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6 p.m. MT / 7 p.m. CT
Women's Basketball
vs Montana
South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, February 12
Brookings, S.D.
2 P.M. CT
South Dakota State University
vs
Omaha
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
JACKRABBITS TAKE ON OMAHA AT HOME SATURDAY
2/11/2022 2:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| GAME 25: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE vs OMAHA |
| When | Saturday, February 12Â at 2Â p.m. CT |
| Where | Brookings, S.D. (Frost Arena) |
| Live Audio / Radio | Jackrabbits All-Access | Jackrabbit Sports Network I Brad Peterson |
| Live Video | GoJacks.com/Watch | Midco Sports | ESPN+ |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| Game Notes | South Dakota State | The Summit League |
| Social Media | Twitter I Facebook |
South Dakota State hosts Omaha Saturday afternoon in the first half of a doubleheader with the Mavericks.Â
The Jackrabbits are 16-8 (12-1 Summit League) and sit tied for first place in the conference standings with five games remaining. SDSU is on an eight-game win streak with its most recent victory coming over Denver Thursday night.Â
As of Thursday, five Jackrabbits are averaging more than 9.5 points per contest, paced by Myah Selland's 11.6 PPG. Selland is joined in double figures by Paige Meyer (10.7 PPG) and Paiton Burckhard (10.4 PPG). Tori Nelson (9.8 PPG) and Tylee Irwin (9.5 PPG) round out the starting lineup. All five are ranked in the top-25 of the Summit League's conference games scoring chart.
Meyer gives out 4.2 assists overall and tallies 1.2 steals on average, both team highs. The freshman's 4.8 assists per game in Summit contests ranks first in the league. Burckhard and Kallie Theisen lead the Jacks on the boards with 5.1 and 4.8 rebounds per contest, respectively. Theisen is SDSU's blocks leader with 1.3 per game.
Omaha entered the weekend at 6-16 overall and 2-11 in the Summit. The Mavericks have lost eight straight games, most recently a 74-61 home defeat to North Dakota. Omaha is paced by Mariah Murdie's 11.1 points, 6.9 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals per game. Elena Pilakouta also averages double digits, 10.7 PPG, while Josie Filer pulls down 6.8 rebounds on average.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State moved to 16-8 on the season and 12-1 in the Summit League Thursday night with a 78-52 win over Denver at Frost Arena
- The Jackrabbits entered the weekend ranked second in the nation in field goal shooting (47.4%) and seventh in 3-point shooting (37.9%).
- Myah Selland scores 12.4 PPG overall to lead a very balanced SDSU offense. She is joined in double figures by Paige Meyer (10.7) and Paiton Burckhard (10.3 PPG).
- As of Thursday, all five Jackrabbit starters are averaging 10+ points in conference games - Selland (12.1), Meyer (11.6), Burckhard (11.5), Nelson (10.5), (Irwin 10.0).
- Tori Nelson (59.5%) and Paige Meyer (58.9%) hold the No. 2 and 3 spots on the Summit's field goal percentage chart in conference games.
- The Jacks are the only team to have all five starters rank in the top-25 of the Summit scoring chart for conference games.
- Paige Meyer is the only freshman in the country averaging 10.7 PPG and 4.1 APG while shooting better than 42% from the field. She is 50% in FG shooting overall (59% in Summit games), 50% from beyond the arc and also contributes 3.7 rebounds, on average.
- Tori Nelson's .555 overall field goal percentage and .595 field goal percentage in conference games rank first and second in the Summit League, respectively. She has put up 9+ points in 15 of the last 18 contests and has knocked down at least one trey in all but six games this season.
- Myah Selland has scored in every appearance of her career, 104 games, and put up more than 10 points in 75 of those contests. After putting up 25 points Thursday night, she ranks 16th on the Jacks' all-time scoring chart with 1,371 career points.
- Tylee Irwin officially passed Macy Miller on the Jackrabbits' career games chart Thursday. With 145 career appearances for SDSU, Irwin has played in more games than any player in program history.
- 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).
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