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3/4/2022 12:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GAME 30: No. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE vs. No. 8 DENVER |
When | Saturday, March 5 at 12:30 PM |
Where | Sioux Falls, S.D. (Denny Sanford PREMIER Center) |
Live Audio / Radio | Jackrabbits All-Access | Jackrabbit Sports Network I Brad Peterson & Scotty Kwas |
Live Video | Midco | ESPN+ |
Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
Game Notes | South Dakota State | Denver |
Social Media | Twitter I Facebook |
South Dakota State will open the Summit League Tournament Saturday with No. 8 Denver - the third meeting of the season for the teams.
The Jackrabbits are 21-8 on the year - the 11th straight 20+ win season for Coach Aaron Johnston and South Dakota State. The team finished the conference season with a share of the regular season title at 17-1.
Denver is 10-19 overall and went 5-12 in Summit League action. The Pioneers ended the regular season with back-to-back wins over St. Thomas and Western Illinois.
State's balanced offense is led by Myah Selland, who scores 13.5 points per game. She is joined in double figures by Tori Nelson (10.6 PPG), Paiton Burckhard (10.5 PPG) and Paige Meyer (10.4). Selland also contributes 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists on average. Selland averaged 17.4 points in the back half of the Summit League season (the last nine games) with five 20+ point games in that stretch.
Meyer is the Jackrabbits' assists (4.1 APG) and steals (1.2 SPG) leader. She ranks second in the Summit League in field goal percentage and assists and and third in assists/turnover ratio. Burckhard paces the Jackrabbits on the glass, tallying 5.6 rebounds per contest, and adds 2.1 assists per game. Kallie Theisen blocks 1.1 shots a night.
Denver is led in points, rebounds and steals by Uju Ezeudu, who records 17.1 PPG, 8.1 RPG and 1.4 SPG. Meghan Boyd chips in 11.4 points per game and Anna Jackson adds 9.0, on average. Ezeudu was named to the All-Summit League second team.