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2 p.m. MT / 3 p.m. CT
Women's Basketball
at Northern Arizona
South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 3
Brookings, S.D.
7 p.m.
South Dakota State University
vs
Omaha
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Women's Basketball Opens Summit League Play
1/2/2018 4:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| Â GAME 15: South Dakota State [10-4, 0-0] vs. Omaha [8-4, 0-1] |
| Â When | Â Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 | 7 p.m. |
|  Where |  Frost Arena | Brookings, S.D. |
| Â Radio | Â Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 104.1 FMÂ I Jackrabbits All-Access I Scotty Kwas |
| Â Live Television | Â Midco Sports Network 2Â |Â Tom Nieman (play by play), Brad Newitt (analyst) & Carla Metts (sideline) |
| Â Live Video | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Audio | Â Jackrabbits All-Access |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacks.com |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Omaha | Summit League |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter I #EarsUp |
The seven-time Summit League Tournament champion South Dakota State women's basketball team begins its 11th season of league play Wednesday when it hosts Omaha in the friendly confines of Frost Arena at 7 p.m.
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SDSU lost its final game of 2017, 87-78, at Florida Gulf Coast Dec. 29. Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller led three in double digits in scoring with a game-high 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field.
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Omaha finished its nonconference schedule 8-4, but lost to Oral Roberts, 82-53, Dec. 30 in its league opener.
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Wednesday's game will be the 70th meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Mavericks. SDSU leads the series 39-30.
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Noteworthy
- South Dakota State has a 14-game home winning streak against Summit League opponents. It's last home loss was Jan. 17, 2016, to South Dakota.
- SDSU is 473-117 (.801) all-time in home games, including 77-7 (.916) in home Summit League games.
- The Jackrabbits are 243-84 (.743) in all-time games since joining The Summit League in 2007-08.
- The Jackrabbits are 8-2 in Summit League openers and have won their last six.
- SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston, who won his 425th game Dec. 20th, enters Wednesday's game with a 425-146 (.744) overall record and a 139-29 (.827) league mark.
- The Jackrabbits have won three of their last five games and seven of their last 10 contests.
- State has held eight of its 14 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 nine of 13 games. In the last five games, three Jacks are averaging double figures, led by Macy Miller's 21.0 ppg.
- Miller has scored 20-or-more points seven times. She averages 18.1 points per game.
A Quick Glance at South Dakota State
- Eighteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the Omaha game are:
           - Madison Guebert, guard
           - Macy Miller, guard
           - Myah Selland, forward
           - Ellie Thompson, forward
- The starting lineup is 9-4 overall this season.
- Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently The Summit League's and SDSU's leading scorer, averaging 18.1 points per game. Madison Guebert (14.5) and Myah Selland (10.2) are the other Jackrabbits averaging double digits in scoring.
- SDSU averages 73.6 points per game and limits foes to 64.4 points per outing.
- On the boards, Tagyn Larson is SDSU's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.5 caroms an outing. The Jackrabbits are outrebounding opponents by 2.6.
- The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.4 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 41.5 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from 3-point range and 79.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Omaha
- Omaha finished the nonconference 8-4 and opened The Summit League with an 82-53 loss at home Dec. 30.
- UNO is 3-3 on the road, winning its last road game at CSUN Dec. 20.
- The Mavericks are led offensively by junior transfer Jess Walter. The guard is averaging 13.3 points per game. Junior guard Amber Vidal (11.5) and junior guard Ellie Brecht (10.8) are also averaging double digits in scoring.
- Omaha averages 66.2 points per game and gives up 66.8.
- Junior forward Courtney Vaccher averages a team-leading 6.1 rebounds. The Mavs are being outrebounding opponents by 1.2 caroms a game.
- Vidal is dishing 4.2 assists per game.
- Brecht is the UNO's top 3-point threat, sinking 36.8 percent (35-95) of her shots.
- Omaha has six players averaging five-or-more points and seven 10-or-more minutes per game.
- The Mavericks are shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from 3-point range and 70.7 percent from the free-throw line.
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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