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6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, January 13
Omaha, Neb.
5:00 P.M.
South Dakota State University
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Omaha
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
SDSU PREPPED FOR OMAHA TRIP
1/12/2022 12:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME 17: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at OMAHA |
| When | Thursday, January 13 at 5 p.m. |
| Where | Omaha, Neb. (Baxter Arena) |
| Live Audio / Radio | Jackrabbits All-Access | Jackrabbit Sports Network I Scotty Kwas |
| Live Video | OMavs.com/Watch |
| Live Stats | OMavs.com |
| Game Notes | South Dakota State |
| Social Media | Twitter I Facebook |
South Dakota State hits the road this weekend to take on Omaha (Thursday) and Denver (Saturday) in Summit League action.
Thursday's contest will be the Jackrabbits' first meeting with the Mavericks since the Mavs upset SDSU in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament last season.
The Jackrabbits are 8-8 overall and 4-1 in the Summit League while the Mavericks are 6-9 on the year and 2-4 in conference games.
State is led in conference action by Paige Meyer's 12.6 PPG, followed up by Paiton Burckhard's 10.2 PPG. In total, five Jackrabbits score 9.5+ PPG in Summit contests (Myah Selland - 10.0, Tylee Irwin - 9.8, Tori Nelson - 9.8).
Overall, Meyer also tops the Jacks' assist (3.9 APG) and steal (1.0 SPG) charts. Kallie Theisen ranks first in rebounding with 5.3 per contest and blocks with 1.3 on average.
Omaha's offense is led by Mariah Murdie (11.4 PPG) and Elena Pilakouta (11.4 PPG), the only two Mavericks averaging double figures. Josie Filer averages 8.2 rebounds per contest to go with 7.8 PPG and Murdie adds 7.1 boards a night. Natalie Bartle averages 1.5 steals per contest and Murdie blocks 1.5 shots per game.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State moved to 8-8 on the season and 4-1 in the Summit League with a loss at South Dakota last weekend.
- Saturday's game at UNO is the first meeting between the teams since the Mavericks upset SDSU in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Summit League Tournament.
- All five Jackrabbit starters are averaging 9.5+ points in conference games (Meyer - 12.6 PPG, Burckhard - 10.2, Selland - 10.0, Irwin - 9.8, Nelson - 9.8).
- Freshman Paige Meyer is the Jackrabbits' points (10.7 PPG), assists (3.9 APG) and steals (1.1 SPG) leader and ranks fourth in rebounding (4.1 RPG). Meyer is one of four freshmen in DI averaging at least that stat line.
- Paige Meyer is averaging 12.6 PPG in Summit League play, ranking second among the league's freshmen and 12th overall. She has scored 10+ points in five of the last six contests.
- Tori Nelson has been a consistent scoring threat for the Jackrabbits, putting up 9+ points in nine of the last 10 contests. The majority of her scoring comes from inside the 3-point line but the sophomore has knocked down at least one trey in all but three games this season.
- Tori Nelson's .645 field goal percentage in conference games ranks second in the Summit League. Her overall percentage of .550 also ranks second in the conference.
- Myah Selland has scored in every appearance of her career, 96 games, and put up more than 10 points in 69 of those contests. She is averaging 10.1 PPG and 21 minutes in her nine appearances this season.
- Tylee Irwin continues to climb SDSU's career games chart. Thursday's game at Omaha will be career game No. 138 for the 5th-year senior, second on the Jacks' all-time list. Macy Miller is the program's leader with 144 career games played. The NCAA record is 157 career games.
- Tylee Irwin, Myah Selland and Paiton Burckhard have all scored more than 1,000 career points and tallied more than 500 career rebounds for South Dakota State. SDSU is one of just a handful of programs nationally with three or more active players to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
- State was picked to finish second in the 2021-22 Summit League Preseason Poll, splitting the first-place votes with South Dakota (20-18). Paiton Burckhard, Tylee Irwin and Myah Selland were named to the Preseason All-Summit League team.
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