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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, January 15
Denver, Colo.
2 P.M. MT
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JACKS HEAD TO MILE HIGH CITY
1/14/2022 10:40:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| GAME 18: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at DENVER |
| When | Saturday, January 15 at 2Â p.m. MT / 3 p.m. CT |
| Where | Denver, Colo. (Hamilton Gymnasium) |
| Live Audio / Radio | Jackrabbits All-Access | Jackrabbit Sports Network I Scotty Kwas |
| Live Video | DenverPioneers.com/Watch |
| Live Stats | DenverPioneers.com |
| Game Notes | South Dakota State | The Summit League |
| Social Media | Twitter I Facebook |
South Dakota State continues its road trip to take on Denver (Saturday) in Summit League action.
Saturday's contest will be the Jackrabbits' first meeting with the Pioneers since the 2019-20 season. Last season's meetings were canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Denver program.
The Jackrabbits are 9-8 overall and 5-1 in the Summit League while the Pioneers are 5-12 on the year and 0-6 in conference games.
State is led in conference action by Paige Meyer's 11.7 PPG, followed up by Paiton Burckhard's 11.2 PPG. In total, five Jackrabbit starters are averaging 9+ points in conference games (Meyer - 11.7 PPG, Burckhard - 11.2, Nelson - 10.3 Selland - 9.5, Irwin - 9.0).
Overall, Meyer also tops the Jacks' assist (3.9 APG) and steal (0.9 SPG) charts. Kallie Theisen ranks first in rebounding with 5.1 per contest and blocks with 1.3 on average.
Denver's Uju Ezeudu leads the Pioneers in scoring (17.2 PPG), rebounds (8.6 RPG), steals (1.5 SPG) and blocks (1.8 BPG). She is the reigning Summit League Player of the Week. Indeya Sanders gives out 4.4 assists per game.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State moved to 9-8 on the season and 5-1 in the Summit League with a win 72-49 win at Omaha Thursday night.
- The Jackrabbits hit 13 3-pointers Thursday night with eight different players knocking down at least one.
- Saturday's game at Denver is the first meeting between the teams since the 2019-20 season. Last season's doubleheader was cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
- All five Jackrabbit starters are averaging 9+ points in conference games (Meyer - 11.7 PPG, Burckhard - 11.2, Nelson - 10.3 Selland - 9.5, Irwin - 9.0).
- Freshman Paige Meyer is the Jackrabbits' points (10.5 PPG), assists (3.9 APG) and steals (.9 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 11.7 PPG in Summit League play, ranking second among the league's freshmen and 15th overall. She has scored 10+ points in five of the last seven contests.
- Tori Nelson has been a consistent scoring threat for the Jackrabbits, putting up 9+ points in 10 of the last 11 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 .632 field goal percentage in conference games ranks second in the Summit League. Her overall percentage of .551 also ranks second in the conference.
- Myah Selland has scored in every appearance of her career, 97 games, and put up more than 10 points in 69 of those contests. She is averaging 9.8 PPG and 21 minutes in her nine appearances this season.
- Tylee Irwin continues to climb SDSU's career games chart. Saturday's game at Denver will be career game No. 139 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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