Defense Rules the Day

Saturday, January 21

Brookings, S.D.

2 p.m.

South Dakota State University

16-4, 7-1

Western Illinois

15-5, 5-2

Western Illinois

South Dakota State

Photo by: Mike Rasay, ISI Group

1/21/2017 4:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Madison Guebert, Ellie Thompson and Kerri Young combined for 52 points to lead the South Dakota State University women's basketball team to a 73-58 win over Western Illinois Saturday in The Summit League action in front of 2,305 fans at Frost Arena.

The Jackrabbits improved to 16-4 overall and 7-1 in league play. Western Illinois is now 15-5 and 5-2.

Guebert, a sophomore guard, and Young, a senior guard, each scored 18 points. Thompson, a junior forward, added 16 points. Senior forward Clarissa Ober recorded 10 rebounds. Thompson and Ober each blocked two shots.

Young scored 10 of her points in the first quarter as the Jackrabbits opened a 22-8 lead. Western Illinois took a 5-4 lead after Morgan Blumer made the second of two free throws with 6:57 to play in the first quarter. State then went on an 18-0 run as Young scored 10-straight points.

South Dakota State led 35-26 at halftime.

Guebert took over the Jackrabbits' scoring in the third quarter, recording 12 points as State extended its lead to 13, 53-40.

Thompson scored six points in the fourth quarter, her final points coming on a layup with 21 seconds remaining to give South Dakota State a 73-56 lead. Western Illinois made two free throws for the final score.

Western Illinois was led by Emily Clemens' 15 points while Morgan Blumer added 12 points.

Notes

Kerri Young moved into 26^th in career scoring today with 1,185 points, passing Lisa Kurtenbach's 1,174 career points.
Ellie Thompson scored her 800^th career point this afternoon and now has 804.
Madison Guebert sank four 3-pointers, making her nine short of moving onto the SDSU career 3-point field goals top 10 list.
SDSU is now 73-7 (.912) in home Summit League games, including 42-2 (.954) in the last five seasons.
The Jackrabbits extended their win streak to 19 games over Western Illinois and are now 9-0 vs. the Fighting Leathernecks in Frost Arena.
South Dakota State is 7-1 halfway through The Summit League season for the second-straight season.

Up Next
South Dakota State travels south to take on Omaha Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.

For more information on the South Dakota State women's basketball team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksWBB) or like South Dakota State women's basketball on Facebook.

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