GAME 9: RV/RV South Dakota State [6-2] vs. Oklahoma [3-4] |
The toughest portion of the South Dakota State women's basketball schedule continues Wednesday when it hosts Oklahoma at 7 p.m. in the friendly confines of Frost Arena.
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SDSU dropped to 6-2 with a 68-64 loss to No. 4/5 Louisville Sunday.
Macy Miller and
Myah Selland each scored 14 points while
Tagyn Larson netted a career-high 13 points in the contest.
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Oklahoma, 3-4, enters the game on a three-game losing streak after losing to Florida, 80-61, Sunday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
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Wednesday's game will be the third meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Sooners. Oklahoma leads the series 2-0.
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Noteworthy
- The Jackrabbits received four votes in Monday's Associated Press poll, one? vote in Tuesday's USA Today's Coaches poll and are second in the CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
- SDSU is also ranked second in Graham Hays' Nov. 29 espnW mid-major poll.
- The last time the Jackrabbits played four home games in a row was in the 2015-16 season when they played four between Feb. 6 and Feb. 18. State went 4-0.
- Macy Miller has scored 20-or-more points three times. She averages 16.4 points per game.
- South Dakota State needs four wins to record 950 wins in the program's 52 years. The Jacks have a 946-413 (.696) all-time record.
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Poll Positions
- South Dakota State received four votes in this week's Associated Press and two in the USA Today Sports Coaches Top 25 polls.
- The last time the Jacks received votes in either poll was Nov. 28, 2016, when they had seven votes in the AP and 26 in the Coaches polls.
- The highest SDSU has ever been ranked is 16th in the AP poll March 9, 2009, and 14th in the Coaches poll March 2, 2009.
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Jackrabbits in Mid-Major Poll
- South Dakota State was ranked second in the Nov. 28 CollegeInsider Mid-Major poll.
- SDSU has been ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll 103 of the last 104 weeks.
- The Jackrabbits, who were picked No. 1 in last year's preseason poll, finished 15th at the end of the 2016-17 season.
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A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Eighteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the Oklahoma game are:
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Alexis Alexander, point guard
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Madison Guebert, guard
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Macy Miller, guard
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Myah Selland, forward
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Ellie Thompson, forward
- The starting lineup is 5-2 overall this season.
- Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently SDSU's and the league's leading scorer, averaging 16.4 points per game. Madison Guebert (14.3) is the other Jackrabbit averaging double digits in scoring.
- SDSU averages 70.4 points per game and limits foes to 61.9 points per outing.
- On the boards, Tagyn Larson is SDSU's leading rebounder, grabbing 6.3 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 2.5 assists per game.
- The Jacks have a plus-1.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- SDSU is shooting 38.2 percent from the field, 31.4 percent from 3-point range and 77.5 percent from the free-throw line.
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Oklahoma
- Under 22nd-year head coach Sheri Coale, Oklahoma enters Wednesday's game on a three-game losing streak and 0-4 in road contests, dating to last season.
- Senior Vionise Pierre-Louis leads OU in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-3 center has sunk 61.5 percent (40-65) of her field goals.
- Point guard Maddie Manning (14.0), guard Shaina Pellington (13.0), guard Gabbi Oritz (12.1), and guard Ana Llanusa (10.4) are the other Sooners averaging double figures.
- The Sooners are scoring at an 80-point clip and giving up 77.9 points an outing.
- On the boards, Oklahoma is outrebounding opponents by 1.9 caroms a game.
- Oklahoma's 3-point threat is Ortiz. She is shooting 39.2 percent (20-51) from beyond the arc.
- Manning is dishing 2.5 assists per game.
- The Sooners are shooting 42.7 percent from the field, 30.3 percent from 3-point range and 71.1 percent from the foul line.
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The Oklahoma Series
- SDSU and Oklahoma meet for the third time Wednesday.
- The Sooners lead the all-time series, 2-0. Last year in Norman, State lost 74-60.
- In the first meeting, the Jackrabbits lost 68-57 to OU in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament in Norman.
- The Jackrabbits are 5-9 against squads from the Big 12 Conference.
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