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Miller Headlines All-Summit League Honors
3/7/2019 2:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
South Dakota State senior Macy Miller was voted The Summit League Player of the Year for the second year in a row and three other Jackrabbits earned Summit League honors Thursday as the league officials announced award winners before the start of the upcoming Summit League Basketball Tournament.
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The No. 1-seeded Jackrabbits begin their journey to a possible ninth championship at noon Saturday against eighth-seed Purdue Fort Wayne.
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Votes by the league's head coaches, sports information directors and select media members determined the league awards.
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A 6-foot guard from Mitchell, Miller is the first Jackrabbit to earn back-to-back Summit League Player of the Year honors and the third overall (Jennifer Warkenthien, 2009). She is the first to repeat as Summit League player since Purdue Fort Wayne's Amanda Hyde was named player of the year in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Miller joins Hyde, Oral Roberts' Kevi Luper and Krista Ragan, Western Illinois' Zane Teilane and Youngstown State's Brianne Kenneally as the only players in Summit League history to be named player of the year two-or-more times in their careers.
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Miller also earned a spot on the all-league first team for the third time. She was second in The Summit League in scoring (17.4) and in league-only scoring (17.9). The guard scored in double figures in 15 of 16 Summit League games and collected a pair of 30-plus points games and 11 20-plus point games overall.
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The two-time Summit League Player of the Week enters The Summit League Championship also averaging 5.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 54.5 percent from the field, 44.8 percent from 3-point range and 84.0 percent from the free-throw line.
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As South Dakota State's and The Summit League's career 3-point field-goal shooter, senior Madison Guebert picks up first-team all-league honors for a third consecutive season. The guard finished the regular season second in scoring (13.7) for the Jackrabbits and 11th overall and in league-only (13.9) games. Guebert scored in double figures in 14 of 16 league games and collected two 20-plus point games. From beyond the 3-point line, she is shooting 42.1 percent and sinking 2.9 treys per game. The Apple Valley, Minnesota, native is also shooting 82.9 percent from the free-throw line.
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Miller and Guebert are the Jackrabbits' 14th and 15th first-team picks in SDSU's Summit League history.
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Rounding out the All-Summit League First Team were South Dakota's Allison Arens and Ciara Duffy, North Dakota's Lexi Klabo and Oral Roberts' Lakota Betty.
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Junior Tagyn Larson earned second-team honors for the first time in her career.
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Larson leads the Jackrabbits in rebounding (6.9) and blocks (1.6) per game in league contests while averaging 13.4 points per game. The Sioux Falls native leads the league in field-goal percentage (63.7) and is in the top 10 in four other statistical categories. The forward enters The Summit League Tournament averaging 11.1 points, a team-best 6.4 rebounds and a squad-leading 1.3 blocks while shooting 56.5 percent from the field, 42.5 percent from long range and 77.2 from the charity stripe in all 29 games.
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Rounding out the All-Summit League Second Team were Western Illinois' Taylor Higginbotham and Olivia Kaufman, Denver's Madison Nelson and Oral Roberts' Maya Mayberry.
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Myah Selland earned honorable mention All-Summit League after finishing the regular season third on the team in scoring and second in assists. The guard/forward averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from long range and 76.5 percent from foul line. In league games, the Letcher native averaged 12.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
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The Summit League honorable mention team included South Dakota's Chloe Lamb, Madison McKeever and Hannah Sjerven and Denver's Lauren Loven and Samantha Romanowski.
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Freshman Paiton Burckhard is the 10th Jackrabbit was named to The Summit League All-Newcomer Team after playing all 29 games and starting two. The Aberdeen native enters The Summit League Tournament averaging 5.9 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 60.5 percent from the field.
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Joining Burckhard on The Summit League All-Newcomer Team were Sjerven , Omaha's Mariah Murdie, Western Illinois' Danni Nichols and Purdue Fort Wayne's Sh'Toya Sanders.
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Sjerven was named Sixth Woman of the Year, Arens Defensive Player of the Year and Nichols the Freshman of the Year and South Dakota's Dawn Plitzuweit, Coach of the Year.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE MVP
Year       Player
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Warkenthien
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ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Year       Player (Team)
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller (1), Madison Guebert (1), Tagyn Larson (2), Myah Selland (HM)
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller (1), Madison Guebert (1), Ellie Thompson (2)
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerri Young (1), Madison Guebert (1), Ellie Thompson (2), Clarissa Ober (HM)
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller (1), Ellie Thompson (2), Kerri Young (HM)
2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Megan Waytashek (1), Mariah Clarin (2), Macy Miller (2)
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Megan Waytashek (1), Steph Paluch (2)
2013Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ashley Eide (1), Megan Waytashek (1)
2012Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennie Sunnarborg (1), Jill Young (2)
2011Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kristin Rotert (2), Jennie Sunnarborg (2)
2010Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maria Boever (1), Ketty Cornemann (2)
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Warkenthien (1), Ketty Cornemann (2)
2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Warkenthien (1)
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Year       Player
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Paiton Burckhard
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tagyn Larson, Myah Selland
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Madison Guebert
2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller, Ellie Thompson
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerri Young
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jill Young
2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kristin Rotert
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gabby Boever
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerri Young
2013Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Katie Lingle
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jill Young
2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kristin Rotert
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE TRANSFER OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tagyn Larson
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Madison Guebert
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Clarissa Ober
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Clarissa Ober
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?THE SUMMIT LEAGUE COACH OF THE YEAR
Year  Coach
2014Â Â Aaron Johnston
2012Â Â Aaron Johnston
2009 Â Aaron Johnston
2008Â Â Aaron Johnston
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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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The No. 1-seeded Jackrabbits begin their journey to a possible ninth championship at noon Saturday against eighth-seed Purdue Fort Wayne.
