SDSU DOWNS MONTANA STATE, 78-49

Thursday, November 18

Brookings, S.D.

6 P.M. CT

South Dakota State University

2-2,0-0Summit League

Montana State

1-3,0-0Big Sky

Montana St.

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

11/18/2021 11:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

South Dakota State women's basketball (2-2) overcame a slow first quarter to best Montana State (1-3) 78-49 Thursday night at Frost Arena. Four Jackrabbits scored in double figures, paced by 12 points from Haleigh Timmer.

SDSU was just 4-for-14 from the field in the opening quarter but played strong enough defense to trail only 14-18 after 10 minutes.

Back-to-back layups by Timmer sparked a 12-2 SDSU run to start the second quarter and the Jackrabbits never looked back. Kallie Theisen's and-1 free throw gave the Jackrabbits their first lead of the night at 21-20 and the Jacks outscored the Bobcats 57-39 over the remainder of the contest.

Tylee Irwin contributed six points to a 12-0 Jackrabbit run to open the third quarter and SDSU held the Bobcats 0-for-7 in the first four minutes of the frame.

The Jackrabbits pushed their lead to 29 to end the contest on a Lauren Rongisch triple with less than a minute to play.

Paige Meyer finished with 11 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double, notching nine to lead the Jackrabbits. She also dished out six assists, another team high.

Irwin also had 11 points and Kallie Theisen rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points. Paiton Burckhard had seven rebounds.

The Jackrabbits outshot the Bobcats 48-31 percent from the field and 35-14 percent from the 3-point line.

Montana State committed 24 fouls, compared to just nine by SDSU. The Bobcats took four free throws in the game and went 3-for-4 from the line.

NOTES

The Jackrabbits move to 4-0 all-time against the Bobcats.
Kallie Theisen's 10 points (4-4 FG, 2-2 FT) is a season high. Thursday was her third career game in double figures.
Freshman Haleigh Timmer's 12 points is a career high. She has put up 10+ points in three of her first four games as a Jackrabbit.
Freshman Paige Meyer's nine rebounds and six assists are both career highs.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits will go back on the road to take on Creighton Sunday in Omaha. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at D.J. Sokol Arena.

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