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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Augustana (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, December 20
Brookings, S.D.
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Wichita State
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Final Home Game in 2017
12/19/2017 2:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Â GAME 13: South Dakota State [9-3] vs. Wichita State [5-8] |
| Â When | Â Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 | 7 p.m. |
|  Where |  Frost Arena | Brookings, S.D. |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbits All-Access I Brad Peterson |
| Â Live Video | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Wichita State | Summit League |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter I #EarsUp |
South Dakota State plays its final home game of 2017 Wednesday when it hosts Wichita State at 7 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
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The Jackrabbits improved to 9-3 with an 85-78 win at Drake Sunday. Macy Miller scored a game-high 20 points to lead five players in double figures in scoring.
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Wichita State, 5-8, won two games at its Shocker Winter Classic last week, defeating Chicago State and Alcorn State.
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Wednesday's game will be the second meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Shockers. SDSU leads the series 1-0.
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Promotions
- Gold Medal + Universal Cheer will be preforming at halftime of Wednesday's game.
Noteworthy
- SDSU was also ranked second in Graham Hays' Dec. 13 espnW mid-major poll.
- State has held seven of its 12 opponents to 65-or-fewer points, including three to less than 50. Opponents are averaging 64.6 points in the last five games.
- A win over Wichita State will be SDSU's 10th win of the season in 13 games. The 2008-09 Jackrabbits team won 10 games in 11 outings and the 2016-17 and 2015-16 teams also won 10 games in 13 contests.
- There have been at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits in six of 12 games.
- Macy Miller has scored 20-or-more points five times. She averages 17.3 points per game.
- South Dakota State needs a win to record 950 wins in the program's 52 years. The Jacks have a 949-413 (.696) all-time record.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State was ranked second in the Dec. 12 CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 105 of the last 106 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits, who were picked No. 1 in last year's preseason poll, finished 15th at the end of the 2016-17 season.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Eighteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the Wichita State game are:
           - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Macy Miller, guard
           - Myah Selland, forward
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
- The starting lineup is 8-3 overall this season.
- Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently SDSU's leading scorer and is second in The Summit League, averaging 17.3 points per game. Madison Guebert (13.5) is the other Jackrabbit averaging double digits in scoring.
- SDSU averages 71.3 points per game and limits foes to 62.5 points per outing.
- On the boards, Tagyn Larson is SDSU's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.8 caroms an outing. The Jackrabbits are outrebounding opponents by 3.9.
- The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 1.9 treys per game.
- Selland is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 2.8 assists per game.
- The Jacks have a plus-1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- SDSU is shooting 38.6 percent from the field, 30.8 percent from 3-point range and 78.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Wichita State
- Wichita State has won its last three games, including a pair last weekend, but it's 0-5 on the road.
- WSU is led offensively by senior Rangie Bessard. The forward is averaging 17.8 points per game. Wichita State averages 66.9 points per game.
- Bessard also averages a team-leading 7.5 rebounds. The Shockers are outrebounding opponents by 3.2 caroms a game.
- Senior guard Diamond Lockhart is dishing 2.9 assists per game.
- Senior guard Jeliah Preston is the Shockers' top 3-point threat, sinking 31.0 percent (13-42) of her shots.
- Wichita State has six players averaging five-or-more points and 11 averaging 10-or-more minutes per game.
- The Shockers are shooting 43.7 percent from the field, 27.3 percent from 3-point range and 74.9 percent from the free-throw line.
Wichita State Series
- Wednesday's game marks the second meeting between South Dakota State and Wichita State.
- The Jackrabbits won the first meeting 78-58 in Wichita Dec. 21, 2016. Ellie Thompson tied a career high with 23 points. She was 10 of 13 from the field and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds.
- SDSU faced first-year Wichita State head coach Keitha Adams once before when it lost to UTEP in the WNIT Final Four April 2, 2014. Adams was the head coach at UTEP for 16 years.
- The Jackrabbits are 1-2 against American Athletic Conference members.
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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