9 percent (65-163) of her treys.
Breaking Down the NDSU Series
- Saturday's game is the 83rd meeting between SDSU and NDSU and the Jacks lead the series, 43-39.
- South Dakota State won the first game of the season. It used a 15-0 run with just over four minutes to play to secure an 81-63 win in Fargo Jan. 5. Macy Miller had a game-high 29 points while Taylor Thunstedt had 28 points, including six 3-pointers, for the Bison.
- Miller averages 19.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in three games vs. North Dakota State. Kerri Young averages 12 points in five games. The junior tallied 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 shooting from the charity stripe in her first game vs. the Bison, Jan. 25, 2014, in Fargo.
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