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Votes by the league's head coaches, sports information directors and select media members determined the league awards.
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A 6-foot guard from Mitchell, Miller is the first Jackrabbit to earn back-to-back Summit League Player of the Year honors and the third overall (Jennifer Warkenthien, 2009). She is the first to repeat as Summit League player since Purdue Fort Wayne's Amanda Hyde was named player of the year in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Miller joins Hyde, Oral Roberts' Kevi Luper and Krista Ragan, Western Illinois' Zane Teilane and Youngstown State's Brianne Kenneally as the only players in Summit League history to be named player of the year two-or-more times in their careers.
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Miller also earned a spot on the all-league first team for the third time. She was second in The Summit League in scoring (17.4) and in league-only scoring (17.9). The guard scored in double figures in 15 of 16 Summit League games and collected a pair of 30-plus points games and 11 20-plus point games overall.
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The two-time Summit League Player of the Week enters The Summit League Championship also averaging 5.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting 54.5 percent from the field, 44.8 percent from 3-point range and 84.0 percent from the free-throw line.
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As South Dakota State's and The Summit League's career 3-point field-goal shooter, senior Madison Guebert picks up first-team all-league honors for a third consecutive season. The guard finished the regular season second in scoring (13.7) for the Jackrabbits and 11th overall and in league-only (13.9) games. Guebert scored in double figures in 14 of 16 league games and collected two 20-plus point games. From beyond the 3-point line, she is shooting 42.1 percent and sinking 2.9 treys per game. The Apple Valley, Minnesota, native is also shooting 82.9 percent from the free-throw line.
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Miller and Guebert are the Jackrabbits' 14th and 15th first-team picks in SDSU's Summit League history.
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Rounding out the All-Summit League First Team were South Dakota's Allison Arens and Ciara Duffy, North Dakota's Lexi Klabo and Oral Roberts' Lakota Betty.
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Junior Tagyn Larson earned second-team honors for the first time in her career.
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Larson leads the Jackrabbits in rebounding (6.9) and blocks (1.6) per game in league contests while averaging 13.4 points per game. The Sioux Falls native leads the league in field-goal percentage (63.7) and is in the top 10 in four other statistical categories. The forward enters The Summit League Tournament averaging 11.1 points, a team-best 6.4 rebounds and a squad-leading 1.3 blocks while shooting 56.5 percent from the field, 42.5 percent from long range and 77.2 from the charity stripe in all 29 games.
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Rounding out the All-Summit League Second Team were Western Illinois' Taylor Higginbotham and Olivia Kaufman, Denver's Madison Nelson and Oral Roberts' Maya Mayberry.
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Myah Selland earned honorable mention All-Summit League after finishing the regular season third on the team in scoring and second in assists. The guard/forward averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 31.7 percent from long range and 76.5 percent from foul line. In league games, the Letcher native averaged 12.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
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The Summit League honorable mention team included South Dakota's Chloe Lamb, Madison McKeever and Hannah Sjerven and Denver's Lauren Loven and Samantha Romanowski.
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Freshman Paiton Burckhard is the 10th Jackrabbit was named to The Summit League All-Newcomer Team after playing all 29 games and starting two. The Aberdeen native enters The Summit League Tournament averaging 5.9 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 60.5 percent from the field.
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Joining Burckhard on The Summit League All-Newcomer Team were Sjerven , Omaha's Mariah Murdie, Western Illinois' Danni Nichols and Purdue Fort Wayne's Sh'Toya Sanders.
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Sjerven was named Sixth Woman of the Year, Arens Defensive Player of the Year and Nichols the Freshman of the Year and South Dakota's Dawn Plitzuweit, Coach of the Year.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE MVP
Year       Player
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Warkenthien
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ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE
Year       Player (Team)
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller (1), Madison Guebert (1), Tagyn Larson (2), Myah Selland (HM)
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller (1), Madison Guebert (1), Ellie Thompson (2)
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerri Young (1), Madison Guebert (1), Ellie Thompson (2), Clarissa Ober (HM)
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller (1), Ellie Thompson (2), Kerri Young (HM)
2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Megan Waytashek (1), Mariah Clarin (2), Macy Miller (2)
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Megan Waytashek (1), Steph Paluch (2)
2013Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ashley Eide (1), Megan Waytashek (1)
2012Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennie Sunnarborg (1), Jill Young (2)
2011Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kristin Rotert (2), Jennie Sunnarborg (2)
2010Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Maria Boever (1), Ketty Cornemann (2)
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Warkenthien (1), Ketty Cornemann (2)
2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jennifer Warkenthien (1)
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Year       Player
2019Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Paiton Burckhard
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tagyn Larson, Myah Selland
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Madison Guebert
2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Macy Miller, Ellie Thompson
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerri Young
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jill Young
2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kristin Rotert
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gabby Boever
2014Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kerri Young
2013Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Katie Lingle
2009Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jill Young
2008Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kristin Rotert
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE TRANSFER OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2018Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tagyn Larson
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Madison Guebert
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THE SUMMIT LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Year       Player
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Clarissa Ober
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Clarissa Ober
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?THE SUMMIT LEAGUE COACH OF THE YEAR
Year  Coach
2014Â Â Aaron Johnston
2012Â Â Aaron Johnston
2009 Â Aaron Johnston
2008Â Â Aaron Johnston
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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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