Thompson Leads Women’s Basketball

Saturday, February 18

Fort Wayne, Ind.

3 p.m.

South Dakota State University

20-7, 11-4SL

Fort Wayne

5-22, 2-12SL

South Dakota State

Fort Wayne

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

2/18/2017 5:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Junior Ellie Thompson led three players in double figures in scoring as the South Dakota State women's basketball team defeated Fort Wayne 76-59 Saturday afternoon in front of 633 fans at the Hillard Gates Sports Center in The Summit League action.

With the win, State improves to 20-7 overall and 11-4 in The Summit League. The 20–win season is SDSU's sixth consecutive and 20^th overall.

Thompson scored a game-high 20 points for her fourth 20-plus point game this season. Sophomore Madison Guebert registered 15 points and 4 assists. Senior Clarissa Ober added 11 points, 3 assists and 2 blocks to go with game-high totals of 7 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Jackrabbits shot 54.2 percent from the field, including 63.6 percent (7 of 11) from 3-point range. The 3-point percentage was the highest since setting the school record of 65.2 (15 of 23) vs. Minnesota State-Mankato, March 2, 2004.

Selena Lozada and Peyton Fallis led Fort Wayne, 5-22, 2-12, with 12 points each.

Ober scored seven points in a 15-4 run to put the Jackrabbits up 18-8 with 2:42 remaining in the first quarter. Fort Wayne scored the final four points to pull within six, 18-12.

The Jackrabbits built a 14-point lead midway through the second quarter, but Fort Wayne used an 11-2 run to cut the lead to five points, 32-27, with 2:03 to play in the half. The Mastodons sank three 3-pointers in the run. Guebert scored South Dakota State's final five points before Atkins hit a 3-pointer with a second left. The Jacks led 37-30 at halftime.

A 3-pointer by Kerri Young with 8:11 left in the third quarter started a 12-2 run, which included five points from Guebert and finished with an Alexander layup for a 53-35 lead. Young scored four points later in the quarter for a 64-43 lead.

SDSU had its largest lead of the game, 69-45, when Ober sank a pair of free throws with 6:15 to play.

Notes

Kerri Young moved into 20^th in career scoring and now has 1,288 career points.
Clarissa Ober grabbed her 700^th career rebound. She now has 706 and ranks 10th in career rebounds.
Madison Guebert sank three 3-pointers to move into third in single-season 3-point field goals (83).
Guebert also moved into 10^th in single-season scoring for sophomores (412).
Thompson surpassed the 900-point mark for her career. She now has scored 913 career points.

Up Next
South Dakota State returns to Frost Arena Thursday for a 7 p.m. game vs. Denver. The game is the final regular-season game of the season and Senior Night.

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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