Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Augustana (Exhibition) on October 29, 2025 at 6 p.m.
/
6 p.m.
Women's Basketball
vs Augustana (Exhibition)
South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, March 8
Sioux Falls, S.D. | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
1:00 PM
South Dakota State University
vs
South Dakota
Photo by: Richard Carlson/Inertia
STATE MEETS USD IN LEAGUE FINAL
3/8/2022 1:14:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| GAME 32: No. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE vs. No. 2Â SOUTH DAKOTA |
| When | Tuesday, March 8Â at 1:00 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 | ESPNU |
| Live Stats | GoJacksLive.com |
| Game Notes | South Dakota State | South Dakota | Summit League |
| Social Media | Twitter I Facebook |
South Dakota State will meet No. 2 South Dakota Tuesday afternoon in the final round of the Summit League Tournament.
It will be the third meeting of the season for the teams with each side winning its home game during the regular season. The Jackrabbits rolled past No. 8 Denver and No. 4 Oral Roberts to reach the title game while South Dakota has beat Western Illinois and Kansas City.
The Jackrabbits were paced by 16 points apiece from Paiton Burckhard and Myah Selland in Monday's semifinal matchup with the Golden Eagles. An 18-0 that spanned from the second quarter into the third was the turning point for the Jacks, who went on to win 72-53.
South Dakota held off Kansas City in its semifinal game to win 81-67. Chloe Lamb put up a career-best 33 points in 34 minutes on the floor to lead the Coyotes past the Roos. Hannah Sjerven added 24 points and Liv Korngable chipped in 10.
The Jackrabbits are 23-8 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.
Overall, State's balanced offense is led by Myah Selland, who scores 14.1 points per game. She is joined in double figures by Tori Nelson (10.7 PPG), Paiton Burckhard (10.7 PPG) and Paige Meyer (10.4). Selland also contributes 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists on average. Selland has averaged 18.1 points in the back half of the Summit League season (the last 11 games) with six 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 5.7 rebounds per contest, and adds 2.2 assists per game. Kallie Theisen blocks 1.2 shots a night.
KEY STORYLINES
- South Dakota State will meet South Dakota in the Summit League championship game for the seventh time in the history of the conference.
- South Dakota State takes on the Summit League Tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning a share of the regular season title and taking the higher seed based on NET rankings over USD.
- The Jackrabbits are 23-8 on the season and went 17-1 in the Summit season. SDSU is on a 15-game win streak, the third longest active streak in the nation.
- Six Jackrabbits earned All-Summit League honors. Aaron Johnston was named Coach of the Year while Myah Selland (First Team) and Paige Meyer (Second Team, All-Newcomer Team) were selected to the all-conference teams. Paiton Burckhard, Tylee Irwin and Tori Nelson were deemed honorable mention with Irwin being picked to the All-Defensive Team.
- The Jackrabbits 2021-22 regular season crown is the eighth regular season title since joining the Summit League. SDSU has won nine Summit League tournaments and is chasing its 10th championship this week.
- The Jackrabbits are receiving votes in the latest WBCA Top-25 Poll and are 7th in the College Insider Mid-Major Top-25.
- Myah Selland is averaging 18.1 points since the start of the second half of conference play - the last 11 games. She scores 14.1 PPG overall to lead the SDSU offense.
- Paiton Burckhard is averaging 12.7 points and 7.9 rebounds since the start of the second half of conference play - the last 11 games. She scores 10.9 points and grabs 5.8 rebounds on average.
- Tori Nelson has been a mark of consistency, especially as of late. She shot 63 percent from the field in Summit League games, which led the conference, and is 66 percent over the last nine contests. She has scored 9+ points in 10 of the last 11.
- SDSU leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage this season (39.4%) and is third in overall field goal shooting (48.7%), sitting only behind Iowa and UConn.
- Tori Nelson (63.2%) and Paige Meyer (61.6%) hold the top two spots on the Summit's field goal percentage chart in conference games. They are the only two shooting 60% or higher.
-GoJacks.com-
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballWomen's Basketball Postgame Press Conference vs UConn (03.24.2025)
Tuesday, March 25
Women's Basketball Highlights vs UConn (03.24.2025)
Tuesday, March 25
Women's Basketball Pregame Press Conference (03.23.2025)
Sunday, March 23
Women's Basketball Postgame Press Conference vs Oklahoma State (03.22.2025)
Saturday, March 22