Regular Season Ends on the Road

GAME 29: South Dakota State [22-6, 11-2] at Fort Wayne [4-22, 1-12]

When	Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 \| 2 p.m.
Where	Gates Sports Center \| Fort Wayne, Ind.
Radio	Jackrabbit Sports Network I WNAX 570 AM I Jackrabbits All-Access I Scotty Kwas
Live Video	GoJacks.com
Live Audio	Jackrabbits All-Access
Live Stats	GoJacks.com
Game Notes	South Dakota State \| Fort Wayne \| Summit League
Social Media	Twitter I #EarsUp

The South Dakota State women's basketball team closes its regular-season schedule Saturday at Fort Wayne. Tipoff is at 2 p.m.

The Jackrabbits are 22-6 overall and 11-2 in Summit League games.

SDSU had its six-game win streak snapped Wednesday with an 80-75 loss at South Dakota. Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller scored a game-high 23 points to lead three Jacks in double digits in scoring.

Fort Wayne is 4-22 overall and 1-12 in The Summit League after losing to North Dakota State, 66-52, Feb. 15. Senior KeShyra McCarver scored a team-high 15 points in the loss.

SDSU has won 16 of the last 21 games against league members, dating to last season.

Saturday's game will be the 32nd meeting between the Jackrabbits and the Mastodons. SDSU leads the series 30-1. South Dakota won the season's first meeting, 105-49, Jan. 27, in Frost Arena.

Noteworthy

South Dakota State leads the league in scoring offense (78.5) while Fort Wayne is last (57.0). The Mastodons limit opponents to a league-leading 74.9 points while the Jacks allow just 62.6 ppg.
In the last five games, the Jackrabbits are averaging 87.8 points per game and giving up just 61.4 an outing.
South Dakota State is 8-4 on the road. It is also 65-23 (.738) all-time in Summit League road games. SDSU has won 16 of its last 24 league road contests.
The Jackrabbits' rankings in the NCAA are:

            - 6th in free-throw percentage (77.7);
            - 15th in 3-point field goals made (248);
            - 19th in scoring margin (15.9); and
            - 20th in 3-pointers per game (8.9).

Junior Madison Guebert is fifth in free-throw percentage (92.0).
South Dakota State was ranked sixth in Graham Hays' Feb. 21 espnW mid-major poll. It was ranked No. 1 in the Nov. 15 poll and second in the Nov. 29, Dec. 13, Jan. 9 and Jan. 24 polls and seventh Feb. 7.
State has held 17 of its 28 opponents to 65 or fewer points, including six to less than 50.
There have been at least three Jackrabbits scoring in double digits in 20 of 28 games. In the last five games, three Jacks are averaging double figures, led by Macy Miller's 17.6 ppg.
Miller has scored 20 or more points 13 times. She averages a team-leading 18.2 points per game.
Already The Summit League's all-time wins leader, head coach Aaron Johnston enters Saturday's game two games shy of fourth in career Summit League games coached.

A Quick Glance at South Dakota State

Eighteenth-year head coach Aaron Johnston's probable starters for the Fort Wayne game are:

            - Alexis Alexander, point guard
            - Madison Guebert, guard
            - Macy Miller, guard
            - Tagyn Larson, forward
            - Ellie Thompson, forward

The starting lineup is 9-2 overall this season.
Summit League Player of the Year candidate Macy Miller is currently SDSU's and The Summit League's leading scorer (18.2). She is second in league-only scoring (17.9). Madison Guebert averages 15.3 points per game and ranks third in league scoring (16.7).
SDSU averages 78.5 points per game and limits foes to 62.6 points per outing.
On the boards, Tagyn Larson is SDSU's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.9 caroms an outing. The Jackrabbits are outrebounding opponents by 7.5.
The Jackrabbits' top 3-point threat is Guebert, who is sinking 2.6 treys per game.
Miller is the Jacks' top playmaker, dishing 3.1 assists per game.
The Jacks have a plus-1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio and 1.0 turnover margin.
SDSU is shooting 45.4 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from 3-point range and 77.7 percent from the free-throw line.

Glance at Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne enters Saturday's game looking to snap a nine-game losing streak. The Mastodons are 4-22 overall and 1-12 in league play.
The 'Dons are 4-9 at home and the last home win was Jan. 9 over Omaha, 76-65.
FW is led offensively by junior De'Jour Young. The guard is averaging 11.2 points per game.
The Mastodons average 57.0 points per game and give up 74.9.
Young averages a team-leading 6.1 rebounds. The 'Dons are being outrebounded by 2.2 caroms a game.
Sophomore guard Anna Lappenkuper is dishing 2.1 assists per game and three Mastodons have 30 or more assists.
Freshman guard Kierstyn Repp is FW's top 3-point threat, sinking 34.3 percent (48-169) of her shots.
The 'Dons are shooting 37.4 percent from the field, 30.6 percent from 3-point range and 75.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Breaking Down the Fort Wayne Series

Saturday's game marks the 32nd meeting between SDSU and Fort Wayne.
Jacks, who lead the series 30-1, won the first 12 games of the series and currently have an 18- 18-game winning streak.
In the first game this season, SDSU won 105-49, Jan. 27, in Frost Arena. Ellie Thompson scored a career-high tying and game-high 23 points to lead four Jackrabbits in double figures in scoring.
The Mastodons' lone win in the series was a 70-67 overtime victory Jan. 22, 2011, at Frost Arena.
SDSU holds the series lead in Summit League regular-season games, 25-1; is 5-0 in The Summit League Championship, and 13-0 on the road vs. the 'Dons.
FW has never scored more than 74 points in a game in the series.
The Jacks are 1-1 in overtime games in the series. They beat the 'Dons 74-72 Feb. 4, 2008, and lost 70-67 Jan. 22, 2011.
In eight games against Fort Wayne, Ellie Thompson averages 14.8 points and 7.0 rebounds while shooting 70.1 percent from the field. Macy Miller nets 15.3 points per game and Madison Guebert 13.5 points an outing.

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