Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Augustana (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 6 p.m.
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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Augustana (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, December 29
Fort Myers, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
South Dakota State University
at
Florida Gulf Coast
Photo by: Jason Salzman
Mid-Major Showdown
12/28/2017 9:33:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| Â GAME 14: South Dakota State [10-3] at Florida Gulf Coast [12-3] |
| Â When | Â Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 | 6:30 p.m. |
|  Where |  Alico Arena | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbits All-Access I Scotty Kwas |
| Â Live Video | Â ESPN3Â |Â John Vittas (play-by-play) and Nicki Collen (analysis) |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacks.com |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Florida Gulf Coast | Summit League |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter I #EarsUp |
The South Dakota State women's basketball team ends 2017 on the road in a mid-major showdown Friday in Fort Myers, Fla., when it plays Florida Gulf Coast at 6:30 p.m.
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The Jackrabbits enter the game ranked second in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll after improving to 10-3 Dec. 20 with a 96-64 win over Wichita State. Macy Miller scored a game-high 22 points to lead four players in double figures in scoring.
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The Eagles are third in the mid-major poll. They won both games in the FGCU Hilton Garden Inn Classic Dec. 20-21 and are 12-3 on the season.
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Friday's game will be the second meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Eagles. FGCU leads the series 1-0.
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Noteworthy
- South Dakota State makes its second trip to the Sunshine State Friday. The Jackrabbits are 2-0 in Florida after upsetting -/No. 23 N.C. State and defeating Charlotte in the Puerto Rico Clasico in Ft. Lauderdale Nov. 24-25.
- While most teams conclude their nonconference season before January 1, the Jacks host Dakota Wesleyan Jan. 16. Both the FGCU and DW games replace games with IUPUI, which left The Summit League prior to the season.
- The Jackrabbits face a Florida Gulf Coast team which defeated two ranked teams. The Eagles have a high-octane offense that leads the NCAA in 3-point shooting and an aggressive defense.
- Both teams have won four of their last five games and seven of their last 10 contests.
- State has held eight of its 13 opponents to 65-or-fewer points, including three to less than 50. Opponents are averaging 63.8 points in the last five games.
- There have been at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits in eight of 13 games. In the last five games, four Jacks are averaging double figures.
- Macy Miller has scored 20-or-more points six times. She averages 17.6 points per game.
Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State was ranked second in the Dec. 26 CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 107 of the last 108 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 Florida Gulf Coast game are:
                 - Madison Guebert, guard
                 - Macy Miller, guard
                 - Myah Selland, forward
                 - Ellie Thompson, forward
- The starting lineup is 9-3 overall this season.
- Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently The Summit League's and SDSU's leading scorer, averaging 17.6 points per game. Madison Guebert (13.9) is the other Jackrabbit averaging double digits in scoring.
- SDSU averages 73.2 points per game and limits foes to 62.6 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 3.4.
- The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.1 treys per game.
- Miller is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 2.7 assists per game.
- The Jacks have a plus-1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- SDSU is shooting 40.6 percent from the field, 32.2 percent from 3-point range and 78.8 percent from the free-throw line.
Florida Gulf Coast
- Florida Gulf Coast has upset wins vs. then-No. 21 DePaul and then-No. 20 Kentucky, but lost to then-No. 6 Ohio State.
- FGCU has a 6-0 record in Alico Arena after hosting the FGCU Hilton Garden Inn Classic Dec. 20-21. It defeated Harvard, 65-56, and SIU Edwardsville, 66-49.
- The Eagles are led offensively by senior Rosemarie Julien. The forward is averaging 13.0 points per game. Sophomore guard Nasrin Ulel and senior guard Taylor Gradinjan are averaging 10.9 and 10.4 points per game, respectively.
- Florida Gulf Coast averages 76.3 points per game and gives up 62.9. It has limited 11 of its 15 opponents to less than 65 points per game.
- Sophomore forward Tytionia Adderly averages a team-leading 8.3 rebounds. The Eagles are being outrebounded by 0.9 caroms a game.
- Senior guard Erica Nelson is dishing 2.6 assists per game while Adderly averages 1.8 steals per outing. Floirdia Gulf Coast ranks 15th in the NCAA in steals per game (9.3).
- Gradinjan is the FGCU's top 3-point threat, sinking 40.4 percent (44-109) of her shots and ranking 12th in the NCAA in 3-pointers made. The Eagles lead the NCAA in 3-pointers (182) and are second with 12.1 treys per game. Two players have 30-or-more 3-pointers.
- Florida Gulf Coast has eight players averaging five-or-more points and 10-or-more minutes per game.
- The Eagles are shooting 42.7 percent from the field, 35.8 percent from 3-point range and 67.0 percent from the free-throw line.
Florida Gulf Coast Series
- Friday's game marks the second meeting between South Dakota State and Florida Gulf Coast.
- The Jackrabbits lost the first meeting 84-59 at the Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Nov. 29, 2013.
- The Eagles shot 50.8 percent from the field, made 12 of 26 3-pointers, forced 26 Jackrabbit turnovers and recorded 15 steals while outrebounding SDSU, 35-27. Megan Waytashek led the Jackrabbits with 13 points. Chynna Stevens, a freshman on that team, scored three points and grabbed a rebound in five minutes of action.
- The Jackrabbits are 5-1 against current Atlantic Sun Conference members. SDSU defeated NJIT in the season opener Nov. 10, 92-48.
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